Gotta hike them all!

There are trails out there right now that I'm not hiking and strangely, that bothers me.

Thru Hiking at 50 years old?

1 am. What a better time to be doing this kind of thing.

I'm finding other thru-hikes. 1200 mile Pacific North West Trail, newly "founded" Big Foot Trail in Northern California, and others. I'm finding I'm wishing I found the time, energy, money, and motivation to do these kinds hikes years ago. Decades, actually.

But, the best time to plant a tree (and plan a thru-hike) is 20 years ago. The second best time is today. I'm sure thru-hiking at 55 is still possible. Hopefully, my joints don't give out.

Reddit

Reading https://www.reddit.com/r/PacificCrestTrail/ . This Thing I'm Going To Do seems remarkably do-able. I feel like I'm becoming A Hiker™.

First Purchase!

Purchased my first equipment specifically for a thru-hike. Trekking poles. Don't know how much they'll be useful for but let's see.

Behold!