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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: One Week, My Knees, VT & MA – Part 2
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: One Week, My Knees, VT & MA – Part 2 This is part 2 of my posts about my test week in VT & MA to see if I can get back on the trail, click … Continue reading
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: One Week, My Knees, VT & MA
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: One Week, My Knees, VT & MA I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, damascus, happiness, harpers ferry, hiking, north carolina, tennessee, vermont, virginia
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Selfie Progression
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Selfie Progression So tonight I thought I would put together a progression of the selfies I’ve taken on the trail so far. So here they are from when I started to my latest shot at Bear … Continue reading
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: The Simple Life
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: The Simple Life One of the nicest things about the trail reveals itself the most when you’re no longer out there. It is the beautiful simplicity that exists while hiking the Appalachian Trail. Life on the … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking, mindfulness, nature, simple life, simplicity
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AT Happiness: Culture Shock!!!
AT Happiness: Culture Shock!!! So I have jumped off the trail earlier than I had expected to in order to surprise some of my family and visit others before they move out of the Northeast. I got off of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, nyc, peace, personal happiness, rangers, serenity
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AT Happiness: The Shenandoah
AT Happiness: The Shenandoah After my trail diversion to visit Washington, DC I returned to the trail at Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro, VA. This is the southern entrance point to the Shenandoah National Park (SNP). I had heard a few … Continue reading
AT Happiness: For Our Veterans
AT Happiness: For Our Veterans One of the things I’ve noticed on the trail is the large number of veterans who are thru-hiking. The other night I met Mao and over the next couple of days we spent some time … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalchian trail, backpacking, hiking, memorial day, military, veterans, wounded warriors
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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: The Best So Far
AT Happiness: The Best So Far So as I head back out onto the trail tomorrow I want to address some of my favorite things so far. The first thing to address is the people, they have definitely been the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, best of, damascus, happiness, Hot Springs
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AT Happiness: Looking Back
AT Happiness: Looking Back A couple of weeks ago I was asked by someone what was the most profound thing I have learned on the trail? My reply was that the most profound thought was not born on the trail, … Continue reading
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