GEAR

MISC

• National Geographic List of Top 100 Adventure Books
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• Hiking Thru Podcast Episode 54 IB TAT aka Jeff Oliver
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WISDOMS

THRU HIKING

• I don’t know it it’s American culture because we know about these long distance or just human nature that compels certain individuals to go to these wild places.

• This is one of the early realizations I think thru hikers will have… ”Oh wow, this is like a job.  This is not just walk in the woods.”

• It’s almost like going out on the trail or going on a meditation retreat…that’s defragging your hard drive.

• When you’re out there hiking for so long, you’re seeing the change in seasons. 

• You’re experiencing life at a different pace.  That might change the pace of your mind.  It might change the types of thoughts you end up having.  You might be able to see things from a different angle.

• Anytime you’re around people that have different ideologies or different ways of seeing the world, it’s always an opportunity to learn and listen and maybe come to a more expansive understanding of what it actually means to be here…experiencing this life.

• The trail is this little magical hub of free thinkers. 

• As soon as you can articulate things, you can look at them from a different angle.

• If you don’t adapt early on or if that’s not in your mindset to be flexible and to know that you are going to make changes and it’s good if you make changes then it’s gonna set you up for a much more challenging hike.

• There’s never going to be a perfect opportunity

LISTEN TO NATHAN’S HIKING THRU EPISODE FOR MORE…