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my sister and her boyfriend tried to hike the entire thing... they got about half way before knee/ankle injuries forced them off the trail.
they have many, many, maaaaaaaaaaaany stories. if you're one of the through-hikers (i.e. people trying to make it the entire way) you can expect to get a "trail name" (i.e. nickname that everyone on the trail knows you by... they probably won't ever know your real name), and you can also expect to be fed lots of alcohol and other intoxicants...

I've hiked short sections of it... like one trail crossing to another...