Re: [Paddlewise] Wilderness: Isolation or Adventure?

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 07:46:46 -0700
Joe Brzoza wrote:
> 
> One of things I remember the most was coming out of the woods to my pick up
> point next to a highway.  What a stark contrast it was to see cars zooming
> by at 50 mph and people all around.  It was almost like a sensory overload.

For me, when I was a backpacker, the differentiator after a week in the
wilderness was driving down a logging road at what seemed a "breakneck" speed
-- seemed like 40 miles per hour:  I'd look down at the speedometer and realize
a week of walking had conditioned me for a 3-mile-per-hour pace, and that my
car was only really going 10 miles per hour!

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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