Backpacking KaTe

[dbx@olympic.atmos.colostate.edu (Doug Burks)]

Greetings,
     As an inveterate backpacker and hiker, I often have a song or two running
through my mind while walking through the wilderness, all completely
unconscious.  The rhythm of walking naturally shakes songs out of the cobwebs
of my memory.  Unfortunately, KaTe's unconventional and ever shifting rhythms
rule out her songs as walking songs.  (Note that I am not saying that her songs
are not compatible with the outdoors, just for walking.  Heck, _The Big Sky_
would be great for the outdoors!).  Yet on a mid-July backpack in Grand Teton
National Park, one of my least favorite KaTe songs came to mind unexpectedly.
We came to a number of spots where the trail was a mass of mud, water, and/or
snow.  While contemplating how to navigate the mess, the advice of KaTe came
to mind.  "Hiking advice from KaTe?", I hear you gasp.  _Walk Straight Down the
Middle_, of course!

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Doug Burks                                     _O_
dbx@olympic.atmos.colostate.edu                 |<       She really is!!