At 66 years old, I have already had the adventures of a lifetime, especially with a 30-year Army career behind me, as well as five years as a high school Social Studies teacher, and a 42-year marriage still going strong. Still have this deep desire to complete the Appalachian Trail. I grew up in northcentral Pennsylvania hunting, fly fishing, backpacking and camping. My Army career gave me considerably more outdoor experience. Now fully retired and living in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay, I first started section hiking the AT in August 2019. I also frequently day hike in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. I also have notched a few day hiking miles on the PCT near Mount Hood OR. the Bridge of the Gods OR/WA, and Vasquez Rocks Agua Dulce CA.
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Mark Twain Said It Better
“Never put off until tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.”― Mark Twain Dear gentle readers, I am alive. But not hiking as
Dear AT: Oops!…I Did It Again – PCT Day Hike
Oh, baby, it might seem like a crush; But it doesn't mean that I'm serious. Britney Spears I have said it before: I do not have any presumption that
Day 3 Slack Pack #1 PA: Pollution and Politics
"Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, noWhere did all the blue skies go?Poison is the wind that blowsFrom the north, and south, and east" Mercy
Day 2 Slack Pack #1 PA: Duncannon
(14 Nov) At dinner last evening, Nightingale was reviewing the weather report and noted that it was expected to rain the afternoon of my third day.
Day 1 Slack Pack #1 Pennsylvania: Easy Rider
All he wanted, Was to be free. And that's the way, It turned out to be… Ballard of Easy Rider (13 November) What are the sayings? If a horse throws
Day 3 Virginia mini SASH #11: Halloween
"Come with us and you will see, this, our town of Halloween. This is Halloween, this is Halloween." Nightmare Before Christmas (31 October) Today’s
Day 2 Virginia mini SASH #11: Blowin’ in the Wind
Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist; Before it is washed to the sea? … The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. Bob Dylan (30 Oct
Day 1 Virginia mini SASH #11: Rock and Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster of love (Say what?); Rollercoaster (Huh, huh). Ohio Players. I did not have a good summer. I was unfocused, indifferent, and even
The Trail Beneath the Trail: Walking the AT on Cherokee Ancestral Lands
As the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th Anniversary, it is worth remembering that people were living and walking in the North
Postscript SASH #10: GA AT Communities and Atlanta, GA
"Truckin', like the doo-dah man; Once told me, "You got to play your hand"; Sometimes the cards ain't worth a dime; If you don't lay 'em down"









