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Or any other type of hell that the Garden State brought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3b4aa949-3903-46cf-8c4e-1a0328af8f46/IMG_9781.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out …and my best friend from Kindergarten… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f8dc2154-9ce7-4f9d-8149-2fde9ce77e0a/IMG_1358.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out “What were you doing at 11:20 A.M. on October 11, 2021?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/60c44601-e7c9-4ba0-b04d-bd873880de1e/IMG_0649.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/474db983-3e97-414c-ac71-bf0eebe30b74/IMG_0863.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out The calm after the storm, my best buds eating Mom’s Jell-o cake on my back deck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd88dcad-acc2-4fb2-af9a-96682221a9be/IMG_0827.JPG Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0d28beb9-ca1e-4661-adb8-542b70e22966/2460F948-0FD0-4710-9BF6-7F8824A0C47D.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bb8222ff-134f-46f6-ba90-ba1a293ec3b1/IMG_1265.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Happy 77th, Mom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6ec54ed2-76a6-409a-9e0a-6ce23dd87216/IMG_0821.JPG Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out …surrender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1266bb76-7e2b-424e-a097-53a7c28daa52/IMG_0606.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4a1d2eef-1eb0-407e-bf6e-0ee6a5303e0e/IMG_3870.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out “The Appalachian Trail Days Festival is the biggest event of the year in Damascus and the world's largest celebration of the Appalachian Trail and hiker culture! Each year in May, the town swells to an estimated 25,000 people for the festival. You can expect a grand reunion of thru-hikers past and present, over a hundred vendors of handmade goods and some of the best outdoor gear in the industry, a packed schedule of live music and events, and a large crowd of trail supporters and hiking enthusiasts.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6515064d-9ec1-4146-adba-64867b544650/IMG_0340.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Pitchy and Shawn for the win on moving day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5fb12db-e96d-4659-9732-f34a02c11963/IMG_0733.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/db819808-51f2-4593-92ec-0083f74eba45/IMG_9926.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/518f6adc-7d5c-4021-999a-ff079eeb1be1/IMG_0678.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Reunited with my North stars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/71527932-a91e-4802-baf4-d180e96a9888/IMG_0795.JPG Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out Myself, Ken, Pitch, Roast Beef, and Graydog with innocent smiles… …before we died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b9ddd076-ca9a-40f1-ba22-4650e36d3b8c/IMG_0667.jpg Blog - Success in Surrender - Make it stand out And then, we began to… https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/peaks-and-valleys monthly 0.5 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0bf2f27f-46a2-4a95-a68c-7cdd59f3ab45/IMG_7308.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/28fd99cb-1e07-423a-b155-b5a6584e97ff/IMG_8703.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Happy birthday cupcake for 1! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5bb34724-ffe8-4a20-8941-2f523d68b0d5/IMG_7246.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The summit of Mt. Adams brought wind gusts of 62 m.p.h. with a windchill of 19 degrees F, while the trailhead that we departed from sat below at a comfortable, sunny 70 degrees. Safety comes in preparedness and the utmost respect for Mother Nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8c46653d-57d3-4f7b-b79c-7e78bec7be35/IMG_8806.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Pure Christmas joy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ad9b2373-f225-4788-abb1-170384d6551f/IMG_6588.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Marking my territory in the pantry at The Notch Hostel, Lincoln, New Hampshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f248f78a-457c-4673-8d9e-3f32fceb0e0c/IMG_7014.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/11a9553a-9e9a-4f8f-90e1-a2da43b782a3/IMG_7146.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ae338835-316f-4958-b98a-073b2d62b981/IMG_6800.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out There’s something special about doing hiker laundry while on trail and wearing your rain gear because everything else needs to be washed. It’s that feeling of vagabond, footloose and fancy free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fd63c358-16d9-46b0-b1e8-0ee10750cfa4/IMG_6955.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Cream of leek soup at Galehead Hut for $2.00. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fa113e04-87b6-4780-bb86-d7bad3f8c8af/IMG_6848.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Summit of Mt. Eisenhower with a visit from Old School! He was a big part of my O.G. Appalachian Trail tramily (tear!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ecb4bb50-6c6b-412b-aaf3-ea0bcfd6e2fa/IMG_7043.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whiskey cheers to making headway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b49fd4f1-a222-4ba2-8f02-e1d35278c1c5/IMG_6880.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Lots of swelling ensued as I beat on my body. Legs felt like lead. Balloons. Weights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4b3b2c28-9447-4151-9c67-54d3f424646b/IMG_6626.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1397e8f0-a179-4b2d-b629-819da15a1af1/IMG_6936.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cae21394-8c24-41b1-b01e-21bbcebcfb78/IMG_7327.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d314d1a3-dd1c-4adf-93b5-233cd2d98b7e/IMG_8655.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1e32575c-538b-4e4b-b0c8-266ad86f5bd3/IMG_6830.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out I met Brightside (pictured immediately to my right) on the first day of his thru hike, March, 2024, while I was out in Georgia doing a section. And then he walked into The Notch, 5 months later, having not heard from him since his start. The Serendipity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa7a7c15-cb4c-46e2-aa20-c73c31dba603/IMG_6939.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out There ain’t no water like fresh spring water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6bd859ef-a56d-4ee2-9bc0-55725d89e92c/IMG_6984.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Hiking into sunset en route to the Bonds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/03ee5b8a-9c87-4a4b-86e9-2dea44898a3f/IMG_6575.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bfda6822-dd34-4a44-8f66-fcd3a65c6691/IMG_6840.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1fce0863-744c-48e2-aed2-a9006809f06e/IMG_6826.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/225cc2e7-c7d1-4ae0-b54f-adedaca8b6af/IMG_7516.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out …and Treehouse and Lady Unicorn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5ba1c277-90aa-4836-9851-0f17dddbf303/IMG_7178.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Refueled with a clementine at Zealand Hut on my way to the summit, reminiscing in sitting on the exact same bench 3 years before with 351 miles to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b158a5c8-8cfe-4a3f-b580-2c73f0c0d05d/IMG_7278.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out And then there was one. One final summit to complete our 48. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f9f5958e-e47d-4ffe-bbe7-f4f362e2cd6c/487F6F30-3135-44D6-B3AC-A9CCAB963646.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The descent of Mt. Adams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/69d3078b-a04a-4914-ba2e-16d23861eb8c/IMG_7727.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f488b064-81d3-448c-b48c-fa6450555a53/IMG_7724.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Michaux State Forest, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5bb115bd-8c26-4196-a5ee-739a54a82844/IMG_6878.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The logistics of reaching each summit was no easy task, as they weren’t on a singular trail. It took connecting multiple trails to plan routes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c1304cf3-292c-4610-8038-071a003e89d9/IMG_6771.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out PB & J with a view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5702baad-7a1a-4515-acab-b5b1dfde69f9/IMG_8650.PNG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6f27105b-d9a7-4f88-9474-8b9aaf05ee73/IMG_8821.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out My Dad has a cousin named Roger. Roger lived in Florida. I never had the chance to meet Roger. But Roger grabbed ahold of my thru hike and he didn’t let go. He emailed every single week for 27 weeks. He was the first one to call me after I summited Mount Katahdin. And we vowed to meet, to walk at least 1 mile in the dirt together one day. But then Roger passed away unexpectedly before we had that chance. His wife Sandy sent his Steeler hat to me to keep. A piece of him. One that was close to his vest. So do “it” tired. Do it sad. Do it unmotivated. Do it scared. Do it alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1178bc31-b041-4b83-8406-96ed0ff327e3/IMG_7095.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1ec1e9a3-de2e-4207-a761-14595490b464/IMG_8811.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Dad loves wearing the ribbons and the bows. And his “NH 48” proud Pappa hat. And Amelia loves Dad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b923eef9-55e4-4c3b-80e5-eb16b0bbfc7c/IMG_7252.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Sheltering from the frigid before descending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f3facc16-2b82-446a-9223-b9750f0b5133/IMG_6986.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Mount Guyot with blue waves of peaks in the backsplash, some of which I was standing on days before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/444f3586-759c-4975-a672-ef87b34e284a/IMG_7098.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0827a21d-62b2-4727-8a27-e0c10e25f30a/IMG_7112.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f4f242e6-b55c-4dfe-a22c-5567ee238c50/IMG_6850.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Old School onlooking over the Presidential Range. The largest peak to the far left of the photo is Mount Washington, “the most dangerous small mountain in the world”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6296342c-0caa-47d3-a055-f6f8ad6a107d/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e7b41a44-4eac-4cf9-96d7-e0c07673feb0/IMG_8632.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fe0bc521-1681-4e0e-8127-afd76fac0560/IMG_6853.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Old School always leaves me nature notes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/17742c78-be69-4b6e-bedc-a0c3859f00f1/IMG_8810.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b6ccc1a6-bbda-4101-94a4-8810703942de/IMG_8309.PNG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ce3a0013-d485-45f3-8493-3b999ce10100/IMG_7502.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Tramily reunion with Ken and Bullet… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/91d437a3-a163-4248-ac7c-c482438812cb/IMG_8649.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc899c6d-e887-4b9e-951d-054f632400de/IMG_7123.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out To be back… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a2b461cc-232b-405d-91c6-f4ffa13f6a6b/IMG_6807.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Magpie did! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e0ed308-0d2b-4126-8b7a-f9ede8db2753/IMG_6931.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out My favorite kinda kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7d672fb2-3266-4289-b96f-7d5416244b64/IMG_7227.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Not an ankle fracture, but dependent edema from spending dawn until dusk on foot, bouldering. Ratchet shit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/58d13482-2c08-4582-b00c-6382961bc015/IMG_7326.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out …and beer. Beer that we stashed in the bushes at the trailhead earlier that morning to sip upon our completion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5ceccc24-e26e-4ac4-85e0-3370737b1e8c/AD461262-37AD-43EC-B2AE-17CDBF63985E.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Post-it notes on lampshades. And highlighters. And Sharpies. And three-ring binders. Ruled paper galore. Thoughts so jumbled that I am finding it difficult to extract them from my mind and transfer them to the keys. I write, because even if one of your lives is changed through reading my words, then it will all be worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c6a2c177-c21d-425b-92b4-6705e7b4cac0/IMG_6948.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Mountains look different from the inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4608f8a6-adc5-482a-9766-da4bbbb842fb/IMG_8458.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The ornaments that hang from these branches tell the story of my life. From Christmas Eves on Joel Street as a young girl, praying for only a Snackmaster and a Claddagh ring and peace under the tree in the morning. To friendships spanning decades, filled with mixed tapes and angels and hand forged clay snowflakes. To a holiday abroad. They have all brought me to my now. A now that is filled with both pleasure and pain, but one that is right on time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/585a7ee9-84dd-4b26-bcc4-2b440fb21eff/IMG_6709.