I am typing this four months after our trip. It’s taken me till now to develop the
hindsight and appreciation of what happened.
I wrote this down for myself. I feel the need to say that, lest someone
think I mistake trip reports for novellas - once I started writing I couldn’t
stop, such was the pleasure of reliving our trip. Jason persuaded me to put it on the internet
for others to read and learn from, as we did with so many other amazing blog
posts and trip reports. I’m merely
adding one more to the pile, and hope that in the smallest way, it may answer
someone’s question, help logistical planning, or inspire another soul. It’s my tiny way of giving back to the
amazing community of people who dare attempt such deeds.
Shortly after our trip I knew I must try my best to
record what has amounted to one of my most precious times in my life. Every day that passed I feared my vibrant
memories were slowly fading, till all I would remember is a general sense of
emotion, and none of the details. Weeks
after our trip I’d take up the pen only to be so overwhelmed with where to
start that I floundered and wrote nothing at all. As with any big task the most difficult steps
are the first ones. And if you’re
dreaming of a JMT trip, I urge you to take some first steps of your own
too.
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