Hi. My name is Tom and I'm planning on completing a North Bound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2017 along with one of my sons. I'm recently retired from my job as a technical manager. This adventure offers an opportunity of a lifetime, as I seek to discover the focus for my encore career. I'm happily married to my wife of 38 years and we have three grown children, and four young grand children. I love all kinds of music, singing, playing guitar, country line dancing, and square dancing.
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Transition from Thru-Hiker to Section Hiker…
It has been a couple of weeks since I last provided an update. Due to some family emergencies I left the trail at Harpers Ferry and traveled to
Achieving the 20 mile day…
Breaking through the 20 mile day After two months on the trail I was able to break through the mental and physical challenge of achieving a 20 mile
Reunited and doing well
Made it to Roan Mountain Well I made it to Roan Mountain, TN and experienced the wonderful hospitality of several Hostels along the way. Hiker
The Smokies are complete ✔️
Starting at Fontana The Fontana Village was a little taste of comfort before entering the Smokies. This area is focused on the attractions
Georgia complete, now on to North Carolina!
I have finished the Georgia portion of the trail, and am now working on North Carolina. While in Georgia I established my trail name. It is Half-Full, based on my general optimistic view on life. Throughout this journey I've been impressed with the people along the trail.
Starting the journey, week one complete
Starting the journeyOn April 10,2017, I started my journey on the approach trail to the AT. It began with several hundred stairs to ascend to
Countdown for 2017 NorthBound AT Thru-Hike
Countdown: T-2 Weeks The time seems to be flying now. I continually find myself running through mental checklists to ensure that I have everything I
Preparing for 2017 AT Thru-Hike
Hi Folks! My name is Tom and April 10th, 2017 is my scheduled start date for my NOBO AT thru-hike adventure. A little bit about myself. I'm