Toby

The Appalachian Trail may last forever, but I won't. The clock is ticking and this is the year for me to make the trip from England to try those five million steps from Georgia to Maine, because if I never try I'll never succeed. So it's now or never. Good luck to the Class of 2024. We'll need it.

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The Perils of Practice: Part 2.

The Perils of Practice: Part 2.

Hey,  peril seekers, welcome back to the trials and tribulations I've encountered since I swapped my slippers for Salomons and stepped out to see

Feb 25, 2024 : Toby
The Perils of Practise: Part 1.

The Perils of Practise: Part 1.

Once upon a time I was reasonably fit, and I remember it well. It was a Tuesday in 1991. Great day. A time when REM, Genesis, and Michael Jackson

Feb 11, 2024 : Toby
My Eureka – The Appalachian Trail.

My Eureka – The Appalachian Trail.

My Eureka – The Appalachian TrailI first posted this blog in February 2020 with the intention of hitting the AT that March. But March arrived with

Feb 4, 2024 : Toby
Over Before It Began … For Now

Over Before It Began … For Now

Everything Changed It's been a strange few weeks to say the least. Last week I fitted all my kit into my pack for the first time, practiced my bear

Mar 17, 2020 : Toby
Sorry Isn’t the Hardest Word

Sorry Isn’t the Hardest Word

Broken I think I’m a little bit broken. Not in the physical sense, and maybe not entirely busted, but there's certainly an empty feeling swirling

Mar 6, 2020 : Toby
My Eureka – The Appalachian Trail

My Eureka – The Appalachian Trail

Have you ever had a Eureka moment when the stars align, fate stares you down, destiny tells you everything’s going to be OK, and you suddenly realize

Feb 25, 2020 : Toby