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Adventure and Travel Make You Happy
Adventure and Travel Make You Happy The world is a book and those who do not travel have only read a single page ~ Saint Augustine So it’s a bit of a lazy Sunday night for me tonight, work last … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, be happy, happiness, happy, hiking, make you happy, polar bears, whale sharks
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Reflecting on the Year So Far
Reflecting on the Year So Far By three methods we may learn wisdom: First by reflection which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience which is the bitterest. ~ Confucius So for my Sunday night … Continue reading
Happiness, Friendship and Hiking Surprise
Happiness, Friendship and a Surprise Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light ~ Helen Keller So recently I was back east, my siblings and I threw a surprise 75th birthday party for … Continue reading
Happiness is Making Dreams Come True
Happiness is Making Dreams Come True Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, happiness, hiking, mt. everest, retirement, travel, trekking, walkabout
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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
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Tagged appalachiantrail, backpacking, calories per ounce, food, gear list, hiking, trail food, ultralight
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Ending is the start of beginning
Ending is the start of beginning It’s not death that man should fear, but never starting to live. ~ Marcus Aurelius What’s on my mind … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, blog, ecotherapy, happiness, hiking, mindful, mindfulness
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A Happy Hiking Anniversary
A Happy Hiking Anniversary Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Of all the upness accessible to mortals, there is no upness comparable to the mountains. ~ Robert … Continue reading
Dreams, Decisions and Moving Forward, Machu Picchu and Oaxaca
Dreams, Decisions and Moving Forward, Machu Picchu & Oaxaca A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement ~ Bo Bennett Dreams It’s really important for people to have dreams, we all need something to look forward … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, climbing machu picchu, happiness, happy, hiking, machu picchu, mexico, oaxaca, travel
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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
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