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Mother Nature’s recliner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/062596c2-d954-436b-be09-d0c761b48ce2/IMG_8778.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/62cf24e7-0eeb-48a9-816f-93ec50280fd1/IMG_8687.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2c681f10-1059-4cae-9c20-972054cfbb7a/IMG_8011.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The first time that I carved a pumpkin since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4ca1ecde-b3b5-46b1-a811-6bebf4af69d6/IMG_6992.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The sun was my alarm clock at Guyot Shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5ed78cfd-4dff-4a42-9609-fec6326fe8c5/IMG_7291.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/17cb8c17-8744-42c7-88bc-ce65bebeafb2/IMG_8057.PNG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fd48f39f-cc1e-4a41-a08a-5513b0f58df1/IMG_6995.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/465d4e79-2890-478a-8495-60aad9c50193/IMG_7101.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7bdf21d5-2a3a-4243-bbab-3a4aec468f74/IMG_8314.PNG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f019631b-8b33-481e-b4f7-e4336bded8f2/IMG_7490.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Gotta stamp those thighs with this kinda win! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3a71dbe4-063f-4bd3-b0d3-eedd844e951f/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f44f6c20-f343-44e9-b79a-86e5e2569d60/IMG_6804.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out When your Sawyer water filter’s flow slows to a trickle after non-use, it is usually dried out with minerals from backflushing with tap water. You can soak it in hot, distilled water (~140 degrees F, not boiling) for 2 hours, and then soak and backflush with white vinegar and then again with the hot, distilled water (to remove the vinegar taste). Tried this method for the first time, and it worked great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/32efb339-3339-4f51-a7a1-2dba3deb2a43/IMG_6666.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Rocks with a cameo from upstate New York! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a288e160-190c-4fbb-8bf9-d3185da6bdd5/IMG_7733.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Volunteering at the Appalachian Trail Museum has afforded me countless serendipitous, lifelong connections. Here, Nan, the previous record holder for the eldest woman to ever thru hike the Appalachian Trail, connects with a thru hiker hopeful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9bf8a44-739c-4c28-b818-4b1dfff5d18a/IMG_7086.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cfd60a77-638d-478e-b65a-e3a5f4d74144/IMG_7235.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Making our way in the wind to the summit of Mt. Adams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a059254a-e5d1-4770-9b1e-e7246acd7e01/IMG_7111.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out With Lake of the Clouds Hut in the valley and Mount Washington standing before us, we descended from the summit of Mt. Monroe, watching the AT weave below us in memory’s lane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/db81d56d-effc-4795-8cd4-4b1ecf4d5089/IMG_7128.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f208118a-7180-4bb5-8470-d2b9d6200605/IMG_8586.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Any day that’s a new backpack day is a good day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5ab5673c-105c-479c-a421-6ee4c05a6cfc/IMG_6976.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Feeling tiny on the summit of North Twin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9d173fa3-23db-4da1-a55c-b690dc611199/IMG_7706.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Laptops in low places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3965ea29-0865-48d8-99ae-3e97998d9b42/IMG_7198.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f3058f30-3eb3-4cb7-a53f-c737052117fa/IMG_7321.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Our last challenge congratulated us with navigating ankle deep mud by the light of our headlamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/adee9fcc-b89f-4bc5-9817-d1e2e2991e89/IMG_6762.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Ken reaching the summit of Mount Jefferson via the ambitious Caps Ridge Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7f0c7c85-4c37-4d1b-9f69-847a24f5d62a/IMG_7752.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Coming home to some homemade surprise swag from Smoller after weeks in the wild and a 14 hour drive back to Pennsylvania sure filled my cup! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/272ca47b-d32b-4b59-8f81-af0f41eeda87/IMG_7964.JPG Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Happy dress silly day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4d5c89d6-084d-40d9-98c6-f0d5c2375db8/IMG_8671.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d6e07ab1-db1c-4422-adfc-118ce4d68c21/IMG_6849.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The essence of Ken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f7f26c16-7684-4457-a8ab-d250d7c8d012/IMG_7192.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Zealand Mountain. The outlier. Its summit sits 20 yards off of the Appalachian Trail, a summit that I thought that I had already snagged while on my thru hike. Over a snack with Grateful by a stream, I learned that I, in fact, had not. So on a planned off-day, I went at this one alone. The serendipity of navigating a 4K by myself proved to be exactly what I needed, what I was really afraid of, sight unseen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/272c30e5-35ed-4cf3-b309-fdba952b80ea/IMG_7091.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d3c6febd-78af-4c0f-b0b8-b182ea30bac6/IMG_3316.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Was a very Merry Christmas with the “Mineo’s”! Minus a Steeler win and T. Swift… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5216726f-23d6-4abf-a2bd-df59abd94fa3/IMG_7238.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7061435c-683c-4d22-9e9c-e8482bbcd703/D86E8681-1E84-4C16-9F29-E467E93E751E.jpg Blog - Peaks and Valleys - Make it stand out The first time that I walked past this very sign, this exact fucking sign, I had big, BIG feelings. Feelings that were powerful enough to leave me speechless, categorically rewire my mindset, and ultimately reroute my entire life. Feelings that whispered, “There’s a big, big world out there, Sarah. Pack your fears, walk my spine, and I will show you that you can trust yourself.” It was oh so good to be back on Maryland’s Appalachian Trail. Back home. To the place that gave me my wings. The place that fueled me to fly. To walk. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/there-goes-your-life monthly 0.5 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b0a45b43-90b4-4917-a4d9-1308337dd720/IMG_5115.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life And Treehouse runs the Fiddle. And Treehouse is from the Burgh. And I’m from the Burgh. So he got a 278 mile Primanti Bros. Uber Eats delivery! IYKYK! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bb28e471-b485-41a5-8537-276589463d45/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life See one, do one, teach one. Pitch took her son Wyatt out into the Great Smoky Mountains alone on an overnight after our time together in Georgia this Spring. I am one proud Mamma Bear! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/470dfe59-d738-46d2-ba00-731589c72d05/IMG_5157.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2b556101-b387-4fec-b20e-23fb8e7e9c6c/IMG_5241.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “Young Kenny Nice Toes” clips his nice toenails on a swiveled leather office chair outside of a Motel 6, New Market, Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/63fb21a4-58c3-43f0-9a75-746f0cca0f6e/IMG_5222.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life In Wilderness Bob, Kula, myself, Ken, and Graydog, are five generations of thru hikers. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ~ Terry Pratchett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/da6e5c6e-f6ea-4769-a9bf-656554685c44/IMG_4946.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Happy (surprise!) 70th birthday to my Uncle Dips, the one that got me to the starting line! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ff7d1322-1ab5-4c9c-8afb-61f5d9cedf45/IMG_6319.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life - Make it stand out “Quit or keep going. They both hurt.” 20 more summits. See you again very soon, White Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/06d64be1-ba2f-43f2-9c5e-8870af9d8ffc/IMG_5276.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life 76 year young Kenny climbs Mount Cannon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/403180ea-de2c-46ef-bef9-1cad8b2c3d1a/88E5731F-F003-4F8E-BF0D-1B7DDA2011DA.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8f77e26d-c9e7-48fb-8602-7b4ec8efccd3/IMG_6250.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Small plates and live jazz with the OGs, Gail, Wendy and Karen! Lots of broken glasses and honest advice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f70da39b-2375-446d-b75b-fef513a7d998/IMG_5459.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Hiking the Whites with a ‘lil help from my frands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ca366af-a4b5-4dd8-ae1f-de52658e6aa5/IMG_5415.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life My Old School Sprout! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c4f4b7ae-959e-4a0d-a4f6-b10bef0ae19e/IMG_4816.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life My Mom and her “little” brother, Uncle Jimmy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/31ae3030-e616-40c3-a28f-25184c89ea29/IMG_5132.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Charley’s AT trail magic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e525f33-d588-4b4b-aaa0-dd589c66afc7/IMG_5243.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “He checked the oil, slammed the hood, and said, ‘You’re good to go.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/084bf20f-35df-4834-9398-f9c56c000494/IMG_5066.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “Let them be little.” ~Billy Dean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3e569be3-7d21-4fe1-855b-f0d345eb2ed9/IMG_2334.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a7ef3713-8586-47dd-8830-cc68e54d0bfa/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life …and also in the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/68261050-ec7e-4e19-911c-61ec0726b899/IMG_5411.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Marking my territory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4b4dafc9-6e96-4eb6-ac6e-315a1ce15dff/IMG_5515.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Weaving friendship bracelets in the common area… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44981203-b6f1-4431-ba99-412d8950e6ad/IMG_5797.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Crush paid a visit to Hostel de Dips after his section from Swatara Gap to Jersey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/34f37e72-c604-4ee5-822f-0090111b9e25/IMG_4785.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life - Make it stand out “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you will look back and realize that they were the big things.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9607f8c6-7256-45b3-937f-d1f66ab10c3b/IMG_4939.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life New ink day at PMA Tattoo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/01fd199e-78e6-4754-8bb2-288b23937a5c/IMG_5482.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Rocks, for the trifecta! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b185f0bd-621e-4b37-9c17-acb74a9ed6d9/3A6B33D8-E5A9-498C-B435-F8089B9BB0BC.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Trail hair, don’t care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3a477ec3-e20f-44c4-b9bd-7b67a8b69eda/IMG_5300.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life One “Grateful Hiker”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bc697ae5-557a-4f8c-a829-3f387abdfd73/IMG_5118.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life And, in turn, I got Bernie as a bunkmate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a24d4614-886f-4fbc-b559-a8d7d634b6c7/IMG_5850.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “Babe, that Dr. Pray…he has some nice shoes!” My Dad wanted the same sneakers as his Cardiologist. So I bought my Dad the same sneakers as his Cardiologist. We won’t tell Dr. Pray that we polished off a pizza together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d7cc8a5c-fad3-4027-b901-96c9ffddb673/IMG_5992.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life ‘Dat Asia Way Advantage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ce2db8eb-365e-452d-858b-bac5162861e9/IMG_4820.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life And his Grandson, my second cousin, Aiden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/793c3a35-db60-4707-8e3c-d38425587d6c/IMG_5239.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “I want to wear those.”, I said. “They are wall decorations, Dips.”, Ken said. “Ma’am, may we wear those sombreros while we eat these burritos?”, I asked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8864914b-d424-46dc-90ad-9c26782624c5/IMG_5127.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Broken Fiddle Hostel in Damascus, Virginia is the G.O.A.T.! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/40d1389b-aca5-41c5-94c1-a1e97dbbd0e5/IMG_5847.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Happy Father’s day, Daddy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/08abfc01-9a4e-4fe2-8ac6-7d31aaad04b7/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a464c81f-c4d2-40b1-8a88-6e53622acacc/IMG_5090.