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I was thinking too much. Here are some shits from my recent hike in VA. Ha!!!! Great typo. Take that spellcheck! All-In

I was telling a friend of mine that I feel like quitting at least once in every hike. Quitting this thing that I have to finish the AT. I remember when she spoke to me…

Well. I’m camped on the bank of Dismal Creek. I’ll have to look up why they call it that when I can get back on the net tomorrow at Trent’s Garage. I’m quitting. No more…

You know. There are people in the world and there are special people in the world. The kind that immediately disarm you. Remember when you were a kid, and you went into a friends house?…

I have a friend who has been telling me, for years, about the “Blue” Trail, a loop off the AT, with great views of the Lehigh to the North of the Ridge. I have been…

I’m “All In.” That’s my trail name, for a number of reasons. Mostly because I rarely do anything with any kind of moderation. Hiking. Coaching. Drinking. Man was I ever “All In” with Alcohol. Not…

I can’t just do. I have to do toward a goal. Doing for the sake of doing doesn’t work for me. I did that for 9 years. Retired and goal-less. I was sure I could…

I was just sitting here thinking that this is the strangest Easter Weekend ever. Then I am looking for a photo to start me off. Writing I mean. Some photo that will match this weird…

Monday morning i was doubled over in pain and nausea. My digestive system had decided on revenge. I think it was the curry. A new recipe. It started as heartburn. Then stomach burn. Then gut…

That’s me. Having a squamous cell carcinoma removed from my left jawline. I’m wearing a mask. My doc, Campanelli, who I have a crush on, has a mask, eye protection, and is wearing nearly a…