[at-l] Cherokee Tom

[Felix J]

pudscrawler at aol.com wrote:

> Tradition?  Weather?  "Rules?"


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>This reminds me of a question I've often had. Why does it have to be 
>next year? Why not later this year (assuming the infection clears up, 
>etc. )?  Why do so many hikes end that could just be delayed? 
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There's a tradition of not being able to start hiking again once you've 
stopped?  There's a rule? And, if you're going to let weather stop a 
thru-hike, you probably shouldn't think of starting one to begin with....