As I have started telling friends and others about my grand adventure, several recurring questions have been asked. They include:
"Are you hiking with anyone?"
My answer to that question is no and yes. No, I am not starting the trail with anyone I know. But, 50 people will start the trail the day before me, 49 other people will start sometime on the same day as me and another 50 will start the following day. So it is unlikely that I will spend a huge amount of time in isolation."How will you get food on the trail?"
My plan is to shop at the seemingly abundant small markets and gas station convenience stores that are near the trail. Luckily I was born with guts of steel, so provisioning out of a 7/11 does not put as much fear into me as it probably should."How far will you walk each day?"
Standard answer is around 20 miles. This is always the point where I differentiate my old marathoning friends who nod and say that is not so far from my more normal friends who think that is insane."Will you carry a gun?"
OK, just kidding. I live in Canada. Nobody asks that question!"How have you been training for this hike?"
At this point I squirm a bit and start talking about the weather.Well, that is likely the last useless pre-hike post. Hopefully next post will be from the trail.
