I’ve bought my plane ticket to San Diego. I leave in two months. I think I will skip doing the Grand Enchantment Trail(GET) this spring as I haven’t done all my chores. Also, the logistics of doing back to back trails makes me sleepy. I can always do the GET in the fall after hiking the PCT(Pacific Crest Trail), if I have a bunch of energy left.
The logistics of doing a long trail are much easier than doing a bunch of small trips. It’s also cheaper. Like for the PCT, all you need is a ticket to San Diego ($116), a thru hikers permit($5), a bus to Campo($15), guidebooks, data book, and town guide($92) and you are all set for 3-5 months of non-stop hiking. You can take side trips, go where ever you want…just moving through the world–free. Walking and sleeping high up on the crest with a sunset and sunrise everyday. No, securing the proper permits to move or camp. You are home.
pardon my asking but how can you afford such a carefree lifestyle? are you retired?
I hope we will meet on the trail. I’ll be a couple weeks ahead of you, but since I don’t chop wood and haul water for employment, you’ll probably catch up to me. Please say hi as you go by! This will be my first time hiking the PCT (more than 5 days of it anyway).