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About to hit 1,000 miles on my thru-hike of the A.T.

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Old 07-06-2018, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by freq
Quoted for truth.

When I was younger, I never understood why people said that.

Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.
........and some peoples lives are single ply, while others are 3 ply.
Old 07-10-2018, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by rpg51
I agree 100%. But, don't be jealous. Find a way to make it happen! Life is short.
Oh I throw in an adventure every chance I get. My biggest problem is finding other guys who will climb mountains and hang off cliffs with me. Their wives never let them. I have an agreement with my wife since she is scared to do anything. The agreement is basically, "This stuff is what I need to be a happy person in life. When I get the chance to do crazy stuff, I am just doing it, don't make a fuss."

Trying to talk some friends into a motorcycle trip from Alaska back to Minnesota. A bike shop up there will take your shipped bike and hold it til you get there, then you drive it home along the coast and through the Canadian rockies. If it happens it is two years away.

But maybe Kalalau again this winter to tide me over.
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I have the same arrangement with my wife. My adventures tend to be canoe trips in places like the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, etc. My avatar is a shot on a small lake where we landed to start a trip on the Clarke/Thelon Rivers in the NWT/Nunavut. We pick our trips by looking at a map of north america at night and picking the place were there are the fewest lights.

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Old 10-14-2018, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PalenkosBro
So a few months back I announced that i was going to be thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. It’s one of the 3 biggest footpaths in the world in the Eastern US and stretches through 14 states from Georgia to Maine.
I’m on day 76 and I find myself in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia around 920 miles in. By statistics, on 1/4 of the people who started are left on trail.
I’ve only seen about 2 s2000’s the entire trip and it really reflects on how rare this car really is. I really wish you guys could see some of these mountain roads with me, so many nice turns. Really makes me miss driving.
I’m not sure what I’ll be doing with the car after this journey. Doing a thruhike really puts into perspective what u really need in life. All I have is my pack and funds for food and the mountains give me everything else.
Long distance hiking, I still have to finish this one, but I’m already looking forward to the next 2 big trails in our country.
As I move up North I’m seeing more souped up cars. The South loves their muscles cars, especially mustangs.
so....are you in Maine yet? Should be near completion?

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Oh he's done.
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Originally Posted by freq
Oh he's done.

So I finished this hike and JUST finished the 2,653.1 mile Thru-hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Im one hike away from achieving the Triple Crown after I complete the CDT.

For anyone that showed interest. Thanks! Pics and video on the gram: E4Exploring and YouTube E for Exploring
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Follow this guy on Instagram. His pics / posts are amazing and will make you wish you were there with him.

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Awesome. This is a Bucket List item for me.
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