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Homemade Mamma’s Day brunchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/86fdc42e-2c7a-4296-9fc1-16513f983634/IMG_5761.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life My pretty city! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d466d498-8d90-4d4f-870e-c8f51891a130/IMG_5133.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Following my rocks on our way through Trail Town, Damascus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8a60c82a-3974-4d33-8653-bc01cc0f0125/IMG_5506.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life The decorated female rock climber, Nina Williams, spoke about “Riding the Wave” at Rumney’s Barn Door Hostel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f2edaaa1-1eb5-4d05-b59a-3236bc1dff8b/IMG_5692.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Werk stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44f4d248-8dca-47b9-b645-78919b06d385/IMG_5600.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Eye candy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/eee22e81-f039-4c09-b875-87fbc21bf625/IMG_5328.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/168a24f4-c62c-4343-ad0f-7935f9d4f254/IMG_5167.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Graydog (Class of ‘71) and Ken (Class of ‘21) show Kula (Class of 2024) how to adjust his fanny pack. The fanny pack that I gifted to him to return to Katahdin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/65a26a1d-9973-462a-83b1-35d304d1de33/20240518_142738.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Annual Hiker Parade down Laurel Avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/326052f2-b0cb-46de-9cb7-cbaa0907791c/IMG_6150.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life This is my new friend Christine Reed, and she is sheer beauty. And she is strength. And she is fearless. And she tells the truth. And she just launched her second book, Blood Sweat Tears. It is a collection of stories by 26+ women about hiking, backpacking, trail running, and mountaineering. But it is also about relationship to body image. Mental health. Menstruation. Belonging. Sobriety. Motherhood. Chronic Illness. Disordered eating. Grief. Menopause. Injury. Mortality. Identity. And you should get yourself a copy. Because it’s for all of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3f806652-0dd1-4e0e-942f-397c48dec440/IMG_4735.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Pittsburgh Pirates’ home opener with the Minney’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d2eb5643-112c-4e09-8208-2948edf5d288/IMG_5871.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life I met her in 6th grade. We were opposites from the start. But yet, we were the same. Diane went on to marry the love of her life, have 3 beautiful children, 3 very magnetic and accomplished children. And me, I climbed different kinds of mountains. Yet, they were always the same. My Lionel, my Diane, got the phone call last winter that each of us believe that we are invincible of receiving. The one that tells you that you have breast cancer. And on April 2nd, after major surgery and extensive radiation therapy, my best friend received a clean bill of health. And so we went to see our namesake, Lionel Richie, in the flesh. If you know us, you know this about us. About Lionel and I. About our nickname. About the undies and the vinyl. And we laughed all of the way there and all of the way home from the seats of her minivan. While she asked about the backstories behind my new tattoos. Still opposites, yet still exactly the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4d45325f-2d65-4091-b076-42af41c6e7b1/IMG_5014.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1c32014f-6339-4563-b608-772e21c4aa37/IMG_5610.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Full circle, and back in Pittsburgh, Ken wove a trivet out of wooden coffee stirrers for my keeping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/216b0d57-66b9-4529-bd96-7f247ad742e0/IMG_5793.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life And this is my Dad (wearing a sweet hat!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8e4c167e-9dc0-47ea-bdfb-bc250a6ca349/IMG_5280.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4ef7605a-cae0-4979-9e66-df528becaac6/IMG_6041.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Bone broth with veggies because my little heart needed a little soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1974d360-707f-4370-a61a-e706c504f16b/IMG_5449.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c14b4449-ed97-42e0-9b4a-ad54d252300c/IMG_6023.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Wyatt in mid air! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/386c495f-b554-4909-8cef-a61e057dc2a5/3DAC1266-4CA1-48C4-A814-1E6374016D14.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Brooke Annibale and her lyrical genius got me up and over my very first solo Appalachian Trail summits while she sang through my headphones. And I got to meet her in April. And she signed an album and gave me a t-shirt. “If I’ve learned anything at all about this life, it’s the things that scare you the most that are always worth the time. Patience, hold me, let me feel this lonely. It’s the things that scare me the most, that I know…I need.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/77f6eacf-a1e2-4f8b-9379-84fddc9405ae/IMG_5638.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Homegrown kale. Because it’s real pretty, and because it tastes real good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5c4a53eb-c676-4d7c-a373-33f4c1d4829e/IMG_5999.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Pitch, Amelia and Wyatt at the WYEP Music Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8383e247-5664-41d2-9629-a78be7df627a/IMG_5162.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life This is Ken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3eecaf7-fd99-4958-b259-6e161290f8a9/IMG_6161.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Lucky and Giggles, Class of 2024, finishing their “Half Gallon” ice cream challenge at the Pine Grove Furnace General Store! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b26150d8-4b5c-486a-9457-8e587f43ce6b/IMG_5494.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life This is the “trail”, A.K.A. Mount Osceola’s “Chimney”. And this is Rocks climbing it. And she is a Bad A$$. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f1f8795f-63c6-411f-9ec6-cc3ffe46f778/32CE7314-48AD-4DAD-BAB3-EA28AE048335.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Shiny new toys look different nowadays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e0cf6c21-1cf0-49ac-97ce-7726295f1499/IMG_5878.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “Stuck on you. Needed a friend. And the way I feel now, I guess I’ll be with you ‘til the end. Guess I’m on my way. Mighty glad you stayed…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e77c0191-4619-48f7-9940-99668866e164/IMG_6046.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life My Father cleaning the headstone of his parents, Walter and Aurora, “Together Forever”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e32e8b6f-7223-41e6-a0bc-0d8faa6c3e54/IMG_5215.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Serendipitously reunited with Red Beard! Red Beard saved me from the fog, but more so myself from myself, as I crossed into North Carolina from Georgia over Sassafras Mountain on our thru hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/77397d76-d942-4a21-94a5-720820547044/IMG_5193.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Ken loves potato chips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3d8915a0-7671-4662-8aad-424918420eab/1F1C3304-A38E-42B5-B847-2BB1733D3313.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life “What does writing mean to me?”, I ask myself on the daily. Not fame. Not fortune. But when I am able to hold my story, hundreds of pages bound. Cover to cover, and in my hands. For even if one of my shared vulnerabilities can impact even one single person. That will be my success. My summit. That is my next Katahdin. That is what writing means to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/879f531d-fe1f-40d6-ae0a-dbdfe7f524cb/IMG_5386.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0aeb2276-806b-4261-8979-8b813d920216/IMG_5248.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Gahhh, so good to be back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ae83b46c-aea1-435f-9042-1e93f9ba9f3f/IMG_6183.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life And these are my parents celebrating my Mom’s 76th Birthday. Thank you for wearing this fedora in public Mom, you wear it so well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f41d3db2-68f5-4d1b-8021-53489db97e99/IMG_5163.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Papa Smurf, Class of 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/448922e8-c5c4-4197-a7f5-f1fc8751ccf8/IMG_0035.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Post-holing in the snow at the peak (as sweat dripped down my back…) A 4 season hike in a single climb. Wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed7fdebf-6afa-451c-a6f8-73bc1577ec4c/IMG_5187.jpg Blog - There Goes Your Life Pipes on his pipes. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/deja-vu monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ec270073-4319-4c2f-9522-c929dd8b801a/IMG_3949.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out It takes a lot of snow melt to yield a cup of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bcc5dca9-ce05-47cc-be73-b7f5a97ffb2c/IMG_4235.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Jen and her daughter Amelia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/163e9478-65b0-4752-b00b-4557a337c4ee/IMG_3509.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Christmas morning in our Estonian studio within the city walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3c45fa9e-6a0e-4596-ad61-c58aba651155/IMG_3386.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Glögi, a mulled wine made with cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, citrus peel and raisins, was served on every street corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa0e34a1-fd5d-45b8-929d-5584e95aa8ed/IMG_3322.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Raekoja Plats, the Town Hall Square, is in the center of Tallinn’s Old Town. There has been a town hall in Tallinn since 1322 and a town square next to it ever since then. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/186923d4-69fd-43c7-b600-04546b5ac5cb/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu The Approach Trail that leads to the start of the Appalachian Trail is 8.8 miles long and takes you on a climb of 600 stairs that hug Amicalola Falls. This staircase was closed for renovation in the Spring of 2021, and I was forced to miss this right of passage. But I got to climb them with Jen, 3 years later, which was all the sweeter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/446b22bb-f691-4aff-9d80-33bb97018bde/IMG_4372.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Coffee beans hand picked and home roasted by the one and only Graydog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b947059a-7a6a-4a9c-b6e5-2849bbfec6e4/IMG_4539.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu And I took Jen to meet my sage, Graydog. Graydog thru hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1971 and is on his way to Maine once again. And together, separate in our pasts, but in unison of our “why’s”, we hiked. See one. Do one. Teach one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c4b46b00-0e22-4022-a4d6-4c66cf43aa87/IMG_4432.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Because her tent pitches were pristine, as was her taking to the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cb04c637-eb5f-4e83-9ec2-d76d061c988d/IMG_4548.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Pitch and Dips on Blood Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d4178a32-0ae6-4491-b7e8-d0dc257a4a3a/IMG_3580.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Ferris wheel ride over the Baltic in Helsinki, Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6510f2f6-46d2-4ca8-91f0-5768f56a64da/IMG_3476.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b03e3d85-dfc2-4af3-bf79-20058927d13a/IMG_3138.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5e02a057-ff56-49de-bfb2-04efee133d18/20240321_161845.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d61d7c42-1744-4a47-bf54-ff52297e753f/IMG_3318.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Cheers to my 43 years around the sun at Rataskaevu 16. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed053006-fa73-4b3c-9b31-df9ee3949973/IMG_4218.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out And Joyce, Joyce tried SPAM! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1dbeead5-9dae-4784-9e9d-829035d56537/20240318_124700.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Yes. This. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f43b37a2-9f10-44db-b5af-ac92a8be1946/IMG_3455.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out The local fare, Blood Sausage, potatoes and kraut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/184e86ec-ef41-47b4-a86b-614c0ee58aa4/IMG_4153.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out My nowadays are spent trying to get out of my own way so that I can write want wants to be written. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0681e48a-0e31-4433-b84f-26b51b796536/IMG_4480.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu If you are anxious, you are going the wrong way. On the trail, and on your life’s journey. Your body keeps the score. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ae49bb34-1cfd-4159-ad55-1bf6af8b1542/IMG_4673.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu My first attempt at homemade applesauce with Fujis, Ambrosias, and Golden Delicious… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a61bf445-3e17-4123-b31f-ffdffd1ca30d/IMG_4317.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9bdaa68-4e97-4166-8efe-6ad9ebc56b4d/IMG_4558.