| Re: Fanning Takes a Hike! [message #71969 is a reply to message #71826] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 02:09   |
d.poreh
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Registered: October 2007
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On Aug 2, 1:13 am, Harry Kim <kim4ecohy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 29, 11:25 am, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
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>> Ben Tupper writes:
>>> Can you give us a hint about which portion of the trail you'll be on?
>>> It would be fun to see where you will be on ...
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>>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/13427052/PCT-Pacific-Crest-Trail-E levation-...
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>> I'm getting on the trail near Ashland, OR and walking
>> to the Columbia River at Cascade Locks. (If all goes
>> well, I'll probably go a little way into Washington,
>> as I have allocated more days for this then I think I will
>> actually need.)
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>>> P.S. Have you read _The Long Walk_ by Slavomir Rawicz? Maybe you
>>> should wait until you get home.
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>> No, that's a book I haven't read. I'll add it to my list.
>> I've read a LOT of walking books in the past six months,
>> as I have in mind to try my hand at writing one when I
>> get back. :-)
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>> By the way, I was inspired to do this walk by, among others,
>> Werner Herzog, the film director. He gave a lecture at CU-Boulder
>> earlier this year entitled "Traveling on Foot". He said if you
>> wanted to be a film maker you would learn more by walking from
>> Boston to Miami then you would ever learn by going to film school.
>> That immediately struck me as an absolutely true statement. :-)
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>> Cheers,
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>> David
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>> P.S. Herzog didn't mean you should carry your whole
>> house on your back, but whatever...The important thing
>> is to go slowly and allow yourself the time to experience
>> the reality of your life and the connections and dependence
>> you have on other people.
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>> --
>> David Fanning, Ph.D.
>> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
>> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
>> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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> Have a nice trip David. However, please do not come back too late. We
> will miss you a lot!! (^.^)
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> Harry
Have a safe and nice hike David. I hope you enjoy and explore nature
in a good way. Please bring some nice photo to share with us. We will
miss you (meanly your P.S.s)
Cheers
Dave
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