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Day 4 West Highland Way – Ardlui to Tyndrum
Day 4 West Highland Way – Ardlui to Tyndrum This day was a hard one to get my head around as I was very focused on my long hike the next day. That makes for hard work, hiking is at … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, happiness, hike, hiking, scotland, travel, Uk
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Day 2 West Highland Way – Drymen to Rowardenan
Day 2 West Highland Way – Drymen to Rowardenan View from my room Long slow day today, uphill the first 3 hours culminating in our first real climb. Then the rain came, descending is not my strength, doubly so in … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, backpacking, behappy, happiness, hike, hiking, scotland, travel, Uk
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Day 4 West Highland Way – Ardlui to Tyndrum
Day 4 West Highland Way – Ardlui to Tyndrum Images when I can, sorry This day was a hard one to get my head around as I was very focused on my long hike the next day. That makes … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, backpacking, happiness, hike, hiking, scotland, travel, Uk
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Day 1 – Hiking the West Highland Way
Day 1 – Hiking the West Highland Way Day 1 saw me leaving Glasgow for Milngavie (pronounced Mull-guy) and hitting the trail. I was excited to get hiking and got to the train early. Arriving in Milngavie early paid off, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, hiking, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, backpacking, happiness, hike, hiking, scotland, travel, Uk, walking, West Highland Way
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Are you Afraid?
Are you Afraid? Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. ~ Mark Twain So my time at work is winding down, I actually have about 24 work days remaining before my next big adventure begins. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, be happy, comfort zone, fear, happiness, morocco, spain, travel, vagabonding
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: Thru-hike Food Recommendations & Recipes
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Thru-hike Food Recommendations & Recipes A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger. ~ Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire So I will keep my own personal comments to a minimum tonight as I … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness
Tagged appalachiantrail, backpacking, calories per ounce, food, gear list, hiking, trail food, ultralight
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Hiker Slang
Hiker Slang We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect ~ Anais Nin At a book club recently for my book, Appalachian Trial Happiness, the readers said they wish there had been a glossary. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, camping, happiness, hiker trash, hiking, pacific crest trail, PCT, slang
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How to survive the first few days on the Appalachian Trail
How to survive the first few days on the Appalachian Trail Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance ~ Samuel Johnson Hiking the Appalachian Trail Thirty-two miles, that’s it, thirty-two miles. One of the things my friend Second … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary: Appalachian Trail Happiness
Happy Anniversary: Appalachian Trail Happiness Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about. ~ Rev Kane So one year ago today I did something I’ve always wanted to do and I published a book. I’m really proud … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, AT2018, backpacking, be happy, happiness, happy, hike, hiking, optoutside
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Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness – Walking in the Rain
Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness – Walking in the Rain Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking, rain, redwoods, travel, trekking
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