[at-l] The Long and Hard Trail

[Bob Hikes]

Totally agree with youSkeeter!...I did the Long Trail last year...and found 
the upper 2/3rds to be a real challenge....but a great one...its a good prep 
for doing an A.T. thru...and I know the ladder your talking about....did you 
know that porupines actually try to eat it?...and its aluminum...off to do a 
thru this March...hope to see at the Ruck.

"JB"
Bob Davies

>From: "Mark Hudson" <mvhudson at gmail.com>
>To: at-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [at-l]  The Long and Hard Trail
>Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:30:03 -0500
>
>Jan is whining again??? <vbg>
>
>You want to get various body parts handed to you, the first time I did the
>LT I went southbound. When you go north at least you're in somewhat better
>shape by the time you get to the fun stuff. You go south and you step right
>into it <g>.
>
>I love the LT, so much diversity of trail in 265 miles. Long enough to be a
>trek, short enough to do as a vacation. Hard enough that you get the thrill
>of victory, easy enough that one hopes to avoid the agony of defeat (all 
>bad
>puns skipped here).
>(I think some AT thru-hikers don't give the LT it's due for difficulty... I
>don't recall any place along the AT where you walk around the corner and
>find an extension ladder wired to the cliff you need to climb down.)
>
>And, of course, the Harp on draft at the Inn at Rt 100 ;  )  <sigh>
>
>Now I suppose I have to read Jan's book just to find out how bad she's
>whining.... <lol>
>
>(Of course if we REALLY wanted to listen to whining we could get Sloetoe to
>write about the Cohos Trail <g>)
>
>skeeter
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