A lot of great useful information is given on this site on how to plan, get to Springer, places to stay, places to buy supplies ,type of gear needed, how to hike the hike, but the one thing I haven’t seen is , what do you do after it is over. Several of the people I had the privilege of hiking with have now finished and a common theme has emerged, how do you explain this adventure to those around you.
I wasn’t able to finish due to a heart problem and but did complete about 800 miles, even after that I found it difficult to have conversation with friends
and family on what exactly I did, I can only imagine what it must be like to re-enter life after 170 days or so days on the trail.
I’m interested in hearing how others managed the post hike.