[pct-l] isn't hiking free?!?

[bluceree_superstar at yahoo.com (Bluce Ree)]

Gotcha. 

How about hiking the PCT in more than one season, no
"special" gear and taking more time to sustain
yourself on the trail as opposed to "accomplishing"
the hike?

I'm not playing devils advocate here... just wondering
about the whole Money thing. Seems to me that hiking
is far cheaper than living on "the grid". And that
living as if on the grid is what makes hiking
expensive.

With this in mind, is ultra-light hiking perhaps more
costly? Would a heavier pack offer more luxury thus
keep you away from hotels and diners? Does speed come
at a cost?

Thanks for your replies!

aloha, Bluce
--- "Eric Lee (GAMES)" <elee@microsoft.com> wrote:

> Bluce wrote:
> >
> I may be out of my mind here but... Isn't hiking
> free?
> Isn't it just the stuff we leave behind that costs
> money? Aside from food (which you can get at any
> church) what costs money?
> >
> 
> Depends on what you mean by hiking.  Yeah, walking
> around in the woods
> is free.  But trying to walk the PCT end to end in
> one season is
> definitely not free.
> 
> It costs money to replace the gear you wear out.  It
> costs money to
> gorge on high-calorie food while in town.  It costs
> money to get hotel
> room when you're wet and exhausted and desperately
> need to clean up.  It
> costs money to buy food for the next several days on
> the trail.
> 
> I don't doubt that some crazy person could hike the
> whole trail while
> not spending a dime, the same as some crazy person
> could hike the whole
> thing in 63 days.  But it's not the preferred way of
> doing things for
> most of us.  <grin>
> 
> Eric
> 


		
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