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Five months after life on the AT: the ripple effect
"Kindness Rocks" found along some trails in Concord, NH I came downstairs in my comfortable fleece pajamas, opened windows to the cool,
The push and pull of unrealized goals.
This is a stream of consciousness post (SoC), not a well thought out, edited and polished post. I have been off the AT now for about 2.5 weeks; my
What trekking the AT and the South Pole have in common:
Perseverence is directly related to the intensity with which we seek the particular reward. I've been reading the blog of a fellow AT
My epiphany arrived on a beatiful day at mile 376 and my hike came to an end.
First day back: I slept well enough my first night back on the trail and woke about 5:30 - didn't want to get up. It hadn't rained much or heavily
On, off and On again: the logistics of resuming the hike.
On and Off... By day five off-trail I'd decided that I'd better make my travel arrangements before I changed my mind about resuming my hike. After
Middle age and what that means for a thru-hiker
First: I am unable to post on-trail due to iPhone battery issues and data charges - that's why I haven't posted since April. Second: I'm currently
The “push” of social media
It's mid March and I am still preparing for my hike. My plans are (were?) to depart from Harpers Ferry April 13th and head north - NoBo. My plans
My first real steps toward the AT and my voice in the community
This feels like day one: I took the first two real steps to my AT journey this week: 1. I registered with ATC so I am eagerly anticipating the
Comparisons create anxiety; my current state-of-mind
It’s almost March, about 7 weeks from my solo AT through hike. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed that time does fly by as I have been warned by my
A conqueror, an athlete and a bad-ass – that’s what.
I already wrote an entire post to answer Zach's question: "I am hiking the AT because..." My answer to "When I finish the AT I will..." ...I do