Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of July 22) - The Trek July is giving way to August, and the very first of the northbound thru-hikers are answering the siren song of Mount Katahdin. A huge round of applause for these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Camper Registration. Hiking and camping along the Appalachian Trail, whether for one night or many, offers the adventure of a lifetime. By registering your camping plans, you will be able to avoid crowds and minimize the impact you have on fragile Trail resources.
Prospective 2018 AT Thru-hikers -- The Payoff
When a thru-hiker passes every white blaze and completes an Appalachian Trail thru-hike, they're invigorated with an immense level of self-confidence. That is invaluable on the Serengeti Plain of Society today.
The bounds of your opportunities are limitless afterward.
Plus there is a great deal of clarity in thinking when completing an AT thru-hike (assuming all that positive energy and clarity hasn't been squandered on Facebook Live, watching CNN on a phone inside a shelter or some BS continual life-sucking postings on Instagram).
All kinds of financial benefits accrue from passing every white blaze and completing a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. The biggest plus? This goes on for a lifetime -- the financial cost of your AT thru-hike is probably paid off with three years of you summiting Katahdin.
Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers 2018 Tour
Then it's gravy after that.
It's not just you being in tip-top shape and having an enviable aerobic capacity.
It's you taking those lessons from the Trail and making this work for an entire lifetime.
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