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[pct-l] RE: Pondering



The only way I can hike the PCT is in sections. I'd like to thru-hike
when I retire, but I can't wait that long - so I steal time to hike
whenever possible. Sometimes that's just a 3-day weekend. This year, I
have a 5-week leave from work. For me, that's a lot.

I really like the freedom of section hiking. I'm not trying to beat
winter to Canada, I'm just spending as much time on the trail as I can.
It seems a lot of folks consider Kennedy Meadows as a rite of passage,
like you've not really started hiking 'til you're there. I'm looking
forward to the Sierras, but I'm seeing a lot of really cool stuff along
the way and I'm walking on the PCT. For now, that's enough.

Ojos wrote:

The hard part for me was doing the trail over a few summers. We did
555.1 miles last summer and will do about another 500-600 miles this
summer. We will do it like that until we finish. I wanted so much to
continue and complete the PCT in one thru hike. I am envious of all the
thru hikers who completed it in one season. <snip>