[pct-l] Escape to the Wilderness

[Mike Cunningham]

I beg to differ. I remember hiking in the 50s & 60s. The hills were much flatter then
 
It appears that due to the receding of the glaciers & consequent rebounding of the earth there is a differential between the lowlands & the highlands such that the hills really are steeper than they were 50 years ago.
 
hm

--- On Tue, 11/2/10, bighummel at aol.com <bighummel at aol.com> wrote:


From: bighummel at aol.com <bighummel at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Escape to the Wilderness
To: Tortoise73 at charter.net
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 11:18 AM


Tortoise,


In 1975 I climbed Banner Peak and did some backpacking in Glacier NP and the Tetons with my brother using wooden exterior frame packs. Of course, "back in '77" I and so many of the old guard went for a really long hike.  I used a Kelty Tioga pack, a Sierra Designs Starflight tent (THE first two man ~ 4 lb tent), a Nth Face polarguard bag (THE first polarguard bag), a one and a half pound first aid kit, a one and a half pound two burner butane stove and 4 lb each leather Red Wing boots!  


Arrrg!! The snow was deeper, tectonic shifts since '77 have tilted the trail back to an angle that is . . . well . . . easy now!  It was all uphill before the shift! And the weather! Have we ever told you about the late spring storm . . .


(zzzzzz)

Greg Hummel


"Carry on, love is coming, love is coming to us all"
                                                                      CSN

<<<<<

Tortoise writes;

Where were you hiking back then? 

I enjoyed many wonderful weekend trips of both men and women backpacking together. I may of even had a couple or two meet and eventually marry on trips I led. 

Of course we did NOT carry 80 pound packs just to show we could. But we did have fresh food and decent wine (but not whine!). 

I remember the old days -- barely. 

Tortoise 
>>>>>>>>>
<> Because truth matters! <> 

On 11/01/10 15:38, bighummel at aol.com wrote: 
> Another great book on the PCT, highlighting the small details and 
> written "back in '75" . . . in the good ol' days when men were men and 
> backpacks were huge and the trail women ran away in fear! 
> 
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380284433577 
> 
> 
> Greg Hummel 
> 
> 
> "Carry on, love is coming, love is coming to us all" CSN 
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