shenandoah

a girl stopped me yesterday and asked if i was a thru hiker. when I said yes, she questioned me about how much my pack weighed, what kind of shoes I was wearing, when we started, etc.

then she asked if I would do it again if I had the chance. I had to be honest with her. I told her that today (yesterday) I would say no. I was tired, bored, annoyed, overwhelmed, freezing, hungry, thirsty,my feet hurt, my legs were tired, and I still had 10 more miles to go before I could stop.

then, I told her, if you ask me tomorrow, I will feel better, my legs will feel good, and I will be strong again.

the trail, like life, changes from day to day. one minute you can be tired
and overwhelmed by any and everything and then the next day, the sun is shining and things are ok. things are always ok. and the bad doesn't last forever.

the shenandoah mountains are beautiful, by the way. and so was the snow that we walked in for miles and miles.

the woman that took us to a hotel, a Mexican restaurant, and will take us to Walmart and back to the trail...now that's a whole different kind of beautiful.

56% complete.