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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lynnae, My wife agrees with your opinion. Backpackers do stink. I did appreciate your hospitality a few summers ago. Glad to hear you and Will are on the means. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Doug Carlson (who has been one very stinking backpacker more than once)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Cdt-l [mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lynnae<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 11, 2016 12:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> cdt-l@backcountry.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cdt-l] Patric Force<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>I have a box here left for Patrick Force. We apparently we were not here when he came by for the package in November. Do you want me to do anything with this resupply box Patrick? It did get torn somewhere a long the way. I'm sorry we missed you....been quite a year for the two of us healthwise. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Because of the long hikes between places hikers don't really realize how much of a smell their belongings carry even after we give hikers a shower and wash clothing. It takes me days to air out the bedroom at times. So, we'll need to ask hikers leave their items outside and possibly sleep outside from now on. We are on the alternate route and really haven't seen many hikers coming from Palomas/Columbus in the last year or so.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Our health issues are much better and will be able to accommodate resupply boxes and hikers this coming year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Warmly,</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Will and Lynnae McConaha</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>HC 68 Box 64C, 3918 Hwy 35N, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Mimbres, NM 88049</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>