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AT Happiness: Changes
AT Happiness: Changes Bill Bryson has probably written the most famous book about hiking the Appalachian Trail. However it’s a terrible book to read if you are considering a thru-hike. He is writing for comic effect and so he over … Continue reading
AT Happiness: Hello Damascus, VA
AT Happiness: Hello Damascus, VA It’s been a while my friends so let’s catch you up. When last I posted I had just come across the humps in what was basically a hurricane and landed in the trail oasis that … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Appalchian trail, backpacking, damascus, happiness, hiking
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AT Happiness: Reflections on Happiness
AT Happiness: Reflections on Happiness First you examine the scenery, then you examine your gear, then you examine yourself – Colin Fletcher Today on a slack pack, a light pack day, I really had time to reflect on my thru-hike … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, happiness, hiking, life, reflection, self-reflection
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AT Happiness: A Fast Day
AT Happiness: A Fast Day After forty days on the trail I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of this whole thru-hiking thing. Today was an easy day, I had planned to do a ten mile slack pack (hike … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: Leaving North Carolina Feeling Like a Bad Ass Hiker
AT Happiness: Leaving North Carolina Feeling Like a Bad Ass Hiker So I started this morning at Overmountain Shelter, an old converted barn that sleeps 21 people. I shared the shelter with a boy scout troop out of Raleigh and … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: A Magnificent Day
AT Happiness: A Magnificent Day Today, first thing this morning, we climbed Mount Unaka, 1000 ft in 1.3 miles. Not the way I like to start the day, I’m not a morning person. The climb was brutal and especially hard … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: Hemlock Hollow
AT Happiness: Hemlock Hollow Yesterday we had planed to do a 15 mile day. We did the first 4 miles and stopped at Mom’s Store, a trail oasis 100 feet off of the trail. Coming rain, a positive review about … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: Hot Springs
AT Happiness: Hot Springs Hot Springs is one of those trail towns you look forward to getting to. It’s the first town where the trail goes down Main Street. We stayed at the Laughing Heart Hostel with our lovely host … Continue reading
AT Happiness: Standing Bear Farm
AT Happiness: Standing Bear Farm The Smoky Mountains are a huge figure in the mind of a thru-hiker for a lot of reasons. They contain the highest point on the AT, the weather is unpredictable in the spring and … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: My Dog Friends
AT Happiness: My Dog Friends Those of you who know me well know that I’m not always comfortable around other people’s dogs. Many people don’t have control over their animals and usually when a dog becomes aggressive it’s proceeded by … Continue reading
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