<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv107271182"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div id="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_49"><span id="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_110">No kidding - There certainly are alot more millionaries and PhDs on the long trails than homeless people or college dropouts. Mini Mart</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; " id="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_54" class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_53"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_57"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1">
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Paul Magnanti <pmags@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> CDT MailingList <cdt-l@backcountry.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 6, 2013 7:29 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Cdt-l] CDT Integration<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv107271182"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_63"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_64"><span>I've said it before, and I still think it is true:</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "
class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_65"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_66"><span>Outdoor recreation of the "REI type" is a college educated,
affluent recreation choice.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_67"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_68"><span>In my own family, my cousins and I are the first generation to be college educated.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_69"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "
class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_70"><span>We are of the generation that grew up seeing our parents do construction,
work on their feet all day,</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_71"><span>work odd hours and so on to put food on the table and pay the mortgage.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_72"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_73"><span>So, to go into the woods on weekends and WALK ALL DAY for fun?????? Huh?!?!? :)</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial,
helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_74"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_75"><span>Physical exercise on weekends is a lot less appealing when your whole week consists of getting up at 5am (or earlier) to</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_76"><span>work in something that does not involve an office chair. And if you are lucky enough to get overtime pay during
the week and </span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_77"><span>maybe even work </span><span style="background-color:transparent;">a Saturday,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;">then you really don't want don't want to hump a pack up and down the mountains on your day off. :)</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_80"><span style="background-color:transparent;">(And, esp in my Dad's case, he had enough 'camping' when he was in the army to boot!)</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "
class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_82"><br></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_83">Weekends are to catch up with chores, rest, see the family (16 grandchildren on Mom's side!) and have a big Sunday dinner.</div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_84">(mmmm.....Grandma Mags' homemade braciole....)</div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_85"><br></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_86">When I did the AT, I met people who grew up in the outdoors as part of
their life. Invariably THEIR parents were 'professionals'</div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_87">who went hiking, backpacking and so on. They grew up with the outdoors and looked on it as part of their normal life. My family OTOH,</div><div style="background-color:transparent;">wondered why at the "advanced" age of 23 I spent the weekends walking in the woods, when I'd meet a a nice girl and start a family. :)</div><div style="background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div style="background-color:transparent;">Many minority groups have a similar story to the above. (I also freely admit that being considered white helps</div><div style="background-color:transparent;">moving up the socioeconomic ladder)</div><div style="background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div
style="background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_94">So while I think there some validity to the whole
"that ethnic group just does not do the outdoors", scratch beneath the racial</div><div style="background-color:transparent;">surface and you see socioeconomic background as well.</div><div style="background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_97">A few years back the ATC did a survey of AT users, most were college educated or in college. </div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_98"><br></div><div style="background-color:transparent;">I honestly (perhaps naively?) believe as the groups move up the socioeconomic ladder and/or attend college and are exposed to things
outside</div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_100">their background, you'll see a more diverse set of Americans enjoying the outdoors.</div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_101"><br></div><div style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_102"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Of course, most people don't do outdoor things at all regardless of ethnic or socioecomic background..but that's another story! :)</span><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "
class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_104"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_105">Anyway..that's my nickels worth of Sunday ramblings.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_106"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv107271182yui_3_7_2_15_1357560090118_107">----------------------------<br>Paul "Mags" Magnanti<br>http://www.pmags.com<br>http://www.twitter.com/pmagsco<br>http://www.facebook.com/pmags<br>-------------------------------<br>The true harvest of my life is intangible.... a little stardust <br>caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched<br>--Thoreau</div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Cdt-l mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow"
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