Starting Hike...any last minute advice?
I finally get to start my section hike at the top of Springer Mountain! My gear is all packed, weighed, and ready to go. Any last minute advice before I start?
Find something positive about every moment.
The most crucial and welcome advice I was ever given: have a good time.
"Maybe life isn't about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it's about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it."
1) Take an abundance of pictures. 2) Keep a journal, taking time to jot something down in it every day. 3) Have fun
Getting lost is a way to find yourself.
Embrace the suck.
Have a great time
Gatlinburg has a KFC
Drink pleanty of water!
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If you hear banjo music, ....hike faster.
take care of your feet
or start dancing.Originally Posted by MuddyWaters
"Hiking is as close to God as you can get without going to Church." - BobbyJo Sargent aka milkman Sometimes it's nice to take a long walk in THE FOG.
do not, under any circumstances, squeal like a pig
Don't forget to pick up a pebble at Springer so you can drop it off at Katahdin
Simple is good.
throw out your itinerary if you got one
Read Bill Bryson's account of the Springer approach trail in A Walk in the Woods and don't do that.
+1...............have fun!
I read Bryson's book. Don't do that.
Pain is a by-product of a good time.
1) Have fun. 2) Don't quit before you are SURE you need to, you may wish you had kept going. Happened to me in June this year and I can't find a hole in my calendar to back till maybe fall if not next June. Pics, video, journal... Sassafras Mountain is not a hard climb, my 10 year old did it. Take breaks when you need to, it will be hot and humid. Yes on the water, yes on the feet. This might be TMI but we were just there!I thought it was just beautiful there, every step.
"Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there."
After you take a break get in the habit of looking around real good before you leave, even in the trees, you might have left something hanging or dropped something.
How big a section - days, weeks, months..?
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Stay hydrated. Stop walking before you take in the view. Take a silent break every now and then and just listen to the sounds of the forest. Keep smiling. The worst day on the trail is better than the best day in the office.
Double Wide is now BLUEBERRY
Northbound (2nd Attempt) March 2017
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