[pct-l] Why We Hike

[jdawud at yahoo.com (Junaid Dawud)]

--- Jeffrey Olson <jolson@olc.edu> wrote:

> I think its all really personal, unique and
> individual why we hike. 

Yep.  

I know some of the reasons I hike: love of nature,
tendancies toward solitude, getting sweaty and dirty,
seeing a new vista, the pure movement of it, to escape
the city, to feel my breath and my heart, because the
people I meet on the trail are usually friendly.

I know some of the reasons I'll be attempting a thru
hike next year.  My desire to do it probably has
additional motivators I'm not even really aware of.  I
expect it to be a life changing experience.  I expect
it to be a true adventure, complete with pitfalls,
setbacks, drama, joy, adrenaline, comraderie, etc.  I
expect to have things I would never imagine happening,
happen.  

When people learn of my plans, I get a lot of the same
questions:

what will you do for food?
are you going alone?
how long will it take?
Why are you doing that?

Most of the questions I have answers for.  But when
they ask me "why?", I'm not quite sure where to begin.

I suspect that many-a-thru-hiker have restless souls
and a case of wanderlust.

 


		
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