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu And my section ended with Mountain Crossing’s iconic Red Baron pizza, thawed to order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ea19e67c-52a3-4388-bc69-52f31efa7fa2/IMG_3270.JPG Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Serendipitous First Class upgrade. Happy birthday, to me! This was my first time in the “very exclusive” little area filled with the fancy flyers. The one that lives behind the curtain that is drawn before takeoff, as to keep them safe from the blue collars of the rest of us. I didn’t like it. And I don’t like that there is a caste system on an airplane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/48a508c7-cfaf-4be6-b3d4-6d4047c5f1fd/IMG_4616.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu “Welcome home Mom and Sarah!” It sure was nice to come home to your hugs, Wyatt and Amelia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/533c0383-5c6a-43c6-8dde-895ba90b5fca/IMG_3795.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Heathrow Airport is the spawn of the devil, and it left me stranded in London for two days on my return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/832e11bb-1140-4dff-9a01-748d726ee19f/IMG_4669.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu A pretty dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa176039-cd92-4ba0-8b2f-e040419a9f94/IMG_3438.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Kiek In De Kök Fortifications Museum takes you through the mysterious underground Bastion passages that date back to the 1700’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/54531b37-c001-4e10-abf3-7a0a636e2b7e/IMG_4433.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Pour over coffee over icy leaves in 8 degrees. Felt good to be back home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ca31cab7-c04a-4f52-a0ab-7dc86ed8a28a/IMG_3352.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Mikk Mägi, the owner of Vegan Restoran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d2712afe-496e-494e-95e6-f5256ea03eff/IMG_3927.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out I am very not good at skiing. Okay, I am a hideous skier. And so I took a ski lesson because I wanted to become even slightly decent at skiing. Like, just be able to get down a very small hill without injuring myself. Because I really like to be outside in the snow. But after having to publicly remove my skis and walk down a very modest Green, while being mocked by the bums on the lift, I accept that this is one trade that I will never be the jack of. You can find me at the lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3755bd2-52f1-4420-93f0-3b4f56359ac8/IMG_5446.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out My dear friend and inspiration, Dr. Patricia George, reminds me that being alive is far different than actually “living”. She and her Team PHenomenal Hope have been improving the lives of pulmonary hypertension patients since 2012, and you can become a part of #letmebeyourlungs here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5dd3595d-6d25-47d2-b7b2-a29cdb9ef1d9/IMG_4475.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d884af5a-2016-4eff-af2b-584e07eddd64/IMG_4689.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Happy Spring, all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3889d952-33ea-4acc-af5a-1aa15e4084ca/IMG_3463.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Kumu Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d01b1763-0149-4a43-b778-171a9c564a03/IMG_4561.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d9a628af-eb5b-4155-a6fb-634cdc6c4ff0/IMG_3692.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Sausages, broth and stouts at III Draakon, a medieval tavern for the tired and hungry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d8d19e82-1821-4529-bcfe-bb0c8f76ac27/IMG_3950.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/42254ed6-1ed7-4a13-893d-bbfa01119e0d/imagejpeg_0.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu The “Gatekeeper”, tortilla, mayo, pepperoni, Doritos and greens, missed you fiercely, Fuel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e86f3540-9068-49d7-9e65-d2a452bca357/IMG_3937.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out But Nicky does Black Diamonds. No seriously, he does Black Diamonds. Of course he does, he’s a Webber-Plank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2b83e3b2-bd09-4201-9c8a-f9ed434b5580/IMG_4674.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8eea8459-05d8-414e-a391-6300fc4ea9e5/IMG_3526.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Christmas Eve on a ferry to Finland, across the Baltic Sea. The Baltics are bliss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aca1f7b6-a3a1-4626-8001-c7f9a1e98dc8/5235BC5D-8E7E-4E77-91F0-729F68BE4B8B.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Meet Boris the gnome. I love Boris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5f45728b-014a-47a0-adb7-46a7bb6e2430/IMG_4452.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Jen handmade Graydog a hemp bracelet, and he named her “Pitch”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0127ef52-e967-468f-8a1d-e26cbdbc3cb5/IMG_3436.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c8e39140-98d7-45f9-97eb-ddd91449bb58/IMG_4497.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu You can follow Graydog’s journey @graydog.treks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/be97324c-7f44-4584-8024-ffd064c1404c/IMG_4208.PNG Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/292b2d84-bb8a-415e-8b3f-0fbe2b657a1a/IMG_3799.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out But got me some bangers and mash! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cd3c3023-d762-48be-8fac-7ad39bada35b/IMG_4417.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu On March 18th, 2021 my life was ruined in the most beautiful way. And 3 years later, to the date, I went back to the stone arch to retrace the first steps that changed my life forever. And I took my friend from middle school, Jen, who had never shouldered a backpack but was so hungry for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1179f98c-e357-438a-aa13-27fba527e9de/IMG_3614.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3b9939d1-666f-45c9-8b7c-fbdb7c8c8714/IMG_9020.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Pitch, Brightside, myself, and Graydog before our descent into Neels Gap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f2853c95-54ff-42be-800f-85a7df913954/IMG_3366.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/be3bd923-28bb-4828-adea-a491d38d0bcd/IMG_4494.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Pitch guided morning Sun Salutation sequences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b31342c4-f722-460a-95d1-23a003233c07/IMG_3414.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Estonia is magical country, as is its capital and largest city, Tallinn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9088431c-ff96-4f41-a7e8-7b42f1f3f926/IMG_3607.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a92a0171-52af-41ca-a063-1a8e87ff602f/IMG_4498.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Pitch’s first Trail Magic! A Yuengling and a hot dog with mustard in Gooch Gap! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37314b05-cb3a-4674-89aa-6f5d1ca988e8/IMG_3599.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Telliskivi, Creative City, the artist’s pulse of Estonia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6bee2996-89b6-4c61-9607-9860de911549/IMG_3154.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out My Mom used to be 19 years old. And she worked at Union National Bank in downtown Pittsburgh. And she went to G.C. Murphy in Market Square on her lunch hour to meet Santa. Forever young. Tis’ the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3addb6fd-cab2-4e57-b5a5-1d26d3185095/IMG_2961.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Hike & Write event, Frick Park, November 2023. We hiked. We wrote. But most importantly, we shared our secrets in a safe setting. We connected off of the page and onto the trail. We unbound ourselves. We grew as individuals that afternoon, together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8a866df5-4b3a-4de3-90e5-6e06a48c60e4/IMG_4676.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu …was a success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/41a47656-9adc-45a3-a0d3-abca25e9ce40/IMG_4447.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu The first white blaze of approximately 165,000, spanning from Georgia to Maine, lives on Springer Mountain. It was Déjà Vu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bae41e28-db9a-4516-9259-33546af249fa/55705B99-1C0F-40B0-8954-2AC957E547EC.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out On the 272 mile Vermont Long Trail, from Massachusetts to Rutland, I traveled in a crowd (dotted line). But in the 172 miles from Rutland to Canada, I walked alone (solid line), and that is where the magic happened. So I inked my solid ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/190dccdc-6b09-4f13-b616-e0c3e99da0ba/IMG_3370.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Quintessential storybook Christmas market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3d87df39-209c-497c-8e87-1d72b6a95f4e/IMG_3947.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out Katie, Maggie and I out for a snowshoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6450c96b-a0cd-47ed-b481-5f097baf8c60/IMG_4421.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu Ranger Bob took me through my very first pack shakedown 3 years ago, wide-eyed and green. And I went back to shake his hand. “Well, did you make it?” “Fuck yes, I made it, Ranger Bob.” And our shake turned to embrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2c3ba99e-4e30-41c8-ab77-8e696f9e02b2/IMG_3258.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out My Dad was very sick in December and spent nearly 2 weeks hospitalized. He recovered, and he was well enough to relace my boots before I left for Europe. And now I stare at him when he speaks, and even when he is just sitting still. Not at my phone. Because tomorrow is promised to no-one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e324ecc-b570-427f-9cb5-8a0b4cda7bc7/IMG_2906.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu - Make it stand out A reader turned friend, Bill King, drove from Ohio to take part in my event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ff37af25-e904-4452-aad6-0c36f390028e/IMG_4264.jpg Blog - Déjà Vu https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/tethered-in-wide-open-spaces monthly 0.5 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/576355a7-6153-4309-8472-99a80e25d6bc/E55C2ED4-078F-43F8-9C0C-B0C496D5482C.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out What I thought to be my 2nd summit at the time, ended up being my last of the trip. I was unknowingly steps away from life’s other plans. A reminder to stay present. Read that again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7f2f728d-edce-4142-899b-a3ed19e38f4d/IMG_1345.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c49ad126-4496-4dc2-856a-913e814ad843/IMG_1191.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Angela and Zoey in the 412! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/18f2adb0-2b56-4841-8984-1e1acb8c2fb4/IMG_1293.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Plant baby daycare instructions for Suellen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/89f0d5ee-7d58-4b15-baf4-0f4ec70b728e/IMG_1636.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out And on Sundays, Larry Lee and I play Scrabble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3a81e284-11c1-440f-a120-6e9bae3feb74/IMG_1733.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Dunbar Cave State Park, Clarksville, Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab5b45e8-f8ae-400f-a223-25720ebce619/IMG_2014.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out My Father, and his “baby” sister and brother at the 2023 Cubbage Hill Reunion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e7edfc0f-a9bd-4570-89ec-eefec6b0bc05/0A118F8A-7419-4859-B3A3-CF4200129AA3.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c5b17736-620e-4318-888b-2ab5fcfc64c5/IMG_1349.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd784cc7-8615-4871-b6ae-f902d8e5d63f/IMG_1243.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Allison sold me my insurance plan when I was left without one after quitting my job to live in the woods for 7 months. She asked questions. I asked them back. And we shared our stories, both hungry for human connection and new opportunity. All over a tele-call during the thick of the 2020 COVID shutdown. An insurance agent, turned soul sister, we met for the first time this August over coffee and homemade Old Fashioned doughnuts. Say “Yes”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f4d13215-d58c-4375-b812-c3d24f5c35a8/IMG_1300.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Toasting to our quest at Lincoln, New Hampshire’s One Love Brewery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2e942cf4-340d-4517-85a4-3922b9b15046/IMG_1981.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out An honor to witness you promising your love for life, Alyssa O’Hallaron! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1746dcde-8fc0-4123-9b5a-d1e8e85b1b57/IMG_2120.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Rotary Nature Park, Sango, Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/43c93d06-a5d8-4a53-badd-627ce4d7d2d3/IMG_1264.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Happy 76th, Dad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ee5b2ad5-00fb-49d9-b5e3-aa3d00da990d/IMG_2049.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Clouds are the mountains of the sky. I wrote about my time in the Blue Ridge as I flew over them, now two years later. 