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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: One Week, My Knees, VT & MA
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: One Week, My Knees, VT & MA I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, damascus, happiness, harpers ferry, hiking, north carolina, tennessee, vermont, virginia
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Happy Hike Naked Day!!!
Happy Hike Naked Day!!! Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your … Continue reading
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Changes
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Changes Tonight I want to address something I talked about sometime ago here on this blog. People continually ask me why attempt a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail? The answer I have settled on is that, … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, change, colin fletcher, happiness, hiking, John Muir, life, quotes, socrates, transformation
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: My Damn Knees
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: My Damn Knees So I’m starting out this post with a message myself and to the rest of the hikers out there doing miles on the Appalachian Trail. We’re too hard on ourselves, I address this … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, appalachian trail, cape cod, happiness, hiking, knee injury, positivity
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Flora and Fauna Guide
Flora and Fauna Guide This page just passed my way and I thought it was interesting, a page that shows some common tracks, plants, etc…worth a look if you’re going to be doing some hiking, enjoy ~ Rev Kane Flora … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Selfie Progression
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Selfie Progression So tonight I thought I would put together a progression of the selfies I’ve taken on the trail so far. So here they are from when I started to my latest shot at Bear … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, change, happiness, hiking, photography, selfie
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: The Simple Life
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: The Simple Life One of the nicest things about the trail reveals itself the most when you’re no longer out there. It is the beautiful simplicity that exists while hiking the Appalachian Trail. Life on the … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking, mindfulness, nature, simple life, simplicity
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AT Happiness: Culture Shock!!!
AT Happiness: Culture Shock!!! So I have jumped off the trail earlier than I had expected to in order to surprise some of my family and visit others before they move out of the Northeast. I got off of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, nyc, peace, personal happiness, rangers, serenity
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AT Happiness: The Shenandoah
AT Happiness: The Shenandoah After my trail diversion to visit Washington, DC I returned to the trail at Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro, VA. This is the southern entrance point to the Shenandoah National Park (SNP). I had heard a few … Continue reading
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