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<DIV>Monty,</DIV>
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<DIV>Congrats on successfully completing your thru-hike. Just curious with that sub-5 base weight, were you forced off the trail at any point due to weather or did you take any unexpected zero days due to weather as a result of having gear not suitable for the elements? Handling weather that you guys ran into with that light-weight gear is quite the accomplishment!</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Successfully sub 5 average and half the trail at sub 4.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only had one challenging day and no really cold nights. Eight of us finished in Manning on Sept. 22nd. Two more of the same herd the following day.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now I'm ready to join your ASDHA group............................. Starting with a Couch to Fridge YoYo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Monty </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=montypct@gmail.com href="mailto:montypct@gmail.com">montypct@gmail.com</A> ; <A title=pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net href="mailto:pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net">pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com href="mailto:zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com">zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com</A> ; <A title=lizmares@cox.net href="mailto:lizmares@cox.net">lizmares@cox.net</A> ; <A title=carolwbruno@yahoo.com href="mailto:carolwbruno@yahoo.com">carolwbruno@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 08, 2007 12:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pct-l] Thru Hikers</DIV>
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<DIV>Ha, ha, ha. Say, I hope you had a great 5-pound base pack weight thru hike this year. Sounds like the weather up north is really bad now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers, Switchback <BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: montypct <<A href="mailto:montypct@gmail.com">montypct@gmail.com</A>><BR>To: <A href="mailto:pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net">pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net</A>; <A href="mailto:hiker97@aol.com">hiker97@aol.com</A><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com">zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com</A>; <A href="mailto:lizmares@cox.net">lizmares@cox.net</A>; <A href="mailto:carolwbruno@yahoo.com">carolwbruno@yahoo.com</A><BR>Sent: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 11:52 am<BR>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru Hikers<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Switchback!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another version:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q: What's the difference between a thru-hiker and a homeless person?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A: A shopping cart.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>True Story from this year's thru-hike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>July 2, 2007</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From Red's Meadow we took the bus into Mammoth. No shower or laundry, looking pretty scuzzy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sat on a ledge by the door outside the Vons grocery store with another hiker. She looked pretty bad too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We had a shopping cart full of resupply in front of us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">sympathetic</SPAN> lady runs up and slips two dollars in my hand and says: "I know what it's like."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warner Springs Monty</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net href="mailto:pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net">pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com href="mailto:zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com">zoomersdelivers@yahoo.com</A> ; <A title=lizmares@cox.net href="mailto:lizmares@cox.net">lizmares@cox.net</A> ; <A title=carolwbruno@yahoo.com href="mailto:carolwbruno@yahoo.com">carolwbruno@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 08, 2007 11:12 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pct-l] Thru Hikers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><WBR>Q: What's the difference between a thru-hiker and a weekend hiker?<BR>A: The thru-hiker picks up the M&M's he/she dropped on the ground and eats them.<BR><BR>Q: How do you get four thru-hikers in a single bed?<BR>A: Tell them they can sleep there.<BR><BR>Q: How do you get them to leave the bed?<BR>A: Tell them they have to pay.<BR><BR>Q: What's the difference between a homeless vagrant and a thru-hiker?<BR>A: Gortex.<BR><BR>Q: How many thru-hikers can fit in a picnic shelter on a rainy windy night?<BR>A: There aren't that many thru-hikers.<BR><BR>:-) You Know Who
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