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AT Happiness: Why I Respect Section Hikers
AT Happiness: Why I Respect Section Hikers Recently I read a piece by a section hiker about why he loves and hates thru-hikers. It was an interesting piece that came down to he admires thru-hikers for being able to live … Continue reading
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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: On the Trail Again
AT Happiness: On the Trail Again So it’s been almost a week since I’ve been on the trail. My 21 mile slack pack went well on my knees, but ended in a skin rash on my legs. This has happened … Continue reading
AT Happiness: No Straight Lines
AT Happiness: No Straight Lines One consistent theme in my life has been the lack of straight lines. My career path resembles the results of a fight between two cans of silly string. One thing that attracted me to doing … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, changes, happiness, hiking, life
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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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Tagged adventure, Appalchian trail, backpacking, children, questions
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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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Tagged adventure, Appalchian trail, backpacking, damascus, happiness, hiking
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AT Happiness: Reflections on Happiness
AT Happiness: Reflections on Happiness First you examine the scenery, then you examine your gear, then you examine yourself – Colin Fletcher Today on a slack pack, a light pack day, I really had time to reflect on my thru-hike … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, happiness, hiking, life, reflection, self-reflection
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AT Happiness: A Fast Day
AT Happiness: A Fast Day After forty days on the trail I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of this whole thru-hiking thing. Today was an easy day, I had planned to do a ten mile slack pack (hike … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking, slack packing
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AT Happiness: Leaving North Carolina Feeling Like a Bad Ass Hiker
AT Happiness: Leaving North Carolina Feeling Like a Bad Ass Hiker So I started this morning at Overmountain Shelter, an old converted barn that sleeps 21 people. I shared the shelter with a boy scout troop out of Raleigh and … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, boyscouts, happiness, hiking
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