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AT Happiness: 13 to go!
AT Happiness: 13 to go! So this week I crossed out of Georgia and onto North Carolina. We move from smaller and sharply steep mountains, to some of tje highest elevations on the trail up to the highest pointClingman’s … Continue reading
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Happy International Happiness Day!!!
Happy International Happiness Day!!! Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared ~ The Buddha Today is the day the United Nations … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: Shaving Weight
AT Happiness: Shaving Weight One of the obvious concerns you have while thru-hiking is the amount of weight you are carrying. We all start out with more weight than we need. Primarily because we are all novice thru-hikers. One … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: My First Down Day
AT Happiness: My First Down Day For a lot of years I suffered mood swings and depression. In recent years I’ve learned how to deal with these better, learned to identify the triggers that would tank my mood. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, depression, happiness, hiking, nature
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Helen, GA
Helen, GA So bigger thoughts after some sleep tonight. My first night sleeping in a shelter was NOT good. It was warm and dry and the company was good but sleep was hard to come by. I got bits but … Continue reading
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Happiness Resources – March 8, 2015
Through the marvels of technology I’m able to both be hiking the Appalachian Trail AND simultaneously posting some resources to help you have a happy day my friends, enjoy ~ Rev Kane Continue reading
Leaving Civilization and my First Bear
Leaving Civilization and my First Bear So today I woke up by alarm clock, jumped in the shower in a heated room. Ate a hot breakfast cooked by someone else. I’m connected to the world by a wifi signal while … Continue reading
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Amicalola Falls State Park
Amicalola Falls State Park So I’ve arrived at the park, shuttled up from Atlanta by Survivor Dave a great guy, I highly recommend his services. He’s part of a network of folks down here that help shuttle people to … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, amicalola falls, appalachian trail, at shuttle, backpacking, happiness, hiking, survivor dave
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Really amazing hiking story
A Really Amazing Hiking Story http://www.backpacker.com/special-features/gone-hiking/ A friend passed this on to me and I read it this evening and it is a truly amazing story that brought tears to my eyes. I head into the forest tomorrow, on the … Continue reading
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Finally moving toward the Appalachian Trail
Finally moving toward the Appalachian Trail So finally today, I’m on the train and heading south. It’s an emotional day, the first day of an adventure always is this way. Little sleep, wake up early, double even triple check everything … Continue reading
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