Just a few photos. Will write later… Later is NOW. This is Warren and Kimberly. A father daughter annual 4 day hike. Warren a HS Physics teacher and Kimberly a pharmacist. I think she is finished school and working. The point is… the are good people. As usual, hiker love takes over in almost every […]

This is my Aunt Kit. I was her Godson. She really loved me. For no good reason. It wasn’t that I did anything to deserve her love. I don’t even remember when her birthday was. I never gave her a card or a present. She used to take me into Ely’s Department Store in Doylestown, […]

I can’t say when I have had a better time on the Trail. This was my last stop while driving south, the Virginia Welcome Center, on Interstate 81. They were right. I loved Virginia! I parked my car at Rt 7, and walked a few miles and up the side trail to Bear’s Den Hostle. […]

Ahhhh! Bruce. This is your fault! It’s 0556. I’ve been awake since 4. I dozed off at about 0530. It’s Day 4, of my 6 day Section Hike in VA. I woke up in a sweat! I was dreaming that nightmare all we teachers know. My class is totally out of control! I can’t find […]

So why do I feel so much anxiety? Maybe it is just excitement. I am thinking to far ahead. Thinking about the danger. Thinking about the weather. Thinking about the 4 hour drive to the Trail. Hoping my wife will be ok while I am gone. Hoping no one messes with my car for the […]

That would be VA Rt 7 and the Appalachian Trail. That is where I parked on my last hike. I will start there and go SOBO for 5 Days and just see how far I get! I will be somewhere in the Shenandoah National Park. Cool! I’m hoping my new Hiker friend, Calvin, will be […]

*** Sorry about the video doubles! If you’re an AT Hiker, you know what this means. I passed the 500 mile mark on my Section Hike yesterday. I was pretty much high this whole day! It was a perfect temperature, my body was well, and I reached my first real milestone. Aside from all that, […]

(View from “Buzzard Rock”) And a buzzard! (Turkey Vulture) TOMORROW at 1 tenth of a mile past Louden Heights, I will have Section Hiked the Appalachian Trail for 500 miles!!!😊 Tonight I’m going to go back through my blog and see how many days I have been hiking, since my decision to do the whole […]

That’s my new friend Calvin! Ex Boy Scout, current adventurer, and master fire builder! Obviously. I woke up, boiled my 2 hotdogs, and came out of my tent to pee and there was Calvin with a beautiful fire! The dogs would have tasted much better with the fire. Still good. I froze the dogs and […]

I never write when I am low. I think it’s time. This has been a very difficult stretch. The loss of Daniel has taken it’s toll on my wife. She spends nearly all her time alone. Her not ok is me not ok. That is not codependency. That is marriage. Yolande is happy by herself. […]