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“For more than 3 months I lived on this 2,650 mile stretch of dirt. It was my home, and my identity- a thru hiker. I couldn’t even pretend to be anything different, My outward appearance gave it away. The backpack, the disheveled appearance, the smell, lol. Then we got to the end, and suddenly I was no longer a thru hiker. It felt wonderful and sad and confusing to finish this long journey. Time feels like it’s passing so much faster now and I am missing the long simple days walking from sunup to sundown. My sock tan has faded, the dirt has finally come out of my fingernails & the crevassses of my skin, my scrapes have turned to scars. I wear clean clothes and bathe regularly now. I sleep in a bed and I eat salad. Post trail is weird. In some ways the PCT and who I was on that trail feels so far away. Like a distant memory or a fever dream. I have to keep reminding myself that it was real. That tired, smelly, disheveled, strong, brave girl is me. And she will always be a part of me.” Words by @_gillianhansen Photos by @daniel_maggiora #pct2023 #trekthepct #thetrek #thruhike #thruhiking #thruhiker #pacificcresttrail #pctig #pctclassof2023