Originally Posted by
tiptoe
When I began my sections, I would introduce myself as "just" a section hiker. My third trip, NY/NJ, I met a trail maintainer who told me to drop the "just." He reminded me that the original intent of the trail was recreational hiking for the many people who lived close to it. Later in my travels, I found myself telling thrus that thru-hiking seemed much harder than sectioning. Many, if not most, disagreed. There wasn't any animosity, ever. Most hikers are just glad to be hiking, whatever the particulars.