Dalton, MA has played host for J-man and me the past 5 days while I recovered from two big ailments. The first, a simple fever and raging headache, took about 3 solid days to get through. The second, a decision to quit hiking the AT, will stick for sometime unfortunately. But as of today I've decided to keep hiking. Would I really have been able to stop hiking when the person carrying my heart would be trudging solo up to Maine?
I know I'd feel extreme sadness when J-man summits Katahdin, and when I'd see the picture I'd think wow I could be done right now too. And then it would really be behind us. And I want that feeling for real. I know that I can physically continue, I just have to mentally let myself tag along.
It has been lovely to relax these past 5 days. I don't even have a hiker hobble to my step anymore!
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