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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: My Thoughts So Far
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: My Thoughts So Far “The long distance hiker, a breed set apart, From the likes of the usual pack. He’ll shoulder his gear, be hittin’ the trail; Long gone, long ‘fore he’ll be back.” ~ M … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, happiness, hiking, long distance hiking, thru hike, thruhike, walk in the woods, wild
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: It’s official
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: It’s official In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. ~ John Muir So initially I was an Appalachian Trail Dreamer The place where you lose the trail is not necessarily the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, camping, happiness, hiking, John Muir, mt. katahdin, travel
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Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks
Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks So recently I was asked by a new site, The Lightest Backpacker to write a piece for their blog. I opted to write a bit about my shock at how light gear has gotten … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, gear, happiness, hiking, the lightest backpacker, ultralight
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Official Freakout Day!!!
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Official Freakout Day!!! And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~ Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist So it had to happen right? Sooner or later the immensity of the … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, freak out, happiness, hiking, paulo coehlo
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Happiness is Shoveling
Happiness is Shoveling A snowdrift is a beautiful thing – if it doesn’t lie across the path you have to shovel or block the road that leads to your destination. ~ Hal Borland I haven’t lived in the Northeast for … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Snow Hiking Tips
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Snow Hiking Tips If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk. ~Raymond Inmon Given that the almost snowpocalypse has me relatively trapped indoors today … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, camping, happiness, hiking, ice, snow
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Happiness is Turning 50!
Turning 50 is a great excuse for a lot of people, to act silly, or check off bucket list items or make big life changes they should have made years before. I haven’t done much of that, my impending Appalachian Trail thru-hike is part of a recurring five year cycle that is linked to that understanding that we only live once. Continue reading
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Tagged aging, family, happiness, happy, life, positivity, turning 50
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Happiness is Uncle Mike Christmas
Happiness is Uncle Mike Christmas I have lived on the west coast for the last 20 years and most of my family lives on the east coast. So each year for Christmas I need to ship my gifts east around … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Christmas, family, happiness, happy, hugs, simplicity
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Happiness is an ice cream sundae and a smile
Happiness is an ice cream sundae and a smile I’m back in the Northeast and one of the things I’m a total sucker for is a Reese’s Pieces Sunday at Friendly’s. Tonight, I went in for one, it would … Continue reading
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Tagged Friendly's, happiness, happy, ice cream, little things
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Walking the Line
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Walking the Line All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche As I’ve mentioned previously I have undertaken planning to do a thru-hike next year on the Appalachian Trail (AT). My hope is … Continue reading
