[pct-l] PCT-L - Most Common Causes of Thru-Dropout

[jplynch]

"I loved every minute. Well, okay, not every minute, but I
look back on every minute fondly, even the minutes I
hated."
This probably wins the prize for the best hiking quote of
the year so far!


On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:48:28 -0700
 Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
<diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
> I did my hike in two sections. I got two thru-hikes for
> the price of  
> one. Two big adventures. Two years I didn't have to clock
> in to the  
> cube farm. Not only that, but no matter how much I tried
> to convince  
> all the real thru-hikers that I wasn't a real thru hiker
> nobody would  
> ever believe me. I was a full-fledged member in good
> standing during  
> both trips. I loved every minute. Well, okay, not every
> minute, but I  
> look back on every minute fondly, even the minutes I
> hated.
> 
> Sigh...
> 
> The cube farm will always be waiting for you, too.
> 
> 
> On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:10 AM, Tortoise wrote:
> 
> > Who says you have to hike the entire trail in one year
> / one attempt.
> >
> > If you reach the goal you set for yourself you have
> succeeded.  
> > Screw the naysayers.
> >
> > Maybe this will be part of a multi-year plan to hike
> the entire  
> > trail. Maybe you just don't want to hike parts of the
> trail such as  
> > the dessert or heavily logged areas.
> >
> > Tortoise
> >
> > <>  Because truth matters.<>
> >
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> >
> >
> >> Thanks for posting this. It looks increasingly likely
> that I want  
> >> to take a
> >> job that starts August 15, 2012, most definitely
> cutting short any  
> >> attempt
> >> at a thru-hike. I have been starting to feel like I'm
> "failing"  
> >> before even
> >> beginning, and thinking that I shouldn't even start.
> Maybe I'll  
> >> only get
> >> through California next summer, but I that's ok.
> Thanks again.
> >>
> >>
> 
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