And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Oops! When I was freshly divorced and 36 in 1989, loved hiking up Grandfather Mtn., NC. Started at 3,500'. Summit 5,960' or so. On the Eastern Continental Divide, so quick rainstorms happened. Small shelters for campers could keep you dry out.
You walked through drainage ways most of the time. Those walks cleared my mind. I'm 73, don't live there, and I can't imagine doing that trek anymore. Death, heart attrack.
And he had the best job in the world.
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If you're in your 20s-30s, nice job. You can handle the hike. When I
ReplyDeleteOops! When I was freshly divorced and 36 in 1989, loved hiking up Grandfather Mtn., NC. Started at 3,500'. Summit 5,960' or so. On the Eastern Continental Divide, so quick rainstorms happened. Small shelters for campers could keep you dry out.
ReplyDeleteYou walked through drainage ways most of the time. Those walks cleared my mind. I'm 73, don't live there, and I can't imagine doing that trek anymore. Death, heart attrack.
bet that lightning rod got a workout.
ReplyDeleteI believe it’s an Edward Abby book he wrote of his time doing just that. Fantastic reading!
ReplyDeleteI hope a parachute was part of the standard gear. That place would blow away in a good wind
ReplyDeleteI’d like to pee off the porch. That’s how we rednecks roll.
ReplyDeleteThere are several people doing this work who put shorts out on youtube.
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