Well, sort of. For longer than I have been totally into political blogs, I have been into hiking journals. Every year, hundreds of people take off on long adventures through forests and mountains, tackling the long and grueling, but beautiful and serene, trails that cross America from north to south.
I am speaking of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Appalachian trail (AT) and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). Each one is over 2000 miles long, the longest being the PCT at 2600 miles. They vary in the amount of time they take to travel, but if you finish, you will be on the trail for over 4 or 5 months. It's a once in a lifetime adventure, and one I hope to someday try. But for now I live vicariously through the journals of others.
If you are interested in viewing some, there are tons of them stored over at a site called TrailJournals.com. The site is designed to hold the journals, pictures and a variety of other stuff about the hiker.
Here is the part of the site where this years journals are. Some of the hikers have already stopped on the trail. You just have to read one to find out how they are doing, or if they still are going at all.
1 comment:
The Grich is really a nice guide for all hiker's.Hiking's beauty is that it brings out a new dimension and also exposes a person's vulnerability towards nature. I like the Himalayan trail , that is from Gangotri .
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