[pct-l] iPhone, Droid, etc.

[Robert Snook]

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> My advice is to leave them both home and bring a phone that is only a
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phone and nothing more. Do yourself a favor and disconnect. Have a
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completely unmitigated experience of the trail and trail culture and
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trail magic and serendipity. Go with the flow. xperience all of it in
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the raw without the safety net of a computer screen.
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I know everyone will have a ton of reasons why that is a stupid
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suggestion ranging from the ease of use of having one device that
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does it all to any number of other conveniences and preferences.
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Don't tell them to me. I'm offering up my own experience as a
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suggestion. Do what YOU think is right.
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I agree.  Getting out there while not being "connected" made me feel much
more connected with the things that mattered.  Hitching a ride from random
strangers, dealing with what may come, enjoying the slow pace of the world
when it's my two feet that carry me places, having a vagabond experience.

Verdick '05