Day Two done. I'm tired and I'm sore, but it is done. Tomorrow I will take a detour in Neely's Gap to go to Mountain Outfitter. I think I'll re-evaluate my gear and potentially re-evaluate the course of my hike. I plan to sit and talk to the people there, pick their brains and figure out what is the best thing to do. I'll probably make a few phone calls tomorrow, too.
Part of this trip was discernment, and, not exactly knowing where the discernment is supposed to take me, I'll can tell you where it has taken me: I like being with my friends and doing stuff with them. I like to enjoy nature in a Theaurovian sense. I like to think and philosophize. I like to write and share my thoughts with people. I have stories inside of me that I want to tell everyone. I have thoughts I want to share with the world. I think that about sums up my discernment...to sum it up nicely, I want to spend time with my friends and family; write stories; and share my thoughts with the world. To go with that, I am going to finish my master's degree in theology - I think it will add to the richness of the thoughts and stories I want to share.
Another part of this trip is trying to figure out why I want to hike the AT. It's funny because people ask me that question and I don't really have an answer for them. I pondered that while I was hiking, and I didn't really come up with an answer. Of course, part of it was that while I was trying to figure out the answer to that, I was instead having the epiphany of figuring out my life.
Anyway, day two is done. And I have a lot more thinking to do.
*Note: this is day two of the trail, but day three of hiking (Amicalola Falls).
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