Comments on: On the trail http://mankindprojectjournal.org/2009/12/on-the-trail/ Perspectives on Masculinity - from men committed to growth Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:52:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: zigy http://mankindprojectjournal.org/2009/12/on-the-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-9 zigy Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:59:28 +0000 http://mankindprojectjournal.org/?p=1274#comment-9 Steve, congrats on that downward / inward journey and the harder work of returning to the light at the top... i've done it many times and have always felt immensely rewarded. i also agree with your: " managing not to yell at day trippers holding their soda cans and smoking their cigarettes. There’s no one quite as self-righteous as a through hiker near the trail head." amen; have had that same self-righteous experience myself. of course, less than 2% of visitors ever go below the rim....... zigy kaluzny Boulder Steve, congrats on that downward / inward journey and the harder work of returning to the light at the top… i’ve done it many times and have always felt immensely rewarded.

i also agree with your:

” managing not to yell at day trippers holding their soda cans and smoking their cigarettes. There’s no one quite as self-righteous as a through hiker near the trail head.”

amen; have had that same self-righteous experience myself. of course, less than 2% of visitors ever go below the rim…….

zigy kaluzny
Boulder

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