Talking with a PCT thru hiker about my mileage plan made me rethink everything

Ran into a guy at a resupply in Sisters, Oregon who finished the PCT twice. I was bragging about my 18 mile days on the SHT. He laughed and said, "You're hiking to see miles or to see the trail?" That hit me because I realized I had been treating my route like a checklist. Since then I cut my daily goal to 12 miles and actually stop for lunch now. Has anyone else slowed down after talking to someone with more trail time?

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