Advice from the experienced to the younger one

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Georgia will be hard, but it must be to prepare you for North Carolina. Plan to get snowed on in the Smokies. By the time you reach Hot Springs, it will be easier for you and Virginia will not be far away.

When you reach Damascus, you're going to be home in the sense I was when I reached Pen-Mar Park. Hiking from Pen-Mar to my home before I moved to the A.T. was a breeze! After that, I knew I had what it would take to finish.

Big projects, like hiking the A.T. need to be broken down into smaller tasks or goals and taken one step at a time.

It's okay to think about what will come, but only to the extent that it contributes to your hike. Thinking can help you prepare for what will come, but too much thinking causes one to lose focus on what must be done in the present to advance up the A.T.

Bunyan, time to stop thinking about it. Go down to Georgia and walk home. You'll be glad you did.