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

[Joshua M]

With out sounding like to much of a curmudgeon the helpful advice IS
awesome!

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Joshua M <jtmlite at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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