[pct-l] Why hike for so long?

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- Bryan Cox <bcox120 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> I will be on the trail April 26th. My question is well, everyone ask me why 
> would anyone want to hike for that long. I run in to trouble trying to answer 
> them. I just tell them why not. Does anyone out there have a hard time answering 
> the same thing? If so what do you say? 
> 
> I know in my heart why, to me its more then something written or said. Its what 
> we do, our  passion. I know anyone can put their feet in front of them one step 
> at a time and get from point A to point B. But my people just don't get! What do 
> you all say to the undesirables?

Because you like to hike.