Matt and Paul -- Very NICE!!

“Paul - "Shortly after my arrival in mid-afternoon, a group of six, cheerful backpackers arrived for a rest before continuing to Peck's Corner Shelter for the night."

Matt - "Whether you are sitting in a tent wondering if the next lightening strike is going to fall the tree outside your tent or you are using the rain to wash off dirt and sweat, the combination of rain and wilderness creates lifelong memories."”

“really enjoyed how you both write.. :)”

“Thanks, TownDawg. Have no doubts, I enjoy your writings.”

“*smiles happily*..

How is family.. friends.. everything good?”

“Families are good. Lost a good friend.

Leaving Wednesday for a week in GSMNP, then on to retrieve my daughter(18) from her Freshman year at college in Iowa. Plan to enter Minnesota to introduce her to her sister(35), before returning to Florida.

Have a good Memorial Weekend trip. When are you going to complete the backyard fountain?”

“I am hoping to get home soon. It is a question of money at the moment.”

“Good luck. I hope you are liking your new job.

I'd assumed that everything was OK. Maybe you can submit some of your articles to some magazines and net a few hundred per.”

“NS: lol.. doing my best.. and ya..

It is not so bad.. its just this ape I work for. (oops.. sorry prowler)

:)”

“Ask him for an advance against your first unemployment check when you leave! LOL”

“LMAO.. he will see this post.. sooner or later.”

“Nowslimmer, where's your kid at school? I'm in NE Ioway, very near SE Minnie-Soda, taking in the best of both worlds, and wondered if you'd be in my vicinity.

Beyond that, who KNOWS what this thread is about!?!? not me....... lol”

“Note to Lizs: This thread is about our local internet writers... Matt and Paul.”

“(and what a nice job they both did on 'Matt's article pages'.)”

“Paul's contribution:

http://www.thebackpacker.com/articles/anecdote/art73.php

Matt's:
http://www.thebackpacker.com/articles/reflect/art19.php”

“TownDawg - Thanks.

lizs - She's at Grinnell College. We expect to leave there on the 18th, drive to the Mpls.-St. Paul Area, visit relatives and on the 19th, we'll start back to Florida. We will probably reverse the route in August, spenting a little more time in Minn.

If you send me an E-mail with your location, I'll check to see if we can arrange a coffee stop on one of the trips.”