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#197459 - 01/18/17 11:20 AM Re: Taking a Newbie on a Thru Hike [Re: Gypsy Smoke]
BZH member Registered: 01/26/11 Posts: 1189 Loc: Madison, AL	yes... I don't think a long hike is a reasonable first hike. A weekend hike is a much better first trip. If for whatever reason he just doesn't like it, you two will be miserable for a long time.
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