[pct-l] New Wanna be Thru-hiker

[Ned Tibbits]

We were all wanna-be Thru Hikers once upon a time.

Be careful. This is how it goes:  (Remember the signs in the bathrooms at 
the KO?)

Watch your Thoughts, as they become your Words.
Watch your Words, as they become your Actions.
Watch your Actions, as they become your Habits.
Watch your Habits, as they become your Character.
Watch your Character, as it becomes your Destiny.

For me, it started when an infant was taken on a camping road-trip across 
the country.
Those summer journeys with the family began to include short walks into the 
woods.
Of course, short walks discovered cool stuff along the trail and the 
association was made.
Summer Camp in the Sierra included 50-miles backpack trips and I was gone!
Then Ryback published and the research began.
National Geographic published beautiful pictures from the trail and the 
adventure-dream was visually cemented!

It all starts with an idea. Whether that came from something we heard or 
read or saw, it "fit" with who we were inside and "stuck." Then that idea 
grows and becomes a longing.

The long-trail changes us. It shows us who we really are inside. Then, upon 
re-entry, we have to decide where we fit, as the contrast of wilderness to 
civilization is altogether too real.

There is another life out there!

...and so it goes....


Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org
-----Original Message----- 
From: Willow Payne
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 8:02 AM
To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] New Wanna be Thru-hiker

Hi Michele,

I'm also planning to hike the PCT in 2014:)  For me, I'm fortunate to have a 
husband who is willing to stay home and take care of the home front while I 
make my dream a reality.  Blessed for sure I know and I'm not taking it for 
granted.  Everyone has their own creative way of making it a reality, some 
have sold EVERYTHING they own to hike the trail.  Others have put everything 
in storage, saved enough to pay minimum bills while hiking, and others have 
had help from family and friends.  I have wanted to hike this trail since 
2005.  It has taken me that long to learn about it, save for it, and most of 
all get the right gear.  I have expensive gear, but checked almost daily for 
sales events and discounts and have saved a ton of money, yet still spent a 
ton of money.  The bottom line is if someone wants to do it, they will find 
a way.

Willow
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