Some of you may wonder how many people start and finish the trail each year. It's difficult to answer with a great deal of clarity because the registration process is all voluntary. It is my understanding that roughly 2,000 people begin the trail in Georgia with the intention of completing the full 2,181 miles up in Maine. They say that approximately 10-20% actually make it.
I did not register at Springer Mtn., but Fire Fly, being the competitive person she is (:)) found it important to do so. Her number was 184, meaning that 183 people registered before her. We figured that there is probably another 40% that do not register (like me), so she was probably more like 300 or there abouts.
At Harper's Ferry we were registered as the 127th and 128th thru-hiker for this year. If 300 is the correct estimate that would suggest that we passed a lot of people or many dropped out along the way. Actually, both happened; also, many people passed us along the way as well.
So, what's to make of it?
1. Nothing because we aren't even half the way there yet;
2. It's okay to give ourselves a pat on the back given our age bracket, but let's not dwell on it;
3. Forget about it and move on (another 100 have probably passed us since we've been off the trail)!
Moving forward....
Crank
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