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 […]
I am not a very material oriented person, which makes for easy nomadic lifestyle, but I guess also makes it very difficult when people feel the need to buy me gifts. Generally I try to talk people out of it when they ask what I might want, unless there is actually something I am in need of. […]
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 […]
The Idiot is finally back home after a whirlwind 4-day, 2,000 mile road-trip from Texas to Indiana in order to meet our first grandchild, Landon Alexander Pakulak (5 weeks old), for the very first time. (Landon’s Dad, Mom, and Grandpa all have red hair….. the kid never had a chance) I won’t be posting a […]
In a hike of 2200 miles, as one might imagine we are not just passing through a large amount of terrain, but also through a lot of history. The areas covered have witnessed much, from the growth and spreading of the indigenous people to the birth through adolescence of the nation we call the U. S. If we manage to survive […]
If you happen to live east of the Mississippi, please look closely at this map of the Appalachian Trail. Do YOU live anywhere within a few HUNDRED miles of the trail? If the answer is YES, we would love to have the opportunity to meet with you as we pass through your area. You are […]
I’ll cut right to the chase. Steve and I have moved up our departure date just a “tad”. We are now aiming for March the 20th, 2014! Yes, 2014!…….. as in NEXT YEAR!!………as in 317 short days from now! Why? Well, for starters, we both seem to be extremely impatient. Leaving THREE YEARS from now […]
After Mark’s recent post, I have to admit I have a few concerns myself now. I mean knowing that my own personal need for pepperoni sticks could very well endanger my life is scary enough, but knowing my partner is likely to antagonize rattle snakes and terrorize field mice and Boy Scouts is rather sobering. It is […]
Idiot’s Appalachian Trail Diary Day 17 “Bitten by a rabid field mouse that ate it’s way into my tent. So hungry myself that I caught him and ate him” Day 42 “Accidentally Urinated on a slumbering Rattlesnake……. IT was not pleased” Day 76 “Squatted for a large poop in front of a pack of startled […]
I went hiking for the first time in a couple of years yesterday. An actual hike that included mountains, death-defying acts of acrobatic skill, beasties galore, and pain and sweat. I did this to get back in the groove, making sure that I am well prepared for the short stroll that Mark and I are planning […]
