<p>The past perfect was wholly unnecessary there – there was totally an implied “earlier” following the “I saw the first link.” Plus, it was a new chain of thought, so that might explain the discontinuity. Srsly, this is an example of bad silly – pedantry is only justified when dealing with shoddy semantics ;D</p>
<p>Anywho, I’ve read a bunch of stories about AWESOME people camping on campus, in a tepee or something on the border of the property. Eustace Conway (who gave a talk at our school a month ago) apparently did it while he was in college, and not long ago I stumbled upon a story of an 18 year old doing much the same thing.</p>
<p>But no, if there is backpacking nearby, and I if do go to Vandy, then expect to see me asking around for trekking partners. And if there isn’t anything nearby, then I’ll just section hike the AT – it’s not too far.</p>