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My Annual Thanksgiving Day Hike
My Annual Thanksgiving Day Hike After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value. – G.M. Trevelyan Each year for Thanksgiving I do a hike in the morning, turkey in the afternoon. My Thanksgiving tradition includes three of my … Continue reading
Posted in hiking, Holiday Happiness, personal happiness
Tagged backpacking, be happy, happiness, hike, hiking, holidays, opt outside, PCT
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Happiness can be a Rollercoaster
Happiness can be a Roller Coaster We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. ~ Frederick Keonig Ahh the best laid … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, be happy, happiness, hiking, PCT, positivity, wisdom
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Trail Family Meeting on the Appalachian Trail
Trail Family Meeting on the Appalachian Trail Only one who wanders finds a new path ~ Norwegian Proverb So as I posted recently my friend Awesome is thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. We hiked together on the AT back in 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness, Happiness is Adventure
Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, awesome, backpacking, family, happiness, hiking, travel
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Awesome on the Appalachian Trail
Awesome on the Appalachian Trail Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~Winston Churchill Today a really special post, it’s the earliest part of thru-hiking season on the Appalachian Trail (AT) … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, happiness, hiking, photography, travel
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My Annual Thanksgiving Hike
My Annual Thanksgiving Hike If you are seeking creative ideas go out walking, angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk ~ Raymond Inmon So when I was younger Thanksgiving meant getting up at 3:30 in the … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure
Tagged backpacking, Black Friday, happiness, hiking, PCT, Pittsburgh Steelers, REI, shopping, thanksgiving
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: What A Difference A Year Makes
Appalachian Trail Happiness: What A Difference A Year Makes Arriving at one goal is the starting to another ~ John Dewey So last year at this time I was in my first week on the Appalachian Trail. It was an … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness, personal happiness
Tagged appalachian trail, AT, AT2016, backcountry, backpacking, friends, happiness, hiking, looking back, walking
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: The Book
Appalachian Trail Happiness: The Book So as readers of this blog are aware I completed 1000 miles on the AT last year before a knee injury ended my adventure. One of my primary goals in attempting to do a thru-hike … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, happiness, hiking, springer mountain
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: Gear Lists
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Gear Lists Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits. ~ Cindy Ross There is a ton of preparation that goes into most … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Change can be a good thing
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Change can be a good thing As many of you know I hiked 1000 miles on the Appalachian Trail this summer. A long trip like that is bound to create some change in you personally. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, contemplation, friendship, happiness, hiking, introspection, mindfulness
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: Let’s Help Reunite Some Hikers
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Let’s Help Reunite Some Hikers Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo These days on the Appalachian Trail we really have it easy in some respects, primarily in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, appalachiantrail, backpacking, community, family, happiness, hiking, nature, outdoors, reunion
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