From lpatton at fsu.edu  Sat May  9 22:05:59 2009
From: lpatton at fsu.edu (Linda Patton)
Date: Sat, 09 May 2009 23:05:59 -0400
Subject: [ft-l] Mailing list for my upcoming western National Parks road trip
Message-ID: <f57ead58d15c.4a060c57@fsu.edu>

For those who don?t already know, I?ll be leaving home in just over a week
to take a two- to three-month-long road trip to see the National Parks in the
western U.S.  I?ll be visiting Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and North/South Dakota.  On my
way back home I?ll be visiting friends in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina and Georgia.  At least that?s the plan, if all goes well and the
money doesn?t run out. 

I hope to be posting short emails now and then while on the road--possibly
not many, as I think I?ll be too busy and too tired to be doing a lot of writing
at the end of the day.  We?ll see. 

IF you would like to be on the mailing list for these updates, please reply off-list
to this message -- <lpatton at fsu.edu.> -- telling me so.  I don?t want to bother 
folks with unwanted emails. 

~~ eArThworm

Visit my website at http://booksforhikers.com
"Better to be lost in the woods than in a maze of cubicles?"


From kwimmer at fs.fed.us  Thu May 14 11:41:14 2009
From: kwimmer at fs.fed.us (Kent Wimmer)
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:41:14 -0400
Subject: [ft-l] Missing Hiker
Message-ID: <OFECD3D8D7.01DF353F-ON852575B6.005B24D7-852575B6.005BAAF9@fs.fed.us>

Hello Hikers,

The family of hiker who started hiking on the Florida Trail in November is 
looking for him.  The Walton County Sheriff's office is looking for 
Jonathan Tew who started hiking on the Florida Trail heading east from 
Eglin in November 2008.  Tew is a 53 year old white male from Lake Wales. 
If you know anything about this man, please let me know so we can pass the 
info onto the authorities.  Thank you for your help. 

Kent

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Kent L. Wimmer, AICP
Florida National Scenic Trail Liaison
Florida Trail Association, Inc.
kwimmer at fs.fed.us
(850) 523-8576 (w)
(850) 523-8578 (fax)
(850) 528-5261 (cell)
(850) 386-8442 (h)
Mailing address:
325 John Knox Rd, F-100
Tallahassee, FL 32303-4160

Join Us As We Celebrate the 
Decade for the National Scenic and Historic Trails leading to the 
50th Anniversary of the National Trails System Act in 2018

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From bluetrail at aol.com  Tue May 19 09:37:43 2009
From: bluetrail at aol.com (bluetrail at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 10:37:43 -0400
Subject: [ft-l] I raised a backpacker!
Message-ID: <8CBA6A680DA3073-9C0-277C@WEBMAIL-MY25.sysops.aol.com>


Warning:? this is a proud Mom bragging, so if that makes you gag, delete now.

When my son Greg was younger, my friend Jon and I drug him along on several overnight backpacking trips.??Greg's constant lament was, "When are we going to stay in a motel?"
He was faster and more proficient than I at all kinds of camping things--setting up the tent, rolling the thermarest, etc., but he said he didn't like it.? (Except for one trip to Grayson Highlands, which he actually enjoyed.)

He's now 22 and has been talking about backpacking again for a couple of years.? He was going with his buddy Mike over spring break, but Mike came down sick.

Well, last weekend, with temps near 90's, he and a tall, leggy blonde he knows from work backpacked 26 miles (2.5 days) in the Ocala NF.? It was her first ever backpacking trip, and I thought about trying to dissuade them because of the heat.? I'm glad I kept my mouth shut (except for urging them to carry plenty of water).? Jon & I loaned them gear as Greg proceeded with his planning and asked for it.? Greg did all the planning, bought and cooked their vegetarian meals (only one pre-packaged), and carried the majority of the weight.? They had a GREAT time.?They didn't forget anything.? She loved the whole adventure,?and they're still "just friends."??

They were astonished at how loud and humanlike a raccoon's footsteps can sound outside the tent.? They saw only one group of hikers--Boy Scouts--in 2.5 days.? They accomplished their second day's goal so early that they decided to hike on another three miles before quitting.? 

Greg ?did get some awesome blisters (refused to use my hiking socks), but even that didn't dull the grin on his face.

Greg's now hoping to manage a trip to Grayson Highlands soon.? 

Oh, yeah, and he's been doing volunteer trail work on the FT for almost a year.? 

And I bought him a pair of smartwools for his birthday.

Joan the Happy Mom
bluetrail at aol.com
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From bluetrail at aol.com  Tue May 19 16:10:17 2009
From: bluetrail at aol.com (bluetrail at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 17:10:17 -0400
Subject: [ft-l] [at-l]  I raised a backpacker!
In-Reply-To: <4A131306.9020005@aol.com>
References: <4A131306.9020005@aol.com>
Message-ID: <8CBA6DD57FD6E1A-98-535@WEBMAIL-MY23.sysops.aol.com>

Oh, I never thought of it as immersion therapy!

Joan


-----Original Message-----
From: Navigator <ftcracker at aol.com>
To: at-L at backcountry.net
Sent: Tue, 19 May 2009 4:13 pm
Subject: [at-l] [ft-l] I raised a backpacker!


Well, congratulations, Joan! For all of the years of immersion therapy you've provided ... a house full of hiking sticks, backpacks, backpacker food drop boxes, and a variety of gear tucked in every corner, it's no wonder that the magic rubbed off on Greg. And yes, trekking with a pretty girl probably helped. ;-)?
?
Cheers, Sandy / Navigator?
www.floridahikes.com?



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From bluetrail at aol.com  Fri May 22 14:19:48 2009
From: bluetrail at aol.com (bluetrail at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 15:19:48 -0400
Subject: [ft-l] Outdoor laugh of the day
Message-ID: <8CBA9296877ABCF-1D38-AC6@FWM-D06.sysops.aol.com>

I might be camping Saturday night at Silver River State Park, so I checked the park website and its animal list to see what I might see there.? You might find a couple of species on the list interesting: pay particular attention to the "fowl-like birds," the "land birds," the "swimming birds,?and "mammals."

http://www.floridastateparks.org/Silverriver/docs/SilverRiverBird-AnimalList.pdf


Joan
bluetrail at aol.com
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