March 24, 2005- T minus 4 days and counting. I learned that even though my daughter is still planning to drive me to Springer Mtn. she decided that she was going to skip hiking at this time. She thinks that the temperature is still too cold. My son learned that he is scheduled to work all of next week. It looks as if I will be heading out accompanied by me, myself, and I.
I still have not received the cable connecting my pda to a phone so at least for a while updates will be dependant on my finding WIFI hotspots when I am in town. Consequently future updates may be infrequent.
Journals are sometimes difficult to follow because we live in a 24 hour day and it's not easy to decide where to break off the entries for a day. The separation is somewhat arbitrary. Since I won't have electric lights and can't work late into the evening I've decided to start and end my journaling day at around 7:00pm. This time will get progressively later as daylight hours increase. This means that the entries for the day will start with 7:00pm the previous evening and will close at 7:00 the evening it is being written. Any event after 7:00 will be posted the next day.
Journals may be entertaining but their primary purpose is informational and educational. They may contain comments about water sources, difficulty of climbs, general trail conditions, and temperature. They serve as guides for future hikers and an aid to jog my memory about events. I hope that you find the information contained to be useful.
Posted by at March 24, 2005 05:56 PM