hiking after 60
Lightweight Backpacking Gear
Journal entries from July 2014: July 5, 2014 New lightweight ULA backpack My new purple backpack arrived today from ULA Equipment in Logan, Utah. Mel did the research on it...
Getting Ready and Finding Heroes
Journal entries from June of 2014 June 23, 2014 Brandy at one of her school jobs where she listens to kids read. Our kids confirmed today that they would be...
To Hike or Not to Hike from Georgia to Maine
More journal entries from 2014 as I contemplate the pros and cons of doing a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2015 June 9, 2014 To hike or not...
Deciding Whether to Do a Long Distance Hike at 68
Contemplating the joy of hiking. This is the first entry of theĀ journal I started almost a year ago as I contemplated hiking the Appalachian Trail in April of 2015:...
Long Distance Hiking After 60
Hiking After 60 In April, my husband, Mel and I will be heading down to Springer Mountain, Georgia, to begin our 2,185 mile hike of the Appalachian Trail. Mel has...