The Appalachian Trail Index

# of cats thru-hiking with their owners: 1
# of dogs: 12*
*rough estimate
# of lost dogs named “Castro” rescued by day hikers: 1
# of shelters slept in: 1
# of snoring parties we shared the shelter with that night: 2
# of dudes who gave us a creepy stare down to, we assume, intimidate us away from a near-capacity shelter: 1
# of civil servants who have given us a ride while hitchhiking: 2
% of aforementioned civil servants who were delivering mail: 50
% of aforementioned civil servants who held rank of Chief in the local police department: 50
# of zero days taken: 1
# of beers drank on a zero day: 3 (though the data is still out on that one)
Estimated average age of hikers we like to hang out with: 52*
*That’s a wild guess. ...

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