Nihilitarianism

At first I was planning to do all 3 long trails in the USA in 3 consecutive seasons, but looking back I'm glad I didn't. A hike like that will change your life for years to come if you let it. Or rather, you can use its momentum to actively change your life, and that process starts on the trail as you build it up, or even before that. It gets you moving, and when you're no longer moving physically you still feel like moving, so you move spiritually. It sets in motion a chain of events, and when it's reached its conclusion, it'll be time for another hike like that.