Hi Lynn:
Why did I choose JMT? Lots of reasons!
- Sierras are the second best mountains in the world! First come Himalayas though! I like the people I meet on these hikes & chats, as though I have known them already!
- Been hiking in Sierras from the past 20 yrs and love the mountains. I keep one goal each year and plan, prepare and train for it. It helps my mind, body and soul.
- The 210 "was" a simple multiple of my age! Remember Laura did a TM to Reds one day hike for her birthday?
Yes, as you said Chicago is a beautiful place and the best I like here are the four seasons! They are so clear, its almost like a line drawn between yesterday and today! It was summer and today its fall! Incidentally, graduated in the land of eternal spring (HI), taught in the land of winter (AK), and worked in CA, 30 yrs back and hence love Chicago! To be interested in changing seasons is far better than to be hopelessly in love with spring!
