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[at-l] Long Trails






<<I remember a discussion a long time back, maybe on this list or
possibly the old Backpacker Chat Room on AOL,  concerning what
constitutes a long distance hike.  I remeber that Frank Logue was
involved in the discussion.  And the general agreement was any hike
that required resupply was considered a long distance hike.  Now at
that time one would not consider doing a resupply in 3 day intervals,
usually 8 to 10 days made more sense.  Would it make sense to define
a long trail as one that would require resupply?  It makes sense to
me but that would qualify a lot of trails.>>

Good question, with the likelyhood of a lot of different answers. I guess
that the end result is that what one considers to be a long trail is really
a state of mind.
I guess the question for me is how long it takes me to leave my "civilized"
(read "stressed") state of mind behind. I've been on hikes where that took
more than a week, and others where it only took a few hours. Once I reach
that mental release point the trail is long enough, and the farther it goes
from there the better!

skeeter