Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: It’s official

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. ~ John Muir

So initially I was an Appalachian Trail Dreamer

The place where you lose the trail is not necessarily the place where it ends.   ~ Tom Brown, Jr.

Rockin the Fudge-a-licious hat

Then I was an Appalachian Trail planner

No Pain, No Rain, No Maine ~ Unknown

Next I was an Appalachian Thru-hiker in training

Beware the “Words of Wisdom” from others. ~  SassyWindsor

Now, I’m so much closer

My train ticket to Atlanta has been bought

My ride with Survivor Dave is scheduled

All of my rooms are reserved.  I’m fully easing into the transition, I like transitions and like to savor them slowly.  So, two nights in a really nice hotel in Atlanta to pamper myself, the next night in the lodge at Amicalola Falls State Park, if I can ever get them on the phone, the next night at the Hike Inn and then onto the trail and the start of the long walk.

The front door at the Hike Inn

It is sooooo real now, which brings with it complete excitement and more freak outs!

So on March 5th I become an Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker in progress.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step ~ Lao Tzu

Somewhere up the trail an actual thru-hiker and then if all goes to plan, it sometimes does, I’ll be a successful thru-hiker by September 1st.  Wish me luck and have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. –Sir Edmund Hillary

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