[at-l] http://www.blindhiker.com/

[Jim Bullard]

I knew a guy once who was totally blind. He was shot in the head in a
hunting accident at age 18 and his eyes were completely gone. He was pretty
amazing. He was a carpenter and could cut a compound miter on the end of a
clapboard so tight you couldn't slide a piece of paper into the joint but...

That is dealing with familiar tools and materials repeatedly in an
environment that he controlled. A 2000+ mile walk in the woods is a very
different proposition.

On Nov 17, 2007 12:58 PM, Gary Ticknor <garyticknor at starpower.net> wrote:

> Bill Erwin was also legally blind, not totally blind. There is a big
> difference.
>
> - Greenbriar
>
> Jim Bullard wrote:
> > ...Yes, a blind man can hike the AT. Bill Erwin did it but he had a
> > service dog ...
>



-- 
Jim Bullard
http://jims-ramblings.blogspot.com/
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