[pct-l] What really matters...

[rubberchuckie@yahoo.com (Chuckie V)]

When I posted my comments (the subjectiveness of a
thru-hike)on this forum, all I really wanted to know
was when a thru-hike could no longer be considered a
thru-hike.  It's obvious that everyone would have a
different definition of what a thru-hike is, but nobody
threw any of them out there, and nobody took a poke at
my question.

Instead, another debate of 'what really matters' began.
 I had no idea I touched on such a sensitive subject.
My apologies!  I'm paying the price though; I've
received more e-mail responses than I ever meant to.

As cliche-ish as it sounds, I also believe the journey
is the destination.  Life is the ultimate journey (as
far as we know anyway) and obviously isn't defined by
reaching its end; it's about the bit between birth and
death.  If life were about reaching its end, we'd all
be suicidal.  The destination really doesn't mean much
and getting there is NOT half the fun; it's ALL the
fun.  Being there, on the other hand, really isn't much
fun at all; reaching your destination just means
figuring out what to do next.  The journey is in the
doing, and everybody's definition of what to do next
will always be different.

Although I felt much of it to be monotonous, I
considered my PCT hike to be quite the journey.  Others
before me had already done it, including many of you in
this forum, but did that subtract from my trip?  Of
course not.

So does it matter whether someone hikes one mile of it,
or every mile of it?  Hell no.  I happened to hike
every mile of it and truthfully, by doing so, missed
out on some adventures elsewhere.

To quote that Shakespeare guy, "things won are done;
joy's soul lies in the doing."  I've got to go, I just
thought of something else to do.

-Chuckie V
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