We have a couple friends staying with us this weekend. Andy and Jenny just finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, which means that over the last four months, they walked from Mexico to Canada. Their stories are amazing. Long distance hiking was never something that appealed to me before, but after hearing about the friendships they made on the trail, the sense of community among hikers, and everything they’ve been through, it does sound interesting.
But it’s the sense of just experiencing nature and allowing yourself to be in the moment every minute of every day for months on end that appeals to me more than anything else.
So it’s back to the Thirty Day Challenge and my lessons in internet commerce so that I can build a lifestyle that will eventually allow me to wander off into the wilderness for months on end. Onwards!
To hear about Andy and Jenny’s adventures, you can check out Charlie Brown & Cardinal Bird’s 2007 Pacific Crest Trail Journal (their trail names).