600 mph vs. 3, taking me 90 minutes to traverse what took me 2 months when on foot. Air travel is our quickest form of transportation, a modern convenience or a theft of beauty? A tether. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d8592311-5a13-496d-9a32-e667690f5655/A51F2872-B4BF-4B06-928B-25A02D6CF3DC.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Ken and I met at Angels Rest Hiker’s Haven during our thru hikes of the Appalachian Trail in May of 2021. Having never stepped foot on actual trail together, we planned to partner in our completion of New Hampshire’s 48. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/de73bd29-ef97-4f86-bb21-b8b6e39c5dd8/IMG_2180.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out New River Gorge National Park, Fayetteville, West Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f6215fd2-c0cc-4a15-9d53-3c61506b6ff6/IMG_1609.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Smoked Trout and Turmeric Eggs at Cafe Roze, East Nashville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/005c26c0-36f7-45b2-9163-51abc26c1592/IMG_1204.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Happy birthday Misana! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/daff7aea-9f87-42e3-aa8c-9cb4561e0ab6/F1B13F25-92B3-4468-B022-29A57A027CF1.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/39ae661f-4961-4ef7-bb75-29ec63815525/IMG_1270.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2125baa9-0a42-48eb-9f4a-99ea8a1f471c/IMG_2185.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out New River Gorge Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/187472e6-8be6-4639-b92d-fa018af846a6/IMG_2195.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Brandi Carlisle and Pink, show-stopping in my pretty city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1c4c5e70-8d2c-427d-bee6-ab2cae685508/IMG_1408.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out When life gives you lemons, quarantines with friends, they become your family. And you watch Deliverance. And eat monster grilled cheese sandwiches on terrible bread. With too many tomatoes. And sip on Hot Toddies. And you laugh, together. And you share, together. And you cry, together. And you learn to trust in the serendipity of the plans that you didn’t have for yourself, but that you would have chosen if you would have known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/454b6aa8-84bc-4686-90d4-88d40fcf973c/IMG_1368.jpeg Blog - Tethered In Wide Open Spaces - Make it stand out Infirmary at Rocks’ cottage, “Fatal Floral”. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/radio-silence monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5facac3b-ec0f-40b0-9fb3-642eb8f9865f/7987ACA5-4CA2-437F-B213-5530B9FDAD2D.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Thru bike of the Western Maryland Rail Trail with Julie Queen, the Appalachian Trail Museum manager. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b4cb4231-26a6-4ee5-946c-7b5efd3250ec/C4418379-80E3-4519-97D5-272993557D2A.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out At Little Orlean’s Cabin, we cooked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a2735411-77f5-4175-b059-6e095635c1e3/A22C8F00-616A-49E2-9681-5E8190CB205A.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out And then I write… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/294c0c1e-08d0-47b2-8344-f747157b631f/B6268E96-5E15-4A9B-84BB-DD04C46FEA53.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/597f5623-ddb9-4e60-a1d5-45555afe012f/438619B3-CCE6-4A42-9F5F-7327D6B3B941.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out And Alyssa dances to Chalk Dinosaur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a85e7d04-2adf-4299-8188-2cbf130c7f3d/6220E2D8-4E43-41F7-A4C7-7DB01C90EFDD.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out My college roommate’s first born, Olivia. Happy graduation, the world is your oyster, baby girl! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d0bd5278-f7ab-4dea-931d-f5672413a072/39D1A1AD-0C22-496F-94C8-F0FDB43DE173.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Graydog and I may have thru hiked 50 years separated, but within this footpath’s bounty and our brief conversation in between raindrops on a frigid spring morning in 2021, we became one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/40741e1d-d734-4a50-b372-f781f5c09698/290C8968-87DF-449B-B640-250F53099DA9.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Amanda Filippelli’s Remembering Room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b7eb1a75-3b88-416f-9c1b-181a03ae813a/AAD46568-D823-468F-B76A-E1ED6CAD8654.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Happy 60th Suellen! Stay fiery, kitten! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7009671f-6fd5-4f49-938b-554d12dc088b/9D7E41AE-6E81-4BFD-A6E0-8B1575EF2C4C.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Meet, Larry Lee, my 1:1. Your life can change. In an instant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/35fc2806-b40b-4853-93c5-1d662d24209c/46AB7E0C-1227-4639-BCAD-D62A97E4E7C8.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Graydog shuttled his tandem bike cross-country, to my backyard, allowing me the honor of riding on his late Janice’s seat. As promised. The Cosmos provide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c67ff010-cfd4-4256-b0b4-b6ff42da7d00/3765B8B7-2059-4EBF-946B-CF67C3AB7C02.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4743e606-7fd6-4062-b5cd-d242ac1b4881/9CC71A07-A730-4E42-9063-82E57EB8FCCB.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out My rocks. WB, Crush, and Graydog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d3b4f769-41d8-4192-90f8-430d46c4a218/71AFAAF8-8D0C-452C-A464-FEC7261D02BB.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, West Rim Trail. We did it again. Successfully. Together. My Fuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/088f750c-8423-4b82-b2d5-54f532364b27/34E8EB31-31C3-4AFF-B6C6-9BDDBF5D7928.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Trail Days, 2023. Damascus, Virginia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/868a3f82-b7e2-4e9e-ba44-8f285fd57f89/237E70D3-BAB8-42B1-A9CA-2ABDA8E8CC6C.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Make America Grateful⚡️again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/809211a4-a31f-4ed6-ba4c-913bc3ea57ae/5299D9E3-C3F6-41F3-B2D2-0D2587D60760.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Happy Father’s Day, Dad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d1afd4c4-00f5-42a7-9835-aa3ad98b94b4/82CE36C3-F8F5-4225-94DC-635FB5804B50.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Happy 75th to my Queen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/85248930-4431-4f5e-9a90-9e2f0b97a1ba/5641BAF7-3ED7-44C5-937B-4881A4A6145B.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out My Beef, my OG. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5c715ecb-cf62-4f44-baf5-fe53a08fbb33/7CE68706-FF92-4F15-9760-DBCA6EFAF72D.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Virtual attendance at The Writing Workshop of San Francisco where I had the opportunity to pitch to three literary agents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/92e65b57-8b45-460b-84d3-88dc83c530f3/62A4DCE8-D058-4508-8E34-FCBAEAEC62DC.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Dr. Patricia George, a lung doc who bikes a lot and forever seeks how we can manifest our best selves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f232c9c4-ba0d-4761-bd4b-7f669acf6b95/E26A2785-0D7C-4892-B42C-DD11B1342900.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Reunited with my AT Class of ‘21 family, Dog bowl, Ballsack and Lemon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b8543d43-32ce-412c-ad3b-787c81bdbfcc/9CFFDECB-F661-4CA4-94AC-345CD49102CD.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out My mugshot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/101310dc-9f03-497f-a1b7-63965b222b40/5E29B351-4519-48BA-92BE-7F89B2706F79.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Thank you, Joycey Jesus! For your touch and our Guinness toast. In my bedroom. On a Tuesday afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e53fa3bc-03a0-4b60-97c4-cc61b8efd1a2/8C96E4D7-2BDE-4557-972F-D3C2A9CE5A41.jpeg Blog - Radio Silence - Make it stand out Well deserved, Mamma! https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/happy-anniversary monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342919414-QY9883UZAO6FZUCZ9QPC/E125DC04-FEEA-4C81-9998-44B9C4F9C09E.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Date with Mom in the city, Square Café, East Liberty. Look at her smile… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315017501-Y2TQH847FBPPINAF52AT/EA6C5565-D357-4821-ABDC-78B3070AC003.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681313525221-04XIXLXJN23FK2KXG60E/274E4B14-16DB-4778-AE44-34F868A02AE7.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342580509-PA1GFM7KLBJ0Y5DUXAZN/73BA3B93-AAFE-4B03-AA6A-258A8EAC3A1D.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out “Luigi”, Jessie and I, volunteering together again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681313481283-13V6WPVUGOQK3MG3WP45/9F6B37DD-315F-4597-8DB4-301F84A65037.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343030046-ONBMC2AE7PQX2OVJJKCL/5C028849-7916-4FB0-AC78-880EBAEC6B61.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Pirates’ home opener with the Minney’s ⚾️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343377740-1NFSGTOZVMHMMTZ77C9P/1EC8789B-8809-461F-BAEC-C31085DA046F.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Easter baskets look different in your 40’s, thanks Mom ✌☕️! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314732894-AG0LSRZWZ1OW4151DDPH/BE89D2A9-CC9C-4782-B86B-D898197647CF.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Atop Pole Steeple with views to the South. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342895918-SE20U3DTMONF60NNTTO4/594DE3C2-FDF3-44EE-AFC5-87A684050AE0.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Misana and I stopped at the Evergreen Cafe on Penn Avenue after a lunch together. Well, simply because we had never been but had driven by countless times. I saw the LT liscense plate hanging on the wall. Phil had never heard of the Vermont Long Trail, and because I had hiked its entirety, he ripped it from his wall and gifted it to me. It now hangs in my dining room. Damn serendipity, you’ve struck…again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681313622566-81ZDWPOBJ26RAEUXWGYV/CF94AC39-D26C-4A3E-AB3E-5B84C31A5CFE.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342854509-2ZLL14OC46953MV2HUTA/68D76157-1A46-4D4B-A52F-B71108DECA4F.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Propagatin’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314810493-77U3UUQ7UP9LZOR16GGW/BC55A2DE-655E-43DF-9244-0DA35488373D.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out I finished my anniversary hike on the shores of Laurel Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343075374-Z1D6E5ZUCVTZZD4US89R/4059CC55-38A8-45B5-A857-6DE0C9EA9BFB.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Easter egg hunt and dinner at The Country House with Pammy and Jonas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681296865410-UN2ZVFW0UHNU06ZJS04T/FE2BEECA-93F9-4593-A0F1-EC707500987B.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Greg Campbell, age 61, with his photo taken by John Noltner. Greg passed 18 days after his interview aired, on March 28th, 2023. You can listen here, and you won’t regret taking these 56 minutes, honoring Greg and his life’s mission, I promise you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314983269-1HFV4QIKN1JTITO198SU/577894D1-0A2E-4D5A-960D-47C3275A0975.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out I went straight Gatsby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343189965-9YLZ162RPA0ENCQMQ313/87711180-72C8-40DA-8DE1-CE1F7F776439.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315440071-BTJ7Q3V699NG9O8Q7H56/B398A24A-807F-4AB7-B602-A6EAACF28A96.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Anesthesia board review. I passed. Whew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342960746-IREVZK92W42UW7KMDEA4/75394264-9588-4682-9A15-C8950D6611D0.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Of all of the mismatched mugs our waitress could have chosen, she chose my sign. Of course she did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343505070-QCLN23URNN15TERJSOAF/B4AD842B-FD6B-4136-B39E-0DC715F1757D.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out I have summited 19 of New Hamshire’s 48, 4,000 foot peaks while thru hiking the Appalachian Trail. 29 to go. Until we meet in August, White Mountains… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315344788-59ZU0IO347QU7YTFK44J/E4DD2DB0-118D-490F-84EA-87EEA6FEEBD4.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out St. Patrick’s Day also brought reconnection with my college roommate, Michelle. As we embraced, screamed rather, while in line for the toilet, other patrons even let us cut in line. Now, that’s sayin’ something for our feels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343483101-ULMZUBA0WEN0HRPSJ5JT/8DF9F371-6E0A-444D-8B4A-012F546E749A.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Maps abound, I plan my finish of New Hampshire’s “48”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343411799-843MZPPPP3SPJUVEAUZU/769DCE04-ABEC-46D3-81BE-8C1EBD891001.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out After my cousin Roger left this world, before he and I had the chance to walk together, his wife Sandy sent this hat of his to me to take on my next trek. I’ll take you with me Roger, and we’ll hike on together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315279855-W6WTD200LH22M8I11UGT/2C340ED4-2F1F-4396-9C47-E544EC8BCEFA.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Lovin’ up on Gus at Arielle’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681313587093-2Y9DXZA8FHEWORQHENX8/B6D2BF27-452E-4EBE-A0AD-13F77098E861.