Regrets You Might Have If You Try To Hike A Really LONG Trail (Appalachian Trail, PCT, CDT, etc.)

00:00 Hey Y'all
00:38 Didn't "Hike Your Own Hike"
01:36 Starting With A Hiking Partner
02:27 Conforming To A Trail Family
03:36 Worrying About Other People's Mileage
04:21 Planning To Meet Friends From Home On Trail
05:33 Not Taking Time To "Smell The Roses"
06:43 Turning Down Trail Magic
08:00 Not Taking Enough Zero Days/Taking Too Many Zero Days
08:44 Not Taking Enough Pictures Of The People
09:29 Not Preparing Enough Mentally For Life After The Trail
11:35 Not Starting Sooner In Life
13:02 Not Finishing

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