I'm often reading posts where folks talk about their size 13 shoes and their enormous height. I never hear from short people. What's up with that? And if there are any among you, I'd like to hear about whether you think that affects your hiking speed or not. I mean seriously, if the AT is five million steps for a typical hiker, it's eight million steps for me.
A buddy of mine captured a photo of me on a recent hike. I was walking in front of him, maybe twenty paces. I look like a freaking hobbit. (5' 5" at last official reading.) I wonder sometimes if I picked the right hobby here.