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out When there is no finish line, you can take time to read by the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315303142-KFOUQYZRQNIVKPXMYLSU/813D34B4-B875-4633-B676-9993B31F5B7B.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Justin Coles. We ran amuck on Joel Street with one another during our elementary years, only to learn that he had been religiously following my journey on the trail. Sending emails of support throughout, I hadn’t seen him in 25 years… Until St. Patrick’s Day. Serendipity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342471752-DQDSUXQL293CQDXZUKOM/DBAB9FE6-1AD4-41DD-80D7-1BA4343CB170.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Window from the Children’s museum, overlooking the State Park and the AT as it heads North. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343094875-GZRWGRHSY8I14KAB370C/335BFC19-7CBC-4194-AA8C-D6D173AC4D5B.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out The prize table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314926425-BNMBXZUB35X2V37LD0E2/5CCF03ED-06C7-40F0-8538-19A239424A0E.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out My best friend from kindergarten got hitched! Congrats to Dara & Dave! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314781905-1LRWY0BREGXIVUCC7XIS/DB85867B-9E64-436A-86BB-F2AB9E82E1A4.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out The trail never ceases to provide new and different friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343050022-MP1ECXVLHUQSDBR634L5/ED681545-B7D7-45F9-9C9C-E012C7BD539D.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Playing “Boom” with our newfound friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681168899825-CIMRBFI28V7QFKW33FVY/65A23069-5E18-45DE-AAA2-560366068341.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Tune in to listen to my journey of letting go here, The Call of the Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314958300-2QA5FJ5VX9BB1M87MKFE/3E6E574E-7B94-4170-B302-946E7533CFA1.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out The Maids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342501424-LJW4CJJU36PNOMXERL9X/3D86B215-08F9-4C6A-AF73-C7A2041AD587.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Liz, André, and Paul gathering compost for the entrance’s landscaping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342624487-3ZUCKHAIH9ZCXEZGV4CN/270EDB57-310A-41D5-951E-2EF43EF0FDF0.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Tedeschi Trucks Band, Pittsburgh, PA, March 22nd, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343116300-75ODOP8UCV9G4MDNW3F6/5386028D-9A52-4F56-8E36-7301737CFA4E.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out To see the wonder in McKenzie and Brandon Jr.’s eyes, a child’s eyes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342874563-2W2S71OIDS2TZX4SE23S/20AAE8BD-A40E-4FF3-A356-265F500308F8.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Virgin power sanding. Keep learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342399817-CBM0B8WDW9U86T7QREOR/E5443C4D-0508-4FB1-92C8-F276DDACB45B.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315324382-8QCKMIGVVMG8AL361V7C/9B4B6E1A-879E-4BA3-AB84-665344F8EADB.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out The Miss Mackenzie Minney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315053182-7XH5ABLFD4GFYATR6MCO/3B03DCD3-F103-4095-B821-BD482FC508F0.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Mom & Dad have known Dara Drue since she was knee-high to a grasshopper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681313564315-Z2XY7FCIABGZ5TZIH2MZ/FC321B82-EB43-4C6C-97C8-BFDB094B7493.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out My North Star. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681297039572-05SGAPR0JUHV0MUL6241/E1CF6772-10A6-4CB3-83F8-4EEC28BE9A14.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Leaving my home for Georgia, March 18th, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343260823-VEG0NPVY9XV09IGGKOEO/9004BFF8-0055-4B68-A9C7-CD225D74D604.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out The Carl Heinlein, my biggest fan. ARC’TERYX looks good on you, Carl! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342941528-9P9P3QT5R7X666CI81B8/2C3F4958-67F5-423E-A698-3D0B1B56841B.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343237779-NZRDCKVFM6Q2D0N7AAWX/169D8381-BB52-4BEE-B493-9C3BAFE9E675.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Tom Norton with his beloved Liverwurst paté, courtesy of my Mama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681314756611-ODVQJAPAYMS8XSBHUWDT/1E38B52A-37F3-4B53-891B-3DE2128DE261.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342361744-XUO0Y6MVNV8LL6G07YAH/F0EA351E-6FA4-4227-9136-16519827DC4A.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Opening day clean-up at the Appalachian Trail Museum, Pine Grove, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681315464919-HZMW92VMG0YES0KARD8W/D90FC8D5-D204-41F6-AE99-18199A68DC6E.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Courtesy of Odie, The Hiker Yearbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343331187-4CJPST1XHCNRNDA9FBPI/EEF55AFC-72A9-4341-A4AF-6F3CCA510651.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Uncle Roy now sits at the head of the table where Gram once reigned, and Dad adjusts to the position from where he has fed her for years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342646813-B6KLTN3SXON70YEK5T9V/91BFAFED-3228-417A-BB54-329E86826A22.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out With my Misana. Check out our dupes in the rear! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342557037-CXMUYJYVHOMUL35QKCJN/C1141860-426E-46B7-A44B-92F2A053550F.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out New murals at the museum by artist Monica Aguilar of Chasing Trails Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342665149-43JCS80N3BHLJBJCIYMX/B470BD98-5F33-49DB-9470-6DDA7C67B265.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out You vs. you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343357562-P96Y9YE4RHXAVZD705N6/C98D99FF-1A14-4900-A0C0-AB852226D202.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Della and Madi, sharing Easter’s blessings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681297097610-QMAKSXM74J3HDXIM1OJ9/9D8E5074-C011-4BE9-A5D8-7F17DFE59BA6.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out March 18th, 2023, my 2nd “Trailversary”, mile 1104 of the Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681342442726-46YQR5A46WNCPZVUEDGR/AAC73F61-4E8F-4325-9811-147F3E36D828.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Gwen and Nan, readying the Children’s museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343218070-7O1GC7F8NSSKHXTBHOG1/7F4AC2BA-5BDD-4EDF-A934-E4CF0F83B6FE.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1681343431843-OGM3BWH3QZNRK7G7YDU5/234D24F7-777F-4A5E-AFDE-83ED223F540E.jpeg Blog - Happy Anniversary - Make it stand out Thank you Bill, for your blooms, and President for your note from the Grand Canyon. Both of your experiences live with me in my space. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/full-circle monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3380e417-e746-4c46-89d3-b7a9961a1dad/74F4588B-2824-4DE0-A697-25201713A54C.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2ac7bec0-3656-4bf7-85d0-bd344e3a2576/02133F4C-97FE-4A09-AB6C-702EC89DB27B.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ac99dbb3-8806-4cc6-8ce5-582eb6550c3e/6AE6A730-B2A6-44C3-BE2E-3C33298B31F1.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Birthday watercolor, painted by Travelin’ Man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/52f3cd07-2948-47ca-8904-6e7458f386bb/F634A774-9EA4-4BDF-9AA0-0DA69B38876A.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out The Maids. Monique, myself, & Shana, just missing Provost . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b3937a98-7baa-4dd7-8a0b-9bdef5d9c7d7/FD4D64D9-F762-4AD4-BE69-6118120E6BAF.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Yellow graffiti blazes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dde66552-3cb2-4d98-83e0-566eee58ce99/944F9FA0-FF1A-411E-82F2-5340EC7DAC84.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Michelle (white brim) and Jenny (blue brim) met one another while attending my talk at the Appalachian Trail museum on May 21st, 2022. They’ve said, “Yes.”, and are embarking on thru hikes of their own this season. Jenny, on March 29th, and Michelle, on April 3rd. Because I was, they are. Full circle. “Congrats on having the courage to chase a dream.” ~Brad “Jingles” Kohler God D@$m. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1782e9d5-4fcf-4fe4-83a2-8a7bcb49b609/D0B92A3C-9314-4514-A962-A77F1C760F4A.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out “But Aunt Sarah, can you SEE without your glasses?!” ~Miller Fauls, age 5, Spider-Man himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0649a468-1be7-4abe-b386-3141d0af4e3e/58A0DADD-7AD9-4BD4-8918-05BEF0BF9EDE.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Numbers 9 & 10 . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/22980e50-f571-4723-96ba-edbe459c4425/754B1A2C-2CAB-4A91-B860-87AD3C9BBF8C.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Karen, celebrating her father’s life. Thank you for your service, Bill . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3164d1df-1576-422a-bc56-e0da576e18d9/BE6C469D-70A0-4EBC-856C-2E4010AD907B.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out The bride and her Maid of Honor, Monique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9f5b73ac-d471-4aa3-85ca-4cd29236f499/4DDA593B-87C5-45A0-A061-126E191821A8.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Reckless Abandon, author of “Katahdin: Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Reckless Abandon”, pictured on his summit of Mount Katahdin, September, 10th, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1bc13063-5180-4eea-9edf-eb6c8b6799d2/17B573E8-91C1-4F80-A426-F0794905D278.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out This is the photo. The photo where Mills saw my shine. Jessie, myself, and Mills, Roundhill AT Festival, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/80756be0-44f9-4d12-8d4f-b9fe10cb0d32/A57CE2C7-B2D6-424F-935B-E5DEEB42B463.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Thank you, Patti . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd001e32-153b-441e-b304-fc81d68a4cb5/A30957A2-FBD2-4103-960F-55E7716FC1E7.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out An signed copy of Katahdin: Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Reckless Abandon, “Life is short- live a little recklessly now & then!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/afbc417e-f31e-412a-8ec7-5e7cb6968870/B8988111-3FEF-474E-9716-B16D50305355.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Aslin Beer, Pittsburgh Taproom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8985605c-6653-47f3-80e6-2369a6f88cb4/A448B62A-984B-4D69-9F3B-3DB4A0156A1D.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Bowlby’s homemade vanilla extract delivered for my first snap at Aurora’s pizzelles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ac0491ad-cd4e-4d64-84f6-d6a5c0a7e145/8F60C20F-7F4A-4894-AC11-7165CBE13633.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out And a decade later, we returned. Juxtaposing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/93733b9f-7e07-48ab-94f0-a33ca544cdcf/86D8AF54-229A-4FEB-9311-16472FB40398.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out When Manne-Ken is visiting from Florida, you and Pickles show up for the rivalry ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/88fa2da7-1d1d-42de-b82d-5301858ef747/tempImageIGmWR0.jpg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out “There and back again: Sarah’s Life Changing Experience on the Appalachian Trail”, featured by UPMC Careers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f0f5ab1d-6972-46c6-9e6e-1c594ec611be/280A0F8C-B32F-4E14-B71C-792ADDD2FAA9.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Mills Kelly’s latest release, Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ccac6353-c212-48bc-a73e-1802601f8b34/648C7A3C-1859-4EDC-8B43-65D53645FFDF.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Sangria in Uncle Gene’s etched pitcher, thank you Roz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/196f1af2-61f7-4485-8756-b5ba1de2ae85/696368BE-2024-4E65-8FAD-96CE78E7EF5F.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out We showered Dara & Dave on January 14th, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/49bde467-8196-4529-81e6-2833e7ada64d/C08D072B-BB73-4BE8-9D51-CD6F993EE958.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out I framed this year’s intentions and read them each morning. Ground check. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1c73bcf3-6895-4588-b982-2f0c6303af7b/C2CF3BFF-EC9B-45B1-8C56-2CFC0B447910.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cde531c1-075b-45f2-95e6-5e58b439d68c/357F0B86-65DE-42A2-92CE-0E4FBC873F5E.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aef13f92-03e7-4e16-b35a-798746429fc1/283EB568-4141-4194-99B6-E9D27F8F318A.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Wedding crashing at Cucumber falls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0b24096c-3e3d-4abd-b889-df3aaca21a1d/DF64718C-3325-4994-81C1-8CDE6679627C.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f52dae28-3b47-402d-969e-619dc073ac2e/28D55700-0F5E-4ECF-B99B-D6892B4D9A91.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/66f2827c-6c8e-439e-81d6-1d992da33e00/B5FE023D-DA7D-4AA4-BBCF-39FE6AE0801F.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Ferncliff Loop, 1.28.23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d3d9568f-1d39-4f6b-98ee-4e3103b07d7f/AAEF8D5B-4E28-4EEA-B628-246FAF57A96C.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Super Bowl Sunday, Go Stillers!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bff1beae-1e76-498d-b870-5d250378b637/DA483B34-0934-4DA8-8C26-D78892B81972.