For those who noticed my earlier message about my plan to walk the 1700 miles of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, this summer: I did a four-day solo shakedown (believe me, about 2:00 a.m., things got very shaky!--pun intended) hike on the Lonestar Trail, this week. For Thanksgiving I baked cornbread and gnawed on turkey jerky (which, I can attest, is a lousy substitute for turkey in other forms). The hike went well, although it's clear that I'm going to have to cut my packweight down considerably--and that 1700 miles may be much to ambitious. For those who responed to my earlier message with encouraging messages: Thank you very much indded! As I said earlier, I'd welcome any ideas as to how I could use the hike to publicize the Cause. Peter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com