[pct-l] mistakes I made while hiking the PCT

[Joshua M]

LOL bunch of sillies!  I would do nothing different, every experience,
challenge, high point and low point were what made the trail.  Everyone
shares your same problems and learns to be a better backpacker from them.
 From blisters to negative bank accounts it all helps us become better
people.  Think about how much you can live with or without and the abuse you
could take that 95% of the population couldn't.  Be proud that you're part
of a club of people that hiked from Mexico to Canada and now laugh at silly
little things like swarms of mosquitoes.
Just my two cents anyway...

OD

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com> wrote:

> Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com wrote:
> > I couldn't really continue, but it bothered me that I left.
>
> That is so the way I felt.
>
> I know that grown men aren't supposed to cry, but I cried three times on
> the trail.
>
> I cried when I watched my daughter drive away and leave me at the
> southern terminus. Partly because I would miss her so much, and partly
> because this hike was really starting.
>
> I cried when Nick left Warner Springs, and I stayed behind.
>
> I cried in my room at the Idyllwild Inn when I realized that it was
> really over.
>
> My right knee started giving me problems before I was half way to Lake
> Morena. I remember pacing like a caged lion in front of the Mount Laguna
> Store wanting to get back on the trail, but realizing that my next stop
> was going to be San Diego. I watched at least a half dozen hikers come
> and go while I was sitting on the porch in front of the store. I hated
> sitting there while other hikers packed up and left.
>
> You can't take on a task like a PCT thru hike unless there is a "have
> to" in your gut. When the "have to" gives way to a "really can't," it
> can be a tough thing to deal with.
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