Question of the hour: Why the PCT? What in the world would possess me to want to hike 2600 miles across 3 states??? Let me start by saying this has been on my bucket list for a long time. Yes, I have read Wild and yes I've seen the movie. Is that why I'm hiking? No . Did I think the book and movie adaption were inspiring? Yes. But that is not why I am hiking. The first reason I'm hiking is simple.... because I want to. Like I said before, it has been on my bucket list. As a perk, thru-hiking is bad-ass. Thru-hiking is challenging, not only physically but mentally. It gives you a lot of time to think. When I say a lot of time, the PCT will give me around 4 or 5 months of time to think. To think about what you may ask? Everything . I've always been a planner. I like to know what I will be doing, and exactly how I will accomplish that. Now you may think that this wouldn't be conducive to thru-hiking, but I have found that it really is. The amount of planni...
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