[at-l] Off topic...but then...

[Mara Factor]

She's BICYCLING...  75 miles is very doable by bike.  At 15mph (somewhat 
typical for touring), it's only 5 hours riding time per day.  Compare that 
with her long days of hiking 20+ miles per day on FOOT.  Even at 3mph, 
that's almost seven hours.

Mara - who was a bicyclist long before becoming a hiker...
Stitches, AT99

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>From: Linda Benschop <athummingbird at dnet.net>
>Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:58:45 -0400
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>Is this a misprint....do you really mean 75 miles a day????...
>
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>atrailhiker at adelphia.net wrote:
> > Cindi Miller, MrsGorp at 9:30 this morning was 175 miles from the 
>Pacific Ocean. At 75 miles per day average, I'd say she'll reach her 
>"first" destination right about the time I'm having my 3rd cup of coffee on 
>Thursday....

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