They speak of weather and steep sections. Places to get cheap beer and powerfully big breakfasts. Who's still on the trail. They talk about Earl Shaffer, the godfather of going on. There's 32 Flavors, the girl wonder who can do 30 miles in a day.
Humans can live without TV news, radios, newspapers and the Internet.
They can live without hot showers and soft beds. But they can't live without gossip. Rumors spread along the trail with a speed that amazes observers. Gonna miss camping with you all tonight. I hope you all bathed before Finerty Pond.