[pct-l] in the sun

[JoAnn M. Michael]

Hey Christine,

How be you these days? Well I hope.

I can't seem to get across what I mean (not unusual for me). The book was 
written in 1945.  I am sure that standing in the sun to rest and not 
drinking much water when heading out on a hike was good advise at the time. 
I just found it curious and wondered if anyone was familiar with those two 
practices. Another way to put it...I was hoping to hear from those with much 
more knowledge of the history of hiking than I. Does anyone (if they'll 
admit being that old) admit to having heard their parents or anyone they 
knew who hiked in the 40's and 50's adhere to that practice...that resting 
in the sun and not drinking much water was generally acceptable as healthy 
and safe.

Maybe it's just me...................

are we there yet

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cmkudija at earthlink.net>
To: "JoAnn M. Michael" <jomike at cot.net>; <jolson at olc.edu>; 
<bmclaughlin at bigplanet.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] in the sun


> Okay, I'll chime in too - it seems to me that even through the 60s &
> possibly early 70s, that coaches & athletes believed that water 
> restriction
> was healthier than drinking water at will, and that one could improve 
> one's
> endurance by restricting water intake.  Now we're at the opposite end of 
> the
> spectrum, where some people drink so much water that they dilute their
> electrolytes and suffer from hyper-hydration, or whatever the term is.   I
> recall suffering from heat exhaustion as a young Camp Fire Girl at camp, 
> and
> being kept from drinking water because "it would make me sick."  At some
> point, I sneaked over to the water fountain anyway, and felt much better
> afterwards (and didn't get sick).
>
> I'd take Mr. Clarke's advice with a grain of salt, or a raisin....and if
> water was available, drink.   We are bags of mostly water, anyhow - as one
> Star Trek villain, Nomad, said long ago.
>
> Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
> PCT partially '94
>
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> Ceanothus (see-ah-no-thus) or California lilac:  Shrubs or small trees,
> often with divaricate, sometimes spiny, twigs...[flowers] small but showy,
> white to blue or purplish, sometimes lavender or pinkish, borne in 
> terminal
> or lateral panicles or umbellike cymes.
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> Munz
>                                                               A California
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net 
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On
> Behalf Of JoAnn M. Michael
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:36 AM
> To: jolson at olc.edu; bmclaughlin at bigplanet.com
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] in the sun
>
> Thanks for your responses. It's my assumption that Clinton Clarke, author 
> of
> this first pct guide book, let alone a founder of the trail, knew what he
> was talking about, at that time.  It seems to me he would not have made
> either statement (being in the sun and not drinking much water) in his 
> guide
> book had they not been acceptable practice. I was hoping to hear from 
> others
> who might have more hiking, climbing experience and history of these
> activities as to safe behavior on the trail, than I.
>
> are we there yet
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