I'm excited about my plans for my AT trip. i.e., section hiking Georgia as part of my training and then taking off the latter part of March from wherever I'ved reach by then. I'm thinking maybe near Fontana. But I keep being reminded that I won't be a 'thru-hiker'. Darn it...I was always one to want the stars by my name on the board! But, other than calling myself a 'thru-hiker', does it really matter?