So far I have not gotten as formal about the exercising as Mark. I have gotten started, and have a plan of action, but in the spirit of bureaucracy that I so love (← can you feel the sarcasm?) I have so far spent more time on the paperwork and planning then the actual activity. That said, I also […]
I’ll be using this post to update my fitness progress each Monday until we depart on the hike. Thanks to Steve for leading me to the website “myfitnesspal.com” which has been a great help in allowing me to track my calorie intake and exercise. My personal goals for the years and months leading up […]
As Mark said, I have been feverishly pretending I have a clue about making websites for a day and a half now. With a fair amount hair pulling (fortunately that does not hurt me much), I have managed to get us a functioning website that (mostly) resembles the original. Comments are still and issue so if you […]
(The Official “Two Hiking Idiots” logo) Well, not so small really……… For those of you out socializing and partying on Friday evening causing you to miss the memo…. We have moved this blog. You might notice that the URL for the blog has slightly changed in that we have dropped the “.wordpress.com” […]
When Steve and I undertake this hike, and then complete this hike, we are going to be going through quite startling physical transformations over the course of the 6-month hiking adventure. We are both going to lose weight. A LOT of weight. Once we get into full hiking shape, on the trail, it will be […]
Just a quick note for any who might be interested. We are taking this whole raise money for charity thing seriously, and hope others will too. When we are lying in a pool of our own sweat and vomit, agonizingly crying “Why am I doing this?”, we will just need to be reminded that there […]
I have been part of many a crazy plan in my time. In recent months I have dubbed myself Steve Quixote, since I am always chasing “impossible” dreams and doing my best to fight evil windmills whenever I come across them. My success rate is not one that inspires Hollywood to make a movie out of my life, but […]
For those of you law abiding types who did not actually try to peak at our super secret plans, they have now been declassified and made available to the public. For those of you who could not resist DON’T LOOK AGAIN! It is imperative that you STAY AWAY!
I have a few comments in response to Mark’s rousing post today: We can bring a pet mongoose. We can bring a comfy toilet seat. The mongoose can carry it. With carrying the toilet seat and defeating hordes of snakes, the mongoose will probably be rather large and muscular, so … the mongoose will be […]
One of the books that I have read concerning the Appalachian Trail has really hit home for me. This book is “Appalachian trials: The Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail” by Zach Davis. As its title suggests, this book deals more with the TRIALS of the trail versus being a play-by-play […]
