{"id":112,"date":"2005-11-13T07:17:53","date_gmt":"2005-11-13T12:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=112"},"modified":"2008-01-28T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T17:39:48","slug":"7500-is-a-lot-of-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2005\/11\/13\/7500-is-a-lot-of-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"7500 is a lot of miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a story about a guy <\/a>who’s hiked The Appalachian Trial, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide trail. And he’s only 30. Here’s his trail journal. <\/a> His thoughts on whether to hike th CDT alone: <\/p>\n

ALONE OR PARTNER? This is a tough one. I have the utmost respect for
\nsomeone who hikes this trail by themselves. It can be very lonely. If I
\ndidn’t have Lisa I probably would have gone crazy. It’s lonely out here.
\nThis was the biggest year ever for the CDT, and will probably grow each
\nsuccesive year. Maybe 30 or so people finished. Take that number and
\nfigure half go south and half go north and everyone starts at different
\ntimes. You won’t be seeing many hikers. We didn’t see a single SOBO
\nthru-hiker on the trail from southern Montana until the last town in New
\nMexico. We did see a couple NOBO’s, a few section hikers and a few
\nSOBO’s in town. There are a lot of hunters in parts of CO and NM (if you
\nare SOBO), and in the National Parks, but that’s it. No one day hikes
\n99% of the CDT. So the point is that if you go it alone make sure you
\nare mentally prepared for it. Or bring a friend. Just make sure you can
\nhike together. Or bring an Ipod with 10,000 songs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My main thought about this guy is: if you’ve done it all at 30, what’s left for the rest of your life? (For the purposes of this blog, the option of finding another hobby will not be considered). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a story about a guy who’s hiked The Appalachian Trial, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide trail. And he’s only 30. Here’s his trail journal. His thoughts on whether to hike th CDT alone: ALONE OR PARTNER?…<\/p>\n

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