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Bucket listPivoting · 5 months on trail
Thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail after retiring early
Diane Hartley · 61 · Bend, OR
“The trail didn't care what I used to do. It only cared if I kept walking.”
In short
Retired at 60 and walked 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada, one resupply box at a time.
Hardest part
The Sierra snow section in a record-high year.
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Who else is on this path right now
A living network, not an isolated story.
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- people on step 2 today
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- one step ahead of you
- 3
- mentors who finished a pivoting journey
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- took an alternative path from here
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