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AT Happiness: Status Update
AT Happiness: Status Update Well lots has been happening, a quick trip to Washington DC and then a 300 mile bump up to the Shenandoah National Park. The park is beautiful and the trails are great. I started with a … Continue reading
AT Happiness: Ponies!!! The Grayson Highlands
AT Happiness: Ponies!!! The Grayson Highlands Most Appalachian Trail hikers love the Grayson Highlands. It’s easy to figure out why. There are great views and of course there are ponies. However, like with most parts of the trail, how you … Continue reading
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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