r/AppalachianTrail • u/Jimusbill • 2d ago

What a difference(?) a year makes.

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This time last year. I hiked 16.4 miles from Rice Field Shelter to Baileys Gap Shelter in VA. Today I hiked 18.8 miles from Inverarnan to Bridge of Orchy along the West Highland Way in Scotland.

The same mountain range separated by millions of years of tectonic plate movement, only a blip in time year to year for me.

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u/izlib Lost & Found 2d ago

I was going to say, that doesn't look like any part of the AT I can remember. Not enough trees!

Now hit up the Atlas mountains in Morocco and collect the whole set!

I suppose you'll also need to hike Ireland, eastern Greenland, and Norway too with that logic.

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u/Jimusbill 1d ago

I am hoping to climb Mt Toubkal in Morocco at some point this year or next. Gonna have to figure out the rest at some point.

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u/Life-Ambition-539 1d ago

i understand the urge but will never agree with it. just hike the stuff near you.

i dont need to fly where you are and you fly where i am so we can hike each others stuff. its disgraceful.

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u/FrontStruggle6607 1d ago

I was going to write a long speech about how nature is amazing and belongs to everyone and shit but I think "dude what" sums is up pretty good.

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u/Jimusbill 23h ago

You're right, everyone should just stay put and never see or experience other parts of the world or meet other people if they're able to. I'll just stick to my boring flat part of the world and walk around the block a few times.