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“Not all who wander are lost.”
Richard bfson _ ".- •/ /'■ '
Scill, Larson is determined to complete the journey by hiking about 20
miles a day at a pace of about 2.5 to 3 mph, meaning he typically hikes 9 to 10
hours each day. Along the route, he’s likely to encounter adverse weather, snow
and rockslides. pesky bugs and poisonous snakes. Still. Larson
sees an upside to toting a 45-pound backpack through some
of the nation's most magnificent terrain.
H It's a great way to see America and learn about Ameri
ca, ’he says. I love seeing something new every day.'
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Natural splendor
During his hikes, Larson has seen the natural splendor
of the nation. He's wandered the rolling woodlands of
Shenandoah National Park in northern Virginia, traipsed
1 through wikiflower-covered meadows in Yellowstone
National Park in western Wyoming and scaled rite
W heights of California's 14,494-foot Mount Whitney, the
I tallest [leak in the continental United States.
[ Along the Idaho-Montana border. Larson stood astride
the Great Divide, where the waters on the eastern slope
flow toward the Gulf of Mexico and those on the western
slope flow' to the Pacific Ocean. At night, he slept under
the stars, and on crisp, clear mornings, he had the thrill of
seemingly standing atop the world and seeing 1(X) miles in
every direction.
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Larson enjoys sharing those moments with other long-distance hikers, such as
Matti Urlass, 29, a civil engineer from Bonn, Germany, and Seth Schumacher, 17,
of Livingston, Mont., who just graduated from high school. The three hikers met
on the Internet, convened along the U.S.-Canada border in June, and shared food,
hiking gear and companionship as they traversed the nation's backbone.
"I love the culture of long-distance hikers.'’ Larson says. “You get to see the
generosity of the human spirit that you don't necessarily see in the real world."
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