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Pinky UP, Amelia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b5d38630-337f-4bbc-8f1d-e7de429f661b/832AB96B-EF7E-4F60-AAA1-19DCB266CDB6.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out 3 years later is better late than never! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/88e7bbd6-82f5-41cc-8681-6f73251e2ea3/9F21FE65-5998-403C-A96F-BDE8FDF35EDB.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5dc3a908-0ec4-4485-9605-4c759c3e0408/4F2E2B97-2AFF-4398-9DE5-86A60F870BD5.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a4728fbe-4fd0-42c6-9952-ef024212d62d/BED975F5-76B9-40BA-B8F2-23BC300290C9.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out My nieces, Stephanie and Melanie, surprised my Mom for a special visit ❄️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/764a5143-3588-4bd0-9d90-6714fb154a20/F3917FCE-2E70-40E1-9624-896C77A6E299.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out And on this bridge, I biked South to Washington D.C. in 2018, unknowing what I was about to traverse. Full circle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fbf6e047-147e-4701-84ea-26ba9057bdb7/2B0A6294-B6AE-47DC-AFB4-3BEA75EC0ADC.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Facing my InstantPot fears . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5d27b20b-0650-4f9c-a0a1-c7296cdd645e/14B0C0E6-DA41-4DC2-AEBE-47A4F72FD4D8.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f238ed5d-ef19-4760-b19e-f52192164686/52B81E5C-4730-40FE-A145-EC855CC333A6.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Piercing sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1d039a90-e61b-4a36-89e0-7231a534aa32/6E7D8371-B230-41CB-8DA8-FD06AC1A50A1.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Wedding embellishments and alterations at The Iron Horse Atelier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9e37dec3-a1d1-4f58-bfb3-323a98a931d0/40ACFA66-F97F-4FD6-A399-B256DF2C301A.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1dc5ba0f-cb14-4b07-891a-80b59f0258b5/770163C3-2C1D-49D3-9829-8CF0A6FE41F6.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out My cousin, Jamie, taking the lead in our “perfecting Gram’s gnocchi” standoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e858f335-5d75-48d0-9088-21fb8a04595a/1AB295E9-A213-4A99-AD15-81D232D370DE.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out National Nurse Anesthetist’s Week took place from January 23-29th, 2023, celebrating Karen Florian’s Adopt-a-Day at Family House Pittsburgh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a371632c-7daa-47d7-b454-f356e1c19674/CBC10D9B-CDDB-41C0-A755-778D89D25493.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Couch to 5K, completed ✔️ When I refused to take a left on Dinsmore Avenue, committing to the contiguous uphill grade into the West End, I chose purism. Purism keeps you honest. Keeps you from taking the easier route when presented. “One day, the mountain that is in front of you will be so far behind you, it will barely be visible in the distance. But the person you become in learning to get over it? That will stay with you forever. And that is the point of the mountain.” ~Brianna Wiest Go over, not around, your mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d78631b7-9feb-48f8-b1b6-8804c67a3f34/D0A6103C-6813-4FC2-B07F-60C95C3D1087.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out There’s no better way to channel your inner child than styling with your bestie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c77b4bd8-9652-436a-81ad-a5c5e9df6d8b/1BA95C2C-1729-48CE-A8DE-36D9CFB471CC.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1c23ff25-1751-4dce-8429-6ab1e63bfacf/E0D8AFE3-C11B-4085-83F3-4447EA7C3C89.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Arrive there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/99db475e-a709-4b16-82b4-4e1243f2007e/52C9611F-4750-408E-B1B2-FE0E44FE273A.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6280f1d9-aba2-4dbb-9045-5d3f079e43a7/58809E20-8DFA-4442-AACA-75F4FED28BED.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out In 2013, my college roommate, Kari, “Diesel”, visited with her daughters from Ohio. We spent the day on Mt. Washington… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9eb42853-406e-40ac-8135-0dae47e1db22/819CFDB9-3437-40E4-8DF2-13B9828BF840.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out The picnic table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5e93ddfb-8a01-46d1-9a16-ebad7058b35d/C5DD2736-09B1-413E-BA49-0483D521E4B5.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out 2 more days…EEEK! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ccc68d9-bcda-4f6e-84a8-8665a1b84fcb/7E1CBAB0-9D85-4B2F-ABCF-3BC64AFDD2DA.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e95bf47e-02c7-48c3-b830-0cdf384cae39/CAD4BCF7-8E15-4B45-A59C-AA616878E32B.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/966675f1-af2b-4573-8763-e7fffa52dce0/D4D72B10-853F-444C-A5CB-CB81D68678AD.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Solo atop South Kinsman Peak, White Mountains, New Hampshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b53051c1-4eec-4ccb-9caa-c19de9f0b660/B04B4F8C-CAA5-48FA-9A73-0E092F1CCC8E.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Festivities were held at the historic Hyeholde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8e60b09b-8128-44c4-8bf2-165509c1652a/2DC2010D-6E38-4017-BF49-609D4DB57BEB.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Ms. Patti, my favorite, came from Columbus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ac673358-a164-4d42-bf84-509c89ca4c44/79915FE1-1A7F-426C-B2E3-C24C6CD4FA5E.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/89a0335c-af70-4565-bd9c-86408fbe1932/F81383A8-405E-4547-B717-3FA47E7BF72D.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Raelyn met my space, it’s now christened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dc77db19-f87c-4737-93e2-ed4349b0d78d/D0AC871B-B9FE-4CD5-BAE5-95A139B71E75.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/347ee7db-51aa-4722-bb81-86587e2e247c/995414C1-FE73-40A4-8E53-C200E1AC979E.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Happy birthday, Wyatt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/02141bae-c8c9-4364-ab06-71893a8662fb/B500CCDF-67A1-4AB5-B43F-BBBB561C8D84.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Smoking Columbian cigars in a cave, she came, only preceded by her scent of cloves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e9e20777-0775-4dc0-ab05-d21588c84982/D6BABF97-80DF-41C1-BF51-7B76F5FE3682.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Smoller and Wyatt, black-belting in karate at Nam’s ⚫️, thank you for including me in “bring a friend week”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1a4c837b-eb63-4303-b5c5-edf44cfff4d7/F4EE635C-6158-4361-B3BB-F29749EBA350.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Beautiful Monique and Brielle Polas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7fce1d2f-4e57-45ed-9780-9f2264d3f79c/A6EBDD12-12B2-438C-9BDD-A37B420E744C.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/af5c6955-7cb7-4e85-9ed7-9e51265e754a/812575DA-EC0E-4B7B-91E9-DE013318F1BD.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out With Nick SanGregory at Six 16 Piercing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/08fc58fd-b33e-4857-bad6-3ef7dba1a722/E4A371B2-C967-42C1-AABF-6B4FB5D704C2.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out I met my angel of the trail, Sassy Spider, in Hot Springs, NC, April 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2eab0236-3864-48de-9e1e-065ebf8e2d7f/6FEC32E8-6AB5-4B43-B8AA-17BF659E6522.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out And in the bathroom sink, the airplants bathe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4ac686b0-f350-4880-942f-fc802349c164/CF9EAECF-5436-4740-B210-53F15DF9F2B7.jpeg Blog - Full Circle - Make it stand out When Smoller hosts a party, the favors come hand-carved, and I had my first go with the brush ! 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Not just 6 months. I have hiked through scorching heat, freezing wind, snow, hail, rain, smoke, fire, and flames. Excruciating pain. Hunger, thirst, and discomfort- my daily companions. I am stronger in mind and body than most people could ever hope to be. I have seen and learned much. Unbelievable beauty. Breathtaking misery. Obstacles that become the path forward. I am- a thru hiker. March 29- October 2, 2022 2602.1 miles.” This. Her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/55faf325-b295-4808-a3f1-0d0138c0f5cd/92EEAA1B-CFE8-4A38-A56F-1ADD03C944FA.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Jimbo Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f7b32a8d-da69-431f-a8b1-8dc616b60564/3A60C7B5-7CA0-487F-80D2-F21A7CE1B680.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out I heard her voice from across the pre-op holding area… I knew that I had heard it before… But not since Middle Creek Campground… It was PICKLES! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f984ea13-357e-4f57-a07c-f7d1afae3288/CBEAFB51-EBC5-4B7C-B355-1DEDA874DF8D.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c1b9f1de-b61e-4332-b775-2e5943863911/BDCC1090-1DA7-484E-82C7-F0F5205D4C69.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Michelle, my soul sister. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f28257a5-56ff-4ffd-99b4-771aa0458644/C0B75787-F0A9-4D2C-A0DA-47B3067A4B9E.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out She’s getting married, so we got buried. 60 days and counting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a966aa36-5936-42c1-a17c-fc8db0b555cf/4E7A93D5-C59B-4444-99E7-3DA17D163130.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a2b6d670-92cb-412a-8bc3-e447653f7d59/2A6453ED-A89A-4B03-B5B5-222F687CB5B9.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Live into the question marks of 2023… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8adad46b-b9ea-4223-ada4-2a622c917804/1823B6CF-BEE2-4B20-861E-0840B8038080.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Happy Thanksgiving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ae87e450-0494-4e1b-af30-f988d9d55efd/CF98A294-6474-4C51-A9E1-45E4888EF233.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Dee Dee, a fellow nurse and support… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e475ea45-e4ec-4e91-a772-82c539b97d0c/DCBF6E7A-078E-4071-A291-3AC6E94EC706.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Ryan Westfall is the stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b2836809-73e1-46b0-8e4f-3934f789949a/46D0268C-AB02-4475-AF06-AF41D4D72FA2.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e02a0438-e79a-4563-821f-f3e2a4aa9177/537D37D7-B6DB-427A-8747-E049A28EF6CE.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Sweet Aunt Chris. “Many grievers will miss and yearn for their person who died, even more, as time goes by. 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For no reason, other than her sweetness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/41ff21ed-87a1-4c94-8a6a-6b7048f8dcde/A33CB0CF-2E8E-4BC0-AC6A-7DF8F242283C.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Trace Brewing for the World Cup! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2314ceb1-186b-4132-89b2-6003a247d6e9/8ABB52D7-63D5-455E-A471-10F930AA4235.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Pitt alums, Nicole and I. Syracuse- 9. Pitt- 19, 11.5.22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bdbe84b4-422f-4ca7-91cf-d0f06c9e79aa/23D7EC9A-3786-470A-83E5-53ECDD0A2FC4.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Drag dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/23083787-59d9-4106-9b74-80d1b9f69348/5C1C4B16-8FB2-4307-B08F-543CEAAD031F.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Tedeschi Trucks, LP 3. 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Christmas Eve, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ea1b796c-f190-43c5-9bf8-cda5e3f6ea0d/21203858-0048-475C-90D1-C11772196048.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Uncle Roy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/72c4b304-df2b-4dca-b2c6-974297cef1ae/454015F9-E8AF-4DDC-8A82-7EF03E8668E7.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/173c6cf0-f3e9-43d6-b9c1-7198ed1ac6ba/DDCDCA69-2C9F-4F0D-AA1D-232033CE19EA.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Taylor, approaching the field for cheer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/749e1c0b-39b9-420a-b2ca-7aed7a6c1d71/762B51C6-D96B-4B91-9749-E1F7B9891320.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Mommy & Daddy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/193f6b7e-32cc-45e9-93d4-8442b9ce9043/D865E621-1DBA-4253-9DC1-7665AEABF09B.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Dad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ef743de-b71e-448f-b2b2-8a5994ddb2bd/EC43D02B-65EE-45D3-A155-2F037B190DA7.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Oceans are like mountains. Vast. Enigmatic. Nondescript. Fort Lauderdale, FL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/06f3103d-af3a-4b68-b7d2-e0f4e3b9e07f/386FA19F-5E1A-48BB-87BA-3DA956A42650.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out When my beautiful Mother was 19 years young, she sat with Santa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/13f9394c-bb32-4654-a023-61dcf4041bc5/4D1DF22B-19BE-4332-B788-EE1E111194A5.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f385c4a4-18b9-4f98-92e6-a52a37bfaac7/37338A77-8AF1-463E-9A7B-2F4ADE286338.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Thank you, Denise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e03276ad-99d8-47a7-8b6e-cfe302527fe4/AA0CE847-93B4-4263-8913-74A5875B29CC.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Me and Mac in A’s apron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/892ae14a-02d4-47cd-b694-d9a40d7ed4ec/BAF5BEDC-9D14-4DFA-A0D5-EC00044F0E61.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Cheers, Sister! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9e0d2875-93c7-4c30-92ac-8fd16fbdd048/2CFDEB6D-E357-496F-9772-68A1014319C2.