Hello all....Is there any one else out there that just feels like they need to put on the pack and go for a long hike anywhere just as long as they are hiking ???
_Brother Buzz_I need a hike - Appalachian Trail
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I feel your pain Brother Buzz. I just moved to Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak is already calling to me. There is a 12 mile trail that goes up it, I'm trying to get someone to go with me. There is a camp halfway up. 6 miles doesn't sound like much but it has huge elevation gain in that 6 miles. My pack and cliff bars are eyeballing me as if to say "lets go man".
_shamrock_
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...a post hike syndrome that lingers years after. The more joyful one's thru-hike experience the more vivid the memories. As a poor substitution to hiking, I tend to post encouragement to this years class on their guestbooks. The more posts the better I feel - quite selfish of me isn't it?
Sort of like trail magic - we who receive it while on the trail always benefit, but those who give it also receive joy in doing something helpful. But…boy would it be nice to don a pack, have simplicity in life for five months and live in mountain forests breezes. Nothing better for some of us.
_Postcard_
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This time of year it is almost painful to read some of these Trail Journals. We envy the class of 2012. Unfortunately, my wife Rocky and I are now limited to short duration hikes once a year due to family circumstances.
We wish God speed and good weather to this year’s hikers. Enjoy it and savor it. Our 2005-6 hike was an unforgetable experience.
_swamp fox_
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I go into the woods and forget about it all. The day I get out of the woods I'm already thinking of my next hike!!!
_Spare Parts_