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AT Happiness: Standing Bear Farm

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Michael Kane

AT Happiness: Standing Bear Farm   The Smoky Mountains are a huge figure in the mind of a thru-hiker for a lot of reasons. They contain the highest point on the AT, the weather is unpredictable in the spring and … Continue reading →

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AT Happiness: A Trail Vacation

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Michael Kane

AT Happiness: A Trail Vacation One of the things I had to battle with in starting this hike was which part of my nature would win out.  Part of me desired to plan my daily mileage and finish date in … Continue reading →

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AT Happiness: The Hardest Day So Far

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Michael Kane

AT Happiness: The Hardest Day So Far On the Appalachian Trail many of us use guides instead of maps.  The majority of us use The AT Guide by David Miller.  One of the features I love in the guide are … Continue reading →

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AT Happiness: This Can Be Dangerous

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Michael Kane

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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AT HAPPINESS: This Is Becoming Normal

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Michael Kane

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 →

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AT Happiness: Do You Love It

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Michael Kane

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: 13 to go!

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Michael Kane

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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AT Happiness: Shaving Weight

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Michael Kane

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

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Michael Kane

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

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Michael Kane

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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