Suzzz, The AT was the first long trail I was interested in when I was 8 years old. Told my parents I was going to hike it one day. I got lots of short section hikes in and quite a few LASHes in, but no Thru Hike. I have two PCT thru-hikes and one CDT thru along with a lot of short trails. Unfortunately my parents both died before I got back to hiking. Now I am just trying to find a break in business so I can get away for 6 months to do my AT Thru. I know the trail will always be there, but she's starting to call my name again.