[pct-l] hiking alone

[jim persson]

Hi JoAnn, If you are in SoCal, I'd consider hiking with you since I'm the 
"Newby" who feels hiking with a buddy is smarter than hiking alone.

I live in the Temecula area and  I'm 60 years young; at this point I'm only 
doing day hikes.

Thanks, Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JoAnn M. Michael" <jomike at cot.net>
To: <dusterbuddy at comcast.net>
Cc: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:10 PM
Subject: [pct-l] hiking alone


>I am a 59 yr old woman and I have no hiking buddies where I live. My 
>husband hates when I hike alone and I've gotten myself in trouble a few 
>times. I "met" Jim and Ginny Owens on this list. Her way of expressing the 
>issue of a woman hiking alone is one I've never forgotten and expresses my 
>feelings exactly. The following is kept in my 'theme' book of favorite 
>sayings, quotes, etc.
>
> "...there are times that the only way you can do something is alone - that 
> waiting on the convenience of other's means that a lot opportunities will 
> pass you by. For me it was a matter of if I don't go alone I don't go. And 
> that wasn't acceptable."
>
> are we there yet
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