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AT Happiness: Answering 2nd Graders
AT Happiness: Answering 2nd Graders Before I left for my hike I went into two elementary school classrooms and talked to them about hiking the Appalachian Trail. The students were great and asked really good questions. They got a kick … Continue reading
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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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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
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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Hiking with the stars
So I’m on the train heading to Georgia and I’ve met another thru hiker his name is John Stewart. So John Stewart and Michael Kane are thru hiking tge AT this year let the press know 🙂
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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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