If I'm by myself (dog doesn't count), camp time might not be very interesting. But it's hard for me to pass up the perfect camp site at 4pm, so unless I know somethings better down the trail, I'll settle in. Clean up a bit, eat, have a cup of coffee, maybe read some.

I don't set any speed records anymore, and I think it is perfectly acceptable to take a noon-time nap.

I spoke with a guy at REI who had done the PCT. He told me that it ruined him for hiking. All he could think about was getting those miles done, so much so that he didn't sleep some nights but kept on walking. Didn't sound like much fun to me.