Re: [at-l] Re: at-l-digest V1 #1898

But section hikers get to live their dreams for 8 to 10 years (or 30 in my
case - started at Old Shannondale Road in '72)! Thru hikes are done in 6
measley months. Someone said that he who finishes the trail last finishes
first - I think I must be WAY ahead, then ;)

- Gary from Fairfax

Singletrack wrote:

> I am a AT thru hiker, and a section hiker, having completed half of the
> trail on my section hikes. Section hiking is harder in my opinion,
> because one must get use to hiking each time, and travel long distances
> to get to the trailhead. Thru hiking is a hell of alot more fun. You
> have a sense of freedom, that as a section hiker you do not have.
> Section hikers have to return home pretty soon.
>
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