[at-l] Scott Okuda - What you need to bring.

[orangebug74@yahoo.com (Orange Bug)]

Just to add another voice, there can be a number of definitions for a
"successful completion" of a thru hike. Some complete their thru hike
within a few days, learning something about themselves and their
preparation that precludes spending months on the trail. Others have
many years of "success" via section hiking a week or two at a time.
Others become bored with the walk and find their priorities change from
the time they considered a thru hike and the time that they find
themselves seeking a ticket to home.

The most important thing to bring with you to the trail terminus is
your brain with a positive attitude. This will allow you to resolve the
problems that the trail presents, problems never considered while
surfing the web or reading journals.

Bill...
<remember the old joke about where the halfway point is for the average
thru-hiker - Gooch Gap, GA>

--- Steve Adams <stephensadams@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Some people run the trail as a competition, to see if they can hike
> the quickest.  Some people hike the trail as a competition, to see if
> they can do the whole thing.  Some people wander along, enjoying
> nature, and happen to walk the entire length.  I suspect most of the
> people in the last group end up becoming members of the second group
> if their hike is to conclude successfully.
> 

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