my pre-trail jitters are kicking in. i think my last day of work will be next sunday. i keep thinking, "am i really prepared for this? do i really know enough?" but then i think to myself, "hell, grandma gatewood hiked the trail with a rucksack and pair of keds... quit overanalyzing everything!"
on one hand, i think that it's just really simple to get out and hike and that we've overcomplicated things with technology and everything. then on the other hand, i think that people used to ride around without seatbelts and thought they were fine. maybe that's apples to oranges, though.
i'm extremely excited, though, because i learned how to tie the knot to secure securely tie out my rainfly last night. :) i think i might go make a drysack purchase today and go practice bear bagging in the backyard.
big sigh. still in shock. :)
Angie....calm down.... calm down..take a deep breath and calm down..seriously..repeat ..calm down... last December I think you did your first backpacking trip?.. The Foothills trail.. 77 miles in 5 days... you're still alive..think of your AT hike as only 28.32 times that.. you did it once..you can do it 28.32 times... don't think of it as one 6 month trip..think of it as a whole bunch of shorter trips.. You'll be fine...
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