theabortionatorAnybody done any of the continental divide? Thats the one that interests me most in the states
I've hiked a little of the CDT. Remember, it's more of a "route" than a trail. It involves a large amount of road-walking, which does not appeal to me. Granted, many of those roads are dirt roads that do not frequently see traffic, but it is still road walking. The desert stretches on the Southern part of the CDT stretch on for sooo long.
I've also hiked some of the PCT. It is beautiful, I will agree with that. The Sierra is amazing. The deserts are beautiful in their own way. It is an amazing trail.
I've also thru-hiked the AT. It's fantastic, varied, and beautiful. The trail changes character so many times. From the rolling hills of the Shenandoah to the endless rocks of Pennsylvania (easily the worst state on the AT, in my opinion), to the rugged White Mountains, to the lakes of Maine...it has so much character.
Additionally, I have backpacked through the desert Southwest, end-to-ended the Long Trail at a far above-average pace, have ran the Grand Canyon Rim-To-Rim-To-Rim in a day, done some ultra runs elsewhere, and just in general climbed, mountaineered, hiked, backpacked, biked, and canoed in most parts of the US and Canada. We live in one of the most varied countries in the world. The three major hiking trails, the AT, CDT, and PCT, encompassing so many miles each, show a major cross-section of America. They are each unique, beautiful, and varied. No one would want to hike for several months through one type of terrain. And luckily, no one has to on any of these trails.
