I won’t beat around the bush or mince words. For me, the dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail has now come to an end. We recently returned from our 10-day vacation in the mountains of northern New Mexico. This was the first year that I would be able to really test out how my bad […]
Tomorrow, we head back to Red River, Mexico for our annual vacation. This will be the true test for my legs and feet. A year ago, I was 6 months into recovering from Tendon Transfer Surgery on my left ankle and foot, and 1 month into recovering from surgery to have my spinal cord stimulator […]
Now that I have been home for a few days from our 17-day Cross Country odyssey, I have had time to think more about the upcoming Appalachian Trail hike. The real reason for our trip was in order to travel out to my Hometown in Oregon where my brother and I were hosting a reception […]
Gee Whiz…………. I go on a short two and a half week vacation across half the planet and all hell breaks loose while I am gone…………. translation: Steve gets “Marked”…………… ha ha The family and I just returned last night from a 5,100 mile road trip, halfway to the moon and back, and I am […]
Greetings from the reclusive Texas Idiot. Sorry I have been AWOL from the blog page for a bit and I hope my hiking brethren accept my sincere apology. After submitting this post, I will be ramming my skull repeatedly into my computer monitor, until I am rendered unconscious, in a small token act of repentance. […]
Happy belated Memorial Day everyone! I come from a Military family. This past week, I have been reading alot about an organization called “Carrying the Load” that works to honor fallen, former, and current military members, along with our Emergency First Responders. The group held a 24 hr walk-a-thon in Dallas this Memorial Day and […]
ONLY 298 more Days!! Yes, I live in a tiny town named Runaway Bay, and NO, I do not live anywhere near the Gulf of Mexico. Our little hamlet of a town is located on the muddy shores of Lake Bridgeport, about 45 miles NW of Fort Worth. Our town did not even exist as […]
Only 299 more days! First of all, a hearty welcome to the newest idiot member of our little hiking cult, Shelbygrl, a fine Canadian gal from the frozen tundra of Ontario, who is apparently of sufficient mental instability that she somehow thought that spending 6 months hiking mountains with two sweaty idiots was actually a […]
Week 6 featured our 4-day, 2,000 mile road-trip to Indiana, meaning 4 days of long hours sitting in the car and 4 days of restaurant meals. Not exactly the prescription for healthy fitness. I did manage to squeeze in 5 miles of walking, along with 40 miles on the Stationary Bike. Week 7 saw me […]
I think I am in the process of reading my 1,318th different book focusing on the Appalachian Trail. Every book has a common theme when it comes to the subject of weight loss. The trail is possibly the best weight-loss program on the PLANET! I have been following the daily online journal of a 62yr […]
