Was my PCT hike anything like the book “Wild?”
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Cheryl Strayed (and Reese Witherspoon) and I took a lot of the same steps, and went to the trail for much the same reason: to heal.
ten things I learned while thru-hiking…
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I wrote this right after I had both hips replaced, caught covid and was unsure I’d hike again.
peeps of the PCT: Karl and Holly, trail angels
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The trail will provide and often that’s because of people who are generous just because they want to be.