[pct-l] After the Hike

[David Thibault]

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I had the same experience with my first thru hike.  Thought I'd have time
to figure out all the issues of life.

Instead I just had a wonderful time and saw so much and met so many great
folks.


Felt like a deer in the headlights for about two weeks after I got back.
Everything at work just moved so fast - it was like I was in slow motion.

I also think about the trail every day.

The biggest danger of a thru hike is not the stream crossings or the snow
or the bears -- it is the addiction.

Day-Late


Diane Wrote:



> I had no plans. I hoped to figure out what to do with my life on the
> trail. I didn't.
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> I was unhappy with my job. I had wanted to hike the PCT since I was
> 10. I was 43 and had enough money to be unemployed for at least 2
> years. I thought I could figure out something new to do with my life.
> I didn't.
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> Some people gain real clarity out on the trail. I didn't. Out on the
> trail, every single minute is jam-packed with interesting amazing
> things. I never had time to think. I never found any answers to
> anything.
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>  Every day I think about
> the trail, though.
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> Other people go home and go to work the next day and are fine.
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