Welcome back Emily & Carol !!!
On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Emily Reyn <emilymae.r...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Carol: > > I grew up in the Northwest and backpacked most of my childhood - 15 years > old. These were family trips with cousins ranging from mostly "long weekend" > jaunts to a 2-week long trip in the high sierras at about 15. Then I took a > long hiatus and left home for college and a wild ride through my 20's. > Picked it up again with my kids and friends and did 3-5 day trips in the > Cascade mountains. Have been on many of the hikes in the "100 hikes" book. > I upgraded finally and bought all new lighter-weight gear, as "toughing it > out" old-school became too much for me in my mid-40's. I don't like to feel > like a mule any longer. Smile. > > Last summer I did 2 long camping trips (14 days and 10 days) on the WA coast > and Utah, respectively, with long day hikes, but no backpacking. I love > being out there though - I had to step back a few years ago as I had back and > knee injuries from skiing to recover from. I hope to go again this summer. > > I've never hiked on the AT, but read the book "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill > Bryson, which was humorous. > > Seventy-one miles is a great accomplishment; must have been a fabulous trip. > Emily. > > From: Carol <jchwe...@gmail.com> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:18 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Backpacking --- Emily > > > Hey Emily... > > Thought I'd bump this in case you missed it before. > > Cheers! > ~Carol :) > > *********** > > Emily, you mentioned in another post that you backpack. > > Have you done much backpacking and where are some of the places you have > backpacked? > > [...] > > **************** > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" wrote: > > > > Emily, you mentioned in another post that you backpack. > > > > Have you done much backpacking and where are some of the places you have > > back packed? > > > > I just started backpacking in 2009. I've always loved the woods and have > > been a day hiker all my life, but my health (in the past) kept from being > > able to back pack. Finally (at age 49) I was well enough to give it a go. > > > > I've only done a little bit and my longest trip was only 71 miles. I've > > done other short trips for a night or two. > > > > I live on the east coast in North Carolina, so the Appalachian Trail is in > > my back yard and I feel at home there. I have backpacked a small portion of > > the AT in New York. > > > > My high school dream was to thru-hike the AT some day. I got chronically > > sick at age 22 and was stuck in that chronic ill health for a few decades. > > > > But now my high school dream is alive again. I want to thru-hike the AT the > > year I turn 60 or before if life circumstances fall into place prior to the > > big six zero. But, I'm thinking I'll hike the upper half (Harper's Ferry to > > Katahdin) and then take a bus back to Harper's Ferry and hike the lower > > half (Harper's Ferry to Springer). So technically it may be just two giant > > section hikes with a week or so off in between. > > > > > >
