100% Daybreak. Thank you for this post. The fact that some on whiteblaze just keep doubling down on comparing purists to an actual disease just because they hike differently is pretty disheartening. I didn't see this type of meanness on the trail but seeing it here on whiteblaze certainly is giving me pause about continuing to post here.
AT Flip Flop (HF to ME, HF to GA) Thru Hike 2023; LT End-to-Ender 2017; NH 48/48 2015-2021; 21 of 159usForests.com
On a lighter note, I crossed paths with a golfer while taking a zero in Killington VT. In reply to a question, I simply stated that I was hiking from MA to GA via the Appalachian Trail. His response was "You are %!f%! nuts". I didn't disagree.
For myself, if it's paved or concrete, it's not a trail, and I have no problem skipping road walks. But frankly, I like the chance to walk through a town to resupply, grab a bite to eat and have a cold beer or three.
Oh crud.
One year NB my hiking partner wanted to walk every step of the way and I was game.
Looking back ‘for safety’ I think we didn’t walk across most of the roads after going into town. More so when towns were east of the trail.
Think it’s best if I just turn around and walk the trail again to fill in the gaps of that hike.
Last edited by petedelisio; 03-07-2024 at 05:21. Reason: North bound
Love this!