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<DIV>This guy is amazing. I still recall when he passed by me south of Lake Tahoe. He was flying low!</DIV>
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<DIV>An interesting memory from 2006.... During a short re-supply stop in Sierra City, a group of us were checking out the hiker boxes and found a Go-Lite Thong (underwear). Checking out this piece of gear we noticed on the tag, the name "A. Skurka" penned with a Sharpie.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wow, I knew this guy was ultra-light and was sponsored by Go-Lite, but this seemed to be taking it to the extreme! But, as everyone says, HYOH.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thong-less Thru,</DIV>
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<DIV>Elevator</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Donna Saufley" <dsaufley@sprynet.com> <BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Just wanted to give you all a heads-up about Andy Skurka’s presentation at the Los Angeles Times Travel Expo at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Long Beach</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Convention Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. He’ll be presenting at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9<SUP>th</SUP>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For those unfamiliar with Andy, he recently completed the “Great Western Loop,” a 6,875 mile trek in 208 days. He’s the first person to ever accomplish this feat, but that’s no surprise, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000033 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000033; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">in July 2005 he concluded another monumental first: hiking the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">7,778-mile Sea-to-Sea Route</st1:address></st1:Street>, a transcontinental network of hiking trails from <st1:State w:st="on">Quebec</st1:State> to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>, which he completed in 11 months. Andy has also completed the 1,700-mile California section of the Pacific Crest Trail (in 44 days), the 480-mile Colorado Trail (twice), the 2,170-mile Appalachian Trail (in 95 days), and a 385-mile trek through northern Minne
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#000033 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000033; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Andy knows a thing or two about long-distance hiking and lightening your load. It’s no wonder that National Geographic Adventurer honored Andy with the title of “Adventurer of the Year” for 2007.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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