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Sometimes Your Heart is Broken
In an ideal world... meticulous planning, preparation and training can come together and produce a successful experience on the
And the Honeymoon Ends: Temporary Separation After Just 5 Weeks
Dear Darling AT, I knew the starry-eyed honeymoon phase couldn't last forever. But it still hurts so much to have to face the cruel realities of
Inside the Mind of This Thru-Hiker on a Typical Day
A New Day, the Best of Intentions. Okay, up and at 'em! A new day on the AT and it looks like beautiful weather. I'd love
It’s All Good: Working Hard on the Trail and Reaping the Benefits
Things happen for reason. Fate had it that, during the past two weeks, I would have my first two nights' experience of sleeping alone in shelters
The Tale of Chocoholic and the Three Bears
Once upon a time... there was a young lady (or so she imagined) named Chocoholic, for she loved dark chocolate to a great
Sorry, Yogi, not today!
It's just Day Two of my projected 90 on the trail. I'm walking alone in a forested area with many bushes. Hubby is a minute or so ahead of me.
Why Am I So Nervous? I’ve Been Waiting So Long For This Moment!
Okay, now I understand. I've read so many blogs written in the final days before hitting the trail. Just about every one expressed anxiety, self
Hiker’s Hubby Suspicious of Heated Hanky Panky with Dehydrator
"I knew something was cooking down in the basement!" Such was the explosive reaction of the hubby of an aspiring A.T. hiker, as his suspicions were
My Apprenticeship Week on the AT
"The best way of learning about anything is by doing." -Richard Branson I presented myself as a novitiate to the Appalachian Trail last week and
Stitching and Bitching: Building My Own Gear
Cut to my last big camping experience: in January, on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Temperatures at night dipped into the high 20's. Using a