[pct-l] After the hike

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Dear Reinhold

I happened to hike JMT three times, and acquainted several hikers. The
strategy of hiking is different from Japanese mountaineering, but
there is much commonality.  PCT is too long for me, because I have a
job.

Recently, I have noticed that there are few of  essay concerning
scientific studies of hiking. Then, I decided to write some scientific
essays to the university bulletin, because I failed to find a
publisher.

I found several member of PCT-L hated you and Hiker 97, but I am
living in a very far place  from US, the dispute on the PCT-L is
always interesting to me. Some of the jokes are culture-free, and
gender-free, so I would like to translate into Japanese without your
permission.

The hiking is only an entertainment for me. I think that the job is
more important than the hiking. But, I will retire three years later.
So, in my case, After the Job is a problem. Maybe, I will visit US
regularly, and hike several sections of PCT.

I am very glad to be a member of PCT-L and to meet several hikers in
US. These changed my impression of US and the thought of hiking to
some extent. That is the important thing concerning   "after hiking"
for me.









2011/12/16 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
> I say quit fretting about what to do with your life after the hike.
> Just go do the hike and then after the hike just go on with your life.
> You may be a changed person after the hike with different priorities.
>
> To some the hike will be a wonderful adventure.
> To some it may  be a disappointment.
> To some it may be a nightmare.
>
> Whatever it will be to you may determine in which direction you want to go
> after the hike.
> You may want to spend the rest of your life hiking, or you may have had your
> fill of hiking.
> I know my first  "Whitney"  hike 43 years ago changed my life and made me
> appreciate my chosen profession that allows me to take off and hike whenever
> I want.
> And after 43 years I am still trying to figure out what I want to do with
> the remainder of my life.
>
> And who knows, you may meet someone on the trail who may change your life.
>
> You may meet someone like  "Switchback"  on the trail and wind up mowing the
> lawn and scrubbing and waxing floors for the rest of your life like poor,
> long suffering Mrs. Switchback.
>
> Or, you may meet a  "Prince Charming"  like JMT Reinhold on the trail who
> will pamper and spoil you, put you on a pedestal, treat you like a
>  "Princess"  and let you live your life anyway you like.
>
> So you see, until you return from your hike all your advance planing may be
> in vain.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The  "Prince Charming"  who treats his women right
>



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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami  村上宣寛 )
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Backpacking since about 1980 in Japan
JMT, 2009, 2010, 2011(half).
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