[pct-l] Effects of a thruhike

["Joanne Lennox" <goforth@cio.net>]

Well, I have become convinced ,more than ever before ,that much of a
thruhike is just starting when the whole trail is behind you. the BIG
results of THE HIKE are not what happens to you out there on the trail but
all the things that happen and continue to amaze you afterward.

And now I am realizing (along with Toubadour and BigHummel), that spring
will never come again without a large part of me yearning to start another
such journey.  Taking a walk in the woods, enjoying the spring time, etc.
does not take the edge off it at all  - it seems to aggrevate the sense of
separation.

It has gotten difficult to read much of the recent entries on the list;my
thoughts are with all the PCT voyagers this year - GOODLUCK all.  Keep
going forth, and it will keep unfolding beyond all of your expectations.

Goforth

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