Can ya believe that we will be leaving in about three weeks? It seemed like just yesterday this whole adventure was just a vague idea! The last few days have been a bit … outside the routine. Which is not necessarily a bad thing since my routine is about to change drastically anyway. But this […]
The adventure begins very soon. I can’t wait. I generally get one of three reactions when I tell people about my plans. Some can’t imagine WHY I would do such a “crazy” thing. Others think it is a cool idea and wish they could do something similar. Most fall somewhere in between, thinking it is […]
I just got the newest toy for the hike! Since we will be pretty much carrying our lives with us on the trail, weight i kind of an issue. This means if I want to regale people with legends of the trail on a regular basis, I need something slightly lighter than a full blown […]
I have been pretty busy the last several days. Ironically, the busier I am, the less I feel I accomplish. But that is nothing new. It all has to do with relativity and the ultimate ethereality of super science. But I can proudly say, that whatever has kept me busy has been with one primary […]
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. –Albert Einstein Einstein has always been one of my “idols”. And it is not just because of his cool hair. The man just made sense. Granted in order to understand some of the sense he made on needs a degree in physics […]
Climbing up hills can be hard work … especially when those hills are figurative. I have fallen into a time in which I seem to be making little progress in ANYTHING I do, which is very disheartening. I started of this year with all sorts of fresh ideas, that were exciting and seemed to have […]
It was rightly pointed out to me in begging plea for assistance yesterday that not everyone will really have a clue what I am talking about … especially with regards to the charity donations thang. Not that many people often have a clue what I am talking about (including me). Maybe some came along later and […]
It has been a long time since a proper update, considering changes along the way, life, summer, and other minor interferences. I am considering all progress Mark made until his body decided to pull a Benedict Arnold on him as still valid for pledges … as long as those who made the pledges are still […]
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 […]
