What Did I Really Get Out of the Trail?

As NOBOs get to Neals Gap, many go through the process of having someone at the outfitters there shakedown their packs to lighten their loads.  As Earl Shaffer said something like, “Anyone who hoists a pack and walks great distances eventually decides to go light or go home.”  All of us walk around with a ......

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