Thanks Ravi. :) I'm pretty much still an 'outsider' on this group. But do pop in and enjoy perusing from time to time.
(Not to mention my "cyberstalking career" here on FFL. I wouldn't want to disappoint Barry (or Fiest, I think it was Fiest) too much. [sarcasm]) ;) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> wrote: > > Welcome back Emily & Carol !!! > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> 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 <jchwelch@...> > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > >
