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Jim McKeever's avatar

Once again I think of personal parallels, write a fatherly-wisdom kind of comment and then delete it because it seems too self-indulgent and, well, dad-like. But I'll leave this one: You are doing all of this living stuff the right way and you have the wisdom and the sentience to appreciate the joys and rewards of the journey, and the benefits of just going slower (can the likes of Jurek and Honnold say the same? Or are they too obsessed with the destination? I think so). Anyway, the rest is best discussed over an IPA at the Peddler, the man cave, the fire pit or in the front-yard chairs. (BTW, 9 pm is old-man midnight as well as hiker midnight). Slainte.

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Mick Baughman's avatar

I've known a few thru hikers, and all have struggled with how the "reentry" into "normal" society results in a return to their "normal" body. How wise to realize that a thru hikers appetite and body is attached to the hike and not a permanent change. Love your Blog! Enjoy your break!

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