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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: My First Blue Blaze

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Michael Kane

AT Happiness: My First Blue Blaze Along the Appalachian Trail, the trail is marked with white blazes to mark the trail. There are also blue blazes that mark some side trails.  Often these side trails avoid a peak or hard … Continue reading →

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AT Happiness: Milestones

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Michael Kane

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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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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Leaving Civilization and my First Bear

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Michael Kane

Leaving Civilization and my First Bear So today I woke up by alarm clock, jumped in the shower in a heated room. Ate a hot breakfast cooked by someone else. I’m connected to the world by a wifi signal while … Continue reading →

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Amicalola Falls State Park

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Michael Kane

Amicalola Falls State Park So I’ve arrived at the park, shuttled up from Atlanta by Survivor Dave a great guy, I highly recommend his services.   He’s part of a network of folks down here that help shuttle people to … Continue reading →

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Really amazing hiking story

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Michael Kane

A Really Amazing Hiking Story http://www.backpacker.com/special-features/gone-hiking/ A friend passed this on to me and I read it this evening and it is a truly amazing story that brought tears to my eyes.  I head into the forest tomorrow, on the … Continue reading →

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