u/Simplicity540

Are there any long trails in the Daks? Looking to do a 4 day 3 night backpacking trip here in August, and was wondering if there were any long trails I could section hike

Initiated a short chill 1 night route at a local state park near me (Harriman State Park, NY, see my previous posts for photos). I can’t lie, I was definitely nervous about the idea of sleeping out in my tent in the forest overnight. I talked myself out of it so many times on the drive in and during the hike. I even planned to just eat dinner at the shelter site and then head back. I honestly was okay with that as well since there was rain in the forecast and I was getting kind of bored by myself for 4+ hours, with 4 more to go until bedtime. Ultimately I slept over in the shelter with this really cool older gentleman from a ways away. He made for great company and that eased the psychological load a lot.

I learned a few things about myself, some being easily inclined to live out of fear over faith (in things working out, not in the religious sense), or also that I have a lot of irrational worry about things, more than what I even realized.

However I’m proud of myself for getting out there solo for most of the hike in even if I had company sleeping in the lean-to. My plan going forward is to do more solo hiking to continue to build up my confidence and comfort in the outdoors by myself and perhaps a *true* solo trip is in my future. Even though being with friends is preferable for me