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Week 13: (June 24 – June 30) Searching for Hallelujah While Slip Sliding Away
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our...
Week 12: (June 17 – June 23) Trail Magic: Kindness Abound.
“Every seed of Love planted within a heart may lie dormant for a long time but when the right conditions surround it, it cannot fail to germinate and grow and...
Week 7 (May 13 to May 19) Trekking Through Dante’s Divine Comedy and Ending up in H***ish Campsite.
“What was this forest, salvage, rough and stern, which in the very thought renews the fear. So better is it, death is little more; but of the good to treat,...
Week 6 (May 6 to May 12) Different Perspectives
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s...
Week 5 (April 29 to May 5): Rain, Rocks and Kindness
“Ah, kindness./what a simple way/to tell another struggling soul/that there is love/to be found/in the world.” Alison Malee. @alison.malee April 29th started at Winder Furnace Shelter 1226.9 and
Week 4 (April 22-28) Mud and Rocks
“As long as I live, I hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with...
Week 3 (April 15-April 21, 2023): Perseverance, Courage, Bravery, and Strength
Music for the trail “I went from zero, to my own hero…” Katy Perry, “Roar.” PRISM. Boiling Springs, PA 1124.3 to Rausch Gap Shelter, PA 1178.9 Total Miles=54.6 Joys: Two...
Apology for Missing Blog Submissions
Dear Readers: Several of you have emailed me asking about what happened to our blog. I want to apologize for dropping off the grid or blog post. As November approached,...
Crossing the Potomac Threshold
“I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” – Simone Biles malchus stafa, b. Loading up the bear vault. Mar. 2023....
Food for the thru-hiker or endurance athlete?
“I’m still not comfortable recommending that people eat saturated fat with abandon, but it’s clear to me that sugar, flour, and oxidized seed oils create inflammatory effects in the body...