[pct-l] RayWay article in Backpacker

[Cat Nelson]

Thank you for posting this. I have read several of Rays books but never
this article. He is and always will be a pioneer and innovator.

Cat SageGirl McPeek
SageGirl51 at gmail.com
 On Nov 15, 2013 11:22 AM, "GottaWalk" <gottawalk at pacbell.net> wrote:

> This is an old Ray Jardine interview by Backpacker but it is still
> applicable to hiking today. I enjoyed rereading it.
>
>
>
> http://www.backpacker.com/february_1998_feature_ultralight_ray_jardine_profile/gear/2451
>
> The most interesting quote is when Ray was talking about his third PCT
> thru and why it was pure joy. I am glad I read that quote as I prep for my
> next hike. I think it will be a statement that I will recall as I hike to
> remind myself exactly why I am hiking.
>
> One of my hiking observations is that it is easy to deal with one problem
> like hiking in the rain. Two simultaneous problems, hiking in the rain and
> dropping my snack in the mud, is still doable. But three problems, rain and
> muddy snack and a steep climb that didn't show on the profile test my
> mettle. That's when thinking about Ray and his joy of hiking will come in.
>
> YMMV
> ...GottaWalk
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