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<DIV>Hey Josh,</DIV>
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<DIV>Good to hear from someone new - welcome.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am NOT a thru hiker. Even when younger it would not have been "my thing".
And yet, being a section hiker and having been on the list a long time, I feel
rather confident in saying, go for it. Each hiker does the best they can, with
what they have. Some have monetary restraints; some have responsibilities that
pulls them off the trail for an extended length of time, and, some of starting
time issue.</DIV>
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<DIV>Keeping asking questions, reading journals, etc. If you can't start till
June, then you can't start till June. You'll learn how to make some
adjustments along the way to speed you to the cascades before major fall
weather. Regardless, you just might hike in lousy wind and very cold
snow...you'll deal. Go for it and have fun. Plus skip off campus asp
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<DIV>are we there yet</DIV>
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