[at-l] 1225

[Matt Signore]

And I always thought tj's were only read by non hikers.  I kind of think
being proud of a 22 mile day is like kissing your sister.  Hell my gf is
almost 50 and she averaged 25 a day this year.  Oh well different strokes
for different folks.

Worldwide
On Dec 26, 2012 3:37 PM, "Richard Calkins" <racalkins at msn.com> wrote:

> Matt:
>
> Actually, it's one of those holiday traditions within the AT List hiker
> family.
>
>  It just wouldn't be the same w/out following Felix's AT journey to its
> final conclusion. Many of us are re-living our own hikes as we follow along.
>
> I sure hope he makes it all the way to Springer this time. The suspense is
> killing me!
>
> Warm regards,
> Private (2nd class) Walter M (for Mitty) Longhaul.
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dee Landau <monadnockdee at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:28:45
> To: <mpsignore at gmail.com>
> Cc: <AThiker at smithville.net>; <AT-L at backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [at-l] 1225
>
>
> Yeah, you probably are...it's for the same reason his journal from 14, 13,
> 12, 11, 10,
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 26, 2012, at 15:10, Matt Signore <mpsignore at gmail.com <mailto:
> mpsignore at gmail.com> > wrote:
>
>
>
> Am I the only one wondering why your trail journal from 15 years ago is
> being posted?
> Worldwide
> On Dec 25, 2012 8:55 PM, "Felix J" <AThiker at smithville.net <mailto:
> AThiker at smithville.net> > wrote:
>  12/25/98  Tricorner Knob Shelter, Smoky Mountains NC
>
>  I woke up to find that the temps had dropped drastically
>  through the night.
>  Into the lower 20s or less.This was a good thing as the mud
>  puddle in the
>  middle of the shelterfloor had frozen and it was much easier
>  to walk around
>  in the shelter. (The shelters in the Smokys have a 6'xSW
>  walking area with 'SW'= shelter width)
>  It was also a good thing because there usually isn't much in
>  the way
>  of clouds, or fog, when it's that cold. So, just after
>  daybreak I headed
>  up a crunching, frozen Trail. I like crunching better than
>  sloshing.
>    The sky was actually clear above, and the valleys below were
>  full of the 'smoke' that is the namesake of these mountains.
>  At one
>  point I saw what I thought were bobcat prints. I don't know
>  if there are
>  bobcats here, or not. It could have been a fox. I don't know
>  if there are
>  foxes here or not.
>
>  I made really good time this day. I was surprised to find
>  the Trail
>  crowded from Icewater Spring to Newfound Gap. It was a
>  beautiful day.
>  Mid-twenties and clear. I got to Mt. Collins shelter a
>  little before 5.
>  That shelter is a beautiful place just before sunset on a
>  crisp, cold
>  Christmas evening. The fire the two boys from Cincinnati had
>  built was a
>  beautiful thing, too. I'll never forget the one who looked
>  at me and
>  said "That fire'd cost you $8,000 if you bought the wood at a
>  convenience store." I laffed then. I laff now.
>
>  I had an enjoyable evening with these two guys. They didn't
>  necessarily
>  practice some of the LNT techniques the way I'd have liked
>  for them to.
>  But, they were harmless, overall. They gave me my first-ever
>  (and, last)
>  drink of Jaegermeister. "Nyquil from the liquor store" I
>  call it. They
>  also gave me hair-covered cheese and salami that I didn't
>  want to eat...
>  but, couldn't throw away. In the dark, it all tastes the
>  same. I smoked a cigar.
>
>  --
>  Felix J. McGillicuddy
>  ME-->GA '98
>  "Your Move"
>  ALT '03 KT '03
>  http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/
>
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