Tag: Appalachian Trail

The final (30) repacking(s)

Today is the last day of “civilization”. Maytag and I are making sure we have every thing we need, and and making sure our bags are packed well. It means absolutly NOTHING that bags have been packed and repacked several thousand times at this point. Though it does explain why a guy who doesn’t play […]

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Drum roll please ….

WE SHOULD NOT LET OUR FEARS HOLD US BACK FROM PURSUING OUR HOPES. -Fortune Cookie If the technology demons behave, this should be posting as a jetBlue plane begins a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, carrying a new-born adult male (who has a face smooth as a manly baby’s bottom to prove it.) Approximately 2 […]

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The most important map

There are quite a few descriptions that people might use if asked to describe me, but there are a few that will never make that list, even by accident. For instance I doubt anyone would even try to link me and the word “organized”. And I definitely fall short on such things as “detail oriented” […]

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Tick, tick, tick (and a few tocks too)

Two weeks from this moment, I will be sitting in a Jetblue airplane, practicing my starvation skills as I very slowly munch on the five peanuts provided by the airline, as the plane begins its decent into Charlotte Douglass International Airport. I will no doubt be wondering if my well packed backpack will indeed be […]

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Healer, heal thyself!

Those who fall into the category of healer or caretaker often share one character “flaw”. They all to often forget to apply the same level of care to themselves. This is really true of ANY giving personality. We tend to place others before ourselves, to our own detriment. And this can be a very hard […]

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Time for some mushiness!

I have been doing a bit of digital prep today. Basically, I have been letting the hordes of fans that I have on my several thousand other blogs (you can stop laughing now) know that once I am on the trail, my blog presence will be mostly here. If anyone is bored, and maybe actually […]

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It’s March!!

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 […]

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To eat or not to eat? That is the question.

Because I have not really had all my supplies in one place at one time yet, I have not quite figured out exactly HOW I will be packing my pack. I got the food I ordered today, which is about a month’s worth if I actually listen to their portion sizes … probably half of […]

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