Will You Finish Your Long-Distance Hike?

What makes or breaks you on a long-distance hike?
With the summer season in full swing, the thru-hikers are showing up in my little town, situated over half way on the Pacific Crest Trail, mile 1730 of 2650.
The eager hungry eyes, I met in the first 150 miles of the desert out of Campo, have turned into perpetually hungry bodies. The bouncy legs have become sinewy brown bundles of muscle. The soft curves around the young faces are hidden by beards (for the men) and show angular jaw lines for the women, ...

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