Nice shots Denise! I had a friend who had planned to do a through hike a few years ago. She trained really hard, but had to pull out after about a month due to knee problems. She still took the time to do at least a few of the portions and loved the experience, mostly all of the people she met. I also kept up with Scott Jurek (the ultra marathoner) when he went for his record-breaking through hike--which has now been bested! 46 or 47 days is the record I believe? Absolutely nuts, but also amazing what we can push our bodies to when we really want to.