Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Lessons Learned From My First Backpacking Trip

With only a few days until my Appalachian Trail thru-hike commences, I can’t help but think back to my first backpacking trip and the invaluable lessons I took away from it.
The plan was to do a 3-day section hike on the Appalachian Trail, starting at Springer Mountain and ending at Neels Gap. At the time, 31.1 miles seemed realistic for a 3-day backpacking trip. However, I grossly underestimated the trail, had a false confidence in my physical capabilities, ...

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