20 Ways Thru Hiking is a lot like Christmas

Thru-Hiking is more like Christmas than you might think…
1. You are almost always surrounded by pine trees. Though the trees may not be decorated with ornaments and lights, it always smells deliciously like Christmas.
2. Every night, lights come on to light up the darkness. These lights may be attached to people’s heads         via headlamp, but they’re pretty none-the-less.

3. You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get around the holidays? Hikers have that feeling every time they summit a mountain, ...

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