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(From the last night on VA) I made a good decision. Instead of pushing another 2 miles, 2 miles is forever after a long day, I decided to find a good stealth site. A couple…

Well, I’m here. Virginia. First solo hike since the TIA. But before I get to that, I have something I want to tell you about. My friend Paige. I met Paige in 1966. She was…

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Doesn’t that look like a lovely day? Warm. Sunny. Georgia. This is what I got. It is freezing!!! I’m in my bag. 4pm. Snow. Sleet. At least no freezing rain. It will be in the…

I’ve been working on completing the AT for just about 6 years. I’ve met so many nice people out there. I’ve met some really interesting ones. Tall ones. Round and square ones. And then there…

I don’t know what I would do with myself if I had never begun painting. This is only a sampling of what I have painted. I go through periods, I suppose we all do, where…

So, Scott, Betty and I did 11 miles today with full packs. A good warm up for Georgia. Betty and I are headed there on April 1st. We will finish the state. GA is really…

* This post has been in my draft file… I’ve been watching trail videos for days now. It gets me excited. I’m so ready to go. My wife got home safely from South Africa and…

My father always got us up early to go fishing. Sometimes to the Shore, but most time in the Poconos. He was always excited, so I was excited. I guess his dad must have done…

28 Oct 16 That is the day tattooed on the inside of my upper right arm, just below the looming image of Mt Katadin, the Northern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail. On that date I…