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AT Happiness: This Can Be Dangerous
AT Happiness: This Can Be Dangerous The first thing to note is that thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is really quite safe. Few people ever die and there is very little crime. In my opinion the major reason for this is … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, bears, happiness, hiking, nature, widow maker
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AT HAPPINESS: This Is Becoming Normal
AT HAPPINESS: This Is Becoming Normal One of the things that I talked about earlier was the stages I expected to go through on the trail. Initially I was a hopeful thru-hiker. I expected that stage to last for a … Continue reading
Happy News – March 22, 2015
By the miracle of technology I’m able to share a bit of happy news while I’m out hiking thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, enjoy my friends and have a happy day ~ Rev Kane Continue reading
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Tagged charity, giving, happiness, kindness, penguins, positivity, Taylor Swift, valentine's day
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AT Happiness: Trail Towns So Far
AT Happiness: Trail Towns So Far A few notes on trail towns/resupply stops. Neels Gap A great stop as it’s the first one, the staff at the center is fabulous. I didn’t stay at the hostel but instead next door … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking, zero day
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AT Happiness: Do You Love It
AT Happiness: Do You Love It So this question was put to me today, and it’s not an easy one to answer. Not because I’m not enjoying hiking the Appalachian Trail, but because the experience is far too complex for … Continue reading
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AT Happiness: My First Blue Blaze
AT Happiness: My First Blue Blaze Along the Appalachian Trail, the trail is marked with white blazes to mark the trail. There are also blue blazes that mark some side trails. Often these side trails avoid a peak or hard … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, blue blaze, happiness, hiking, trekking, walking, white blaze
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AT Happiness: Milestones
AT Happiness: Milestones So on the trail I am trying to stay focused on the trail, mindfully walking and enjoying each step. However it’s hard not to think about the milestones along the way. First there was mile zero on … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking
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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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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, Georgia, happiness, north carolina
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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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Tagged good news, happiness, happy, happy news, peace, positivity, united nations
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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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