Back in Georgia I ran into a pair of ATC workers who let me pet their dog, and I hung around to have a good chat with them. I had just made it past Neels Gap and was feeling good about my hike. It was great not to be part of the “twenty-five percent” who quit the trail at Mountain Crossing, but I admitted that it was only a small part of the journey. One of the workers said that the next few milestones were also big quitting points: Franklin, …
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