Would you want to walk the Appalacian Trail (AT) or climb Mount Everest? Why? After reading books such as A Walk In the Woods or In Thin Air, my answer is no. The AT is over two THOUSAND miles of hills and mountains, woods and more woods. It is just too long if the only achievement is being able to say, "I walked the whole thing.." However, even the AT adventure is more appealing than Everest. People really do die for no reason on Everest. What do you see - a snow storm? It is $40,000 or more just to make an attempt. If I have that kind of money lying around, I would get a much bigger sense of accomplishment by using it to help others or seeing the whole world or a little of both.
This is the kind of thing Phil and I talked about as we visited the Sauk and Baraboo Thrift Shops and Delany's Surplus Store on Hwy. 12. First, we picked up my big wicker chair and a ton of beanie babies for my classroom, then he bought a machete and a saw, I bought surplus food, and we both picked out a few books.
All in all, it was a good afternoon after a good start of summer school.
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