The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is weirdly crowded for a place that can make you feel completely alone.
Before starting the trail, I imagined loneliness would only happen if I hiked solo through some remote stretch of forest while dramatically staring into the distance like a character in a survival documentary. I figured that once I found a tramilyāa loose collection of hikers bonded together through shared suffering, ramen noodles, and questionable hygieneāIād never really feel lonely again. …
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