"Getting Rid of Stuff"

Perhaps fewer than 100 people have hiked the triple crown of National Scenic Trails in U.S. — the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail. John and Dawn Cicanese have done it and have learned an important lesson along the way: the less gear, the better, even in real life. “Thru-hiking, as it is called, is a simple existence. Hike, eat, sleep. Repeat. The simple life on the trail leads to a simple life at home. ‘Each time we got off a trail, we’d get home and get rid of stuff,’ Dawn says. ‘Too much stuff.’” In Florida’s Herald-Tribune.