Anyone here ever spend much time on the Appalachian Trail?

My son and I were hiking 10 miles on Saturday and ran into an old lady attempting a thru hike. God bless her. She was old and moving slow. I wish we would’ve spent more time chatting with her. Thru hiking is certainly a formidable task. I’m sure someone here has done it.

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I think there's a blind guy who can take you on it * - El Kabong 2019-03-19 11:35:52
- I’m always astonished - captaineclectic 2019-03-19 13:17:28
  - Especially after he says "make a left" - El Kabong 2019-03-19 13:26:42
    - Which brings us to why Helen Keller couldn't drive. - ArasEra 2019-03-19 17:34:02
I have - catripledomer 2019-03-19 10:46:48
Did some of the PCT at Mt. Hood this past summer. - irishsundevil 2019-03-19 10:20:15
- That's my stomping grounds. - mocopdx 2019-03-19 10:37:51
  - Yup, only did about a quarter of the trail though. - irishsundevil 2019-03-19 11:08:04
    - Yocum is my favorite. - mocopdx 2019-03-19 11:21:43
      - Green Lakes in the Sisters. - Giggity_Giggity 2019-03-20 08:46:59
        I don't get to Central OR enough. - mocopdx 2019-03-20 10:01:08
        I'm seeing that show here in MD. - Giggity_Giggity 2019-03-20 11:17:26
      - God forgive me but please don't tell anyone about - Mmb 2019-03-19 21:57:27
        It's a well kept secret - mocopdx 2019-03-20 10:00:04
      - we like the Cairn Basin - Eden Park spot - plaid_pants 2019-03-19 19:15:04
        Eden Park is beautiful. - mocopdx 2019-03-20 09:59:20
      - Concur on the N Cascades .... - BIGSKYND 2019-03-19 17:59:22
        Just watched Valley Uprising, by the way. - mocopdx 2019-03-20 09:58:05
      - Cascades are definitely on my list. - irishsundevil 2019-03-19 12:28:22
I've met plenty of hikers who do it in stages over years - thecontrarian 2019-03-19 10:19:12
First of all...how dare you? - potatohouse 2019-03-19 10:05:36
- Those thru hikers are different animals for sure. - 93NationalChampions 2019-03-19 16:03:11
- I think it’s “number one, how dare you?” * - captaineclectic 2019-03-19 10:13:49
Guy at my Gym does a lot of hiking around the world - TWO 2019-03-19 10:03:17
I was more an Oregon Trail kind of guy. * - The Holtz Room 2019-03-19 09:56:11
- Did you suffer from cholera? I heard that was going around. * - Seamus 2019-03-19 10:50:57