[pct-l] Hiking the PCT

[Mike Douglass]

hehe...you just crossposted this from reddit.  Anyway, order Yogi's
planning book.   http://www.pcthandbook.com/      Now.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Philip Williams
<theaardvarksong at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am new to this list, but I wanted to get started at talking with
> everyone.  I am (god willing) going to be hiking the trail this year.  I
> realize that I don't have a lot of time to plan but I am started.  I would
> appreciate any advice all of you have to give in regards to the trail.  I
> realize there are different schools of thought, I open open to hearing from
> each of you.
>
> Some background:
>
> So I had this revelation. Since I was a sophomore in high school I have
> wanted to hike one of the continental trails. I always thought that it
> would be the AT simply because it is the closest to me. However, now I am
> thinking differently.
> I have been working for a while at a job that I don't really enjoy. It
> pays the bills but what is that really worth to me? I don't really know
> what I want to do with my life and I know it isn't working in the industry
> I am working in now. I don't know what pushed me over the edge last week,
> but everything came to a head. I realized that if I continue dating the
> girl I am with we are probably going to get married. This may happen sooner
> than later and her moving close to me or vice versa would happen even
> sooner. I don't like my job, but I am just working at it for a pay check.
> If I don't make a decision to do something that I find fulfilling I might
> end up working at the same kind of Job the rest of my life. I have wanted
> to hike a continental trail, now seems to be the best time to do it. When
> else am I going to have the opportunity where I don't have the strings I
> have now?
>
> So what are your thoughts?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> --phil
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