[pct-l] O.d.Coyote - Diluted Triple Crown Award?

[Steve Courtway]

Simply not giving up while hiking border to border twice and GA>ME deserves 
a blue ribbon with crested hiking poles and golden JMT bear can, CT 
compass/altimiter, and PA rocks/VA blues pins for sure.

darn commie fundamentalists.

s.c.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Moak" <rmoak at sixmoondesigns.com>
To: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:11 AM
Subject: [pct-l] O.d.Coyote - Diluted Triple Crown Award?


> Personally, I disagree that the Triple Crown Award has been in anyway
> diluted in the last few years. The award is presented simply to honor 
> those
> who've hiked the three trails AT, PCT and CDT. In order for the award to 
> be
> diluted, one must assume that somehow personal motivation is a component 
> of
> the award. It's not!
>
> The reasons people hike are as varied as the individuals themselves. And 
> as
> with all things, motivations will evolve overtime. To say that some
> motivations are more pure than others, strikes me as somewhat elitist.
>
> It's all too similar to the endless AT Purest debates. I guess it's a
> natural human characteristic. Whenever an increasing number of people 
> begin
> accomplishing something we feel makes us unique, we attempt to preserve 
> our
> stature by finding ways to question the validity of their efforts.
>
> Considering all the forces aligned against hikers in an effort to open 
> more
> trails to multiple use, it's a shame we seem to need to find ways to 
> further
> divide ourselves.
>
> Fallingwater
>
>
>
>
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