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 have not had an update for a few days due to Global Warming. I am sure most would say what has one thing got to do with an other, but I am also sure you know I will come up with an explanation (even if it might be far-fetched). Basically my newest batch of […]
I have a new toy to play with guys! I figured that it would be very cool if we could actively plot our progress on an accurate map for all to see. So I went into the woods, built an alter, and did did sacrifices and other appropriately gruesome acts to the God Google, and […]
Now that we are approaching the end of 2013, it dawns on me that it also means that 2014 is … RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!! This means that this hike thing is coming up very soon. I am not saying I am nervous or any such nonsesadgjsokdlbks Sorry. Dropped my keyboard. I still have a […]
When I tell people I am planning to hike the Appalachian Trail, I generally get one of three replies: You’re crazy. Cool! That’s cool, but you’re crazy! Each of these invariably followed by a “Why?” The answer to that why is not always the same, nor alway easy to produce. However, the simplest answer is […]
It seems that time has done one of those funky things again. One minute my trip is, “Plenty of time … it’s not until the end of March.” All of a sudden it’s, “Holy crap … it’s at the end of March!” I still have most of my equipment to buy, but my budget is […]
As I sit here, in the “office”, I am thinking about minor logistic details of the hike. You know, the less important things like food. It is kind of hard to plan for rationing while I lick the recent cup of beef soup off my lips, waiting for the yummy wrap with fries … no […]
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 […]
Update time! While I am still slacking in the training and funding departments, progress HAS been made. Not sure I can take any credit for it, but forward is forward. Maybe my strategic begging worked, but I have a new partner … for the first part of the hike anyway. I would like to introduce […]
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 […]
