I sought independence and adventure, to experience a different outlook on life and to truly live and feel the raw grandness of the world
My backpack weighed 53 pounds, full of dried food, water and other bits and bobs. I was ready for my first through-hike.
I came to cherish the solitude. There was something special about having the forest entirely to myself. With nobody around, I sat and gazed out at what felt like my own private lake, daydreaming while listening to the gentle sound of the water, watching the grass sway, and being mesmerized by the rhythm of waves lapping onto shore. Out here, I didn’t need to act differently or accommodate anyone else’s needs and wants.
Through-hiking inevitably creates a hiker’s grapevine. At one hut, I was told about a man from France who might be coming my way. Later that afternoon, a pair of hikers also spoke of this happy, easygoing Frenchman with long, curly brown hair who had been hiking the trail at a leisurely pace and hummed cheerfully while hanging his clothes to dry.
On the last day of my journey, it felt strange that the routines and skills I developed to survive would no longer be needed once I got back to real life.
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