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About Michael Kane

Michael Kane is a writer, photographer, educator, speaker, adventurer and a general sampler of life. His books on hiking and poetry are available in soft cover and Kindle on Amazon.

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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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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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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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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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 →

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