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out HNY Maureen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/39b51e68-f374-4446-8f65-dc954b8afa81/7C406DFC-9837-4FCB-88BD-3202A80E5130.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out A gift from my dear Raelyn. “The ‘Chip-away’. The ‘A little bit becomes a lot’ concept. Keep trying everyday to put a penny towards the bank. Your mind bank. Your body bank. Your love bank. Your nothing bank. If you don’t start somewhere, you will be nowhere. Start small, like a penny, and eventually you will get closer to where you need to be.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c4e69441-2e77-4144-98c1-10482fd84bce/3D72674B-323A-4C1E-886E-B793F8277B06.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/190599e0-ae9c-4425-94c2-d23d7f5054ed/67C3E0AD-E6B8-4F74-8FD6-E6A47E119572.jpeg Blog - Make A List and Check It Twice - Make it stand out Brunch with Jesus Joyce. 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We filtered water together at Whiteface Shelter, and they shared their information, should I need a thing after I hiked on. “Anything at all.”, they insisted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a14e7fed-c448-44e3-af94-d1d0a1b5ed72/0AE943AC-5511-4788-8101-9EC9717229E6.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Bruce offered his helping hand as he saw me return to trail alone, sharing his contact information to lend a ride if I needed he and his wife as I continued north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/56819dec-09f0-4bb6-a374-12e2457d99a9/4E65C414-92F5-47A1-87F9-E996735F0812.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Sinkhole! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c385838d-6208-4630-bb88-19029b0c6af5/8DF201C2-4500-4B8A-9AC4-00E23FEBCAEE.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Mount Mansfield, in my rear view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/61b65952-8cf1-467e-a5a2-0c45fd826504/1C07654D-882A-4B69-A264-95EC8329EFFE.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e1d6acdb-be9c-48af-a608-892ec6463fae/A05A5D2C-1C85-43B0-AEF1-9B95325EAA88.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/754d785c-0ce1-49b3-bbd9-168545242338/09706884-DEE4-4C94-8D49-E579AB47DEFC.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Your feet will take you where your mind lets them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd56516d-e5e3-4851-8046-cb81d9460590/DFD75FB0-0BBF-4B1C-B0FF-7ADB8C303691.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The Dartmouth Coach, Hanover, NH. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5b52423d-61f2-46aa-aa84-2d876a0bb452/67C19045-FBB7-48F4-B1E5-AEEA20F8D6A9.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/34f9098d-625c-49ac-85e0-26b6e1da0526/B3B7B168-7A7E-470F-9035-3F1EA92AD8A8.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7ed41a03-65cb-4258-84cb-51f9573ae6af/98E4D334-637B-48F7-9DE2-11E38835C35E.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Wendy, who drove me back to Rutland for my return flight the next day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4ed07034-4da2-48f6-8b54-a2597d2f2a79/80516B70-2056-4109-8D88-861623332DA7.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Not without a stop at Alchemist Beer, Stowe, Vermont. Bucket list! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ae79aacd-b4ba-4dae-a05c-7d6443e8edec/F1A7FFEF-162C-49AF-9C9D-BD6E9331AFB5.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Dishes in the bathroom sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6dd517ad-abd0-4e6c-a6f4-73a675536953/FEC220F3-E0B1-477B-90AC-8388367FF3EC.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cbe23243-9a15-4c96-ba90-9edfd7e35d2d/64B961AA-FEF2-49F6-90F2-02C48DFAA50B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The Yellow Deli, Rutland, Vermont, 9.22.22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/79541f5c-5060-46e3-bfba-b0b70a4b59ca/C3CAB7BF-6321-4952-B7B4-6EDC1CC3E24F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The Cessna 402, flying from Rutland, VT back to Boston, MA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a5ffc9d1-6a78-4dd0-ab6d-21d56afd7de6/50452423-03E7-4903-8A5C-B198FAC5BEF1.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Coach Cate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7ba93e20-d876-49d4-b80c-da5a822c7af0/FC2E8874-384F-47DB-B2EB-0DFC6E534659.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Pass through the ski lift over Mad River Glen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0729f726-cace-4c96-9bb7-d7f6d5eefa6c/744EFE09-7D65-47C1-B57F-D4B1BF32BCC9.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/03b92331-e969-4431-ac85-26e7ebc3b774/FF3D0657-D313-4C76-B86E-6A6A50192B9D.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out After sharing trail for roughly 100 miles, at northbound mile 1,705.3 of the Appalachian Trail and mile 104.5 of the Long Trail, after crossing VT Route 4, the path bifurcates. On August, 30th, 2021, I made a right, headed for Hanover, New Hampshire. This year, on September, 24th, 2022, I took a left for Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f140e994-0b7b-45bd-a120-36567998f36e/05A008C9-EF06-4C1A-A6DB-33BF2B64B89B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Moog’s Joint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/25a45054-60b9-43d9-9c36-dc9080de5d81/4820B1A4-D4C8-434A-B238-A8601E7D830D.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The view of Camel’s hump from Joy’s shuttle back to trail, VT Route 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5e0f2d0f-ad80-48a2-be5f-70b964cbf68a/B4FD3C22-07EB-42D1-9B5B-E96A5B6F411A.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Steamy bath . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/78f05e44-ead6-4c77-a0a6-cd1af37de80d/726EA657-3CAB-4D76-A28E-0B38D75A32FE.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Java. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc3cf998-f412-4730-a7dd-ebcb0281ae6f/C3A00393-108A-405E-BC9E-86BBDCDC0DB8.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And at the summit of Mount Ellen’s 4,083 feet…we get…drumroll…an ankle high cairn!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/369c5758-50e7-4fb5-844a-a63a79828668/03AB6F08-39CC-424C-951F-D07D70892AF2.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And in my rear view, the summit of the Hump. The best views can be behind you. Proving to oneself, what we are capable of. Where we’ve been. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/515e2b96-b564-42d7-8c3d-f27ff123aa53/E751C25A-42F5-4C22-A237-6CCEC0E7B06B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out I seriously considered quitting at this junction with 17.2 miles to Canada. I felt that I had nothing left to give. That I simply wasn’t able to continue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/48344398-ce34-489c-904a-adda1e46066d/55ECBA85-5C51-46F1-A9B7-F861791C94D3.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out My trail runners, laid to rest in North Troy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dce1861c-2d9a-49ca-b554-6f50212fbc78/6F294751-FB7E-4867-8E2C-CABF6E18C8A2.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Just as the Appalachian Trail does, the Long Trail also uses white blazes for direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d8d9f984-750e-4187-93eb-09e37f57498a/DBA6EDBD-4A7D-4F5C-92EE-6731D0F3025F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The Wizard and I exchanged my fuel canister for his sewing thread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/48627564-c034-4c36-af3f-7ec294a3b7e8/B3898661-8F10-4EF3-A854-0F3100FC3699.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2663b87d-c476-4317-be18-911d3eca5a71/26E7B372-CA49-409A-968D-F338F1FA9CA4.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Ashanti, my bunk mate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7393f45f-9c22-48ee-a58a-544580fcffd2/04E7A93B-887C-4AA9-82D5-B02E5566B29D.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And at 6 p.m. on October 12th, I made it to our nation’s border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c0f8bba1-a245-41f3-b1c5-574837325ad3/A9BCA4D8-8791-4FCA-A377-DE5F5DEF0F16.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/92613156-0504-4792-b46c-fbda42095844/9F1B4885-81B8-49E1-8099-0E3822A95E58.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Water only to the left ⬅️ (eye roll…). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/01e28e70-ee5d-4308-86cf-af1e0668d0ae/D2E4D08A-A20E-4A29-A4EE-EF10F2E6BF63.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/13ea696d-9b56-4d76-b190-05d5fb9bb43f/6388B59F-5807-4061-934E-BE26DABCAD23.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out “Tree tears”…is it raining? Or are the trees just shedding yesterday’s showers in today’s wind? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/254b75b6-5b3d-4063-af1d-35634716f234/D0D9DC92-F242-428E-88A2-ECE97948B8AD.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out “And at each trailhead, we feel ourselves become somebody stronger and more heroic.”, David Hiscoe wrote. Appalachian Gap, 9.28.22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7f6be147-ac42-4026-a797-af48c476ac99/21119C08-5B87-490B-A39E-A83BC75D41FF.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Steven, Zaakiyah, Irfaan, Keith, Teresa, Pepper, & I at Battle Shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e479928b-54c3-44a8-aedb-7df7a31ed792/921CA52C-314F-4E95-AB13-E2368D768190.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Ang and Bryan Foegelsonger, my people, host me each time that I travel to Shippensburg for my volunteering at the Appalachian Trail museum. After 24 years, they are still my people. Happy Halloween, y’all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e89e0983-695b-4909-a1dd-b3dfe5b320f7/7C8E9D19-A40F-454C-9782-BA8C33A70610.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out “On the northern two-thirds of the LT, and I swear against my mother’s good name that this is not an exaggeration- the next horizontal 9 feet forward is as likely as not attained first by dropping down 16 feet vertically…”, I hiked through Hiscoe’s forewarning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d150cc47-fbf8-45a3-beb4-4b5be370cdce/DA56D44F-7A89-4BC3-BBE8-2F384DA5E458.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/df54cd14-448e-48cb-a971-c8889c998e6b/9992758A-77A8-4BFB-8F84-F7CD51899FC1.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3878510e-2ab8-47b6-8a13-ccdf350c4714/26C00BE3-1751-45E9-9147-D0AE6F1C6A2F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Rocks, French Press, myself, Ballsack, and Sergeant Pepper, thru hikers of the AT class of 2021, serendipitously met at the Hop ‘N Moose, Rutland, VT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8ed31e33-7e7c-4aeb-99ff-5fa466e6942a/407AF1A0-5CA7-4CB9-87E3-3001E270DF24.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out 2.6 to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/538a7578-931a-466e-955b-1220832639ee/629A9DFE-6280-479F-8FF3-C8D0F5875CA8.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Devil’s Gulch has been compared to Maine’s Mahoosuc Notch, but is in actuality, nothing in comparison. Nothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2418bb21-a38b-49e2-9086-3e5e5757a0d6/9B7765C2-1673-401D-96B9-768837D4A448.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Hair- 1, Cheap a$$ comb, 0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5d754ea0-8fa7-47f4-9df1-968a88c84017/7DFDE8CE-40BB-4557-9AC2-235B7A0BBDF4.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And at the top, I wasn’t afraid anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ea769eb-ff4c-4f38-8553-366956dff5e0/2AEBA459-EF87-4CE8-8D0E-4B41F4CE6F48_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Only to be met with his illustrative descriptor, graphic by Marcos Chin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fdac0b34-2c3a-43ea-8d3f-ad8e24ce7a20/A63D5D0C-0169-49C4-9FD4-1DCFB5576545.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/51c0552f-83f3-4c9d-a58d-f640c836ebb5/7797E8FB-14F3-45A0-9041-02B7A46C7124.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out I learned not to add my Frogg Toggs rain jacket to the dryer. **Public Service Announcement- it melts. Shrinks to mini. Like, chihuahua mini. I was shuttled to Montpelier, Vermont for its replacement. Because of this delay, this inconvenience, I met Charlene, from Calgary, Canada. “You are changing the world one step at a time.”, she wrote after our happenstance meeting. Charlene and I, now kindreds. Serendipity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5bf2a3ec-2874-4bec-b280-b2a45a4e1391/FFE5966F-3CE2-4B9D-906E-864EA7588667.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Radiology department, Copley Hospital, Morrisville, Vermont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf625dec-37f6-4e4e-a2b6-6cdd4412f9d7/B6F38287-35EF-4311-939E-495F55640125.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Jenny and Michelle, who met at my talk alongside Heather Anderson at the Appalachian Trail museum. Never having spent an overnight in the woods, they partnered to backpack together from Morgan Mill Road to Front Royal, Virginia over 32 miles of trail. “We became friends because of you, Sarah.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f02a8ffc-8292-41c1-a452-b79b2278da5e/04FCAC57-205D-48AB-A521-FB5F279D6E41.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out It’s never just “flat”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f197e818-deff-47cd-b567-36609cc8b952/43FF4EB4-4CA1-48E9-BB56-58BDC97A26DF.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Fish ✅. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/29974a6c-8e0c-490b-a0a9-74861a6b7aad/1E0B54DF-7637-45E8-8C85-002FCD51BD22.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Cactus Jack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/de95ff9f-bb10-44ec-b479-2fb8c924e74b/2A060AE9-721E-47DB-823D-BFEBA5A51A47.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7b42ac5b-d327-4540-9104-5f0e91418558/BBC77697-B595-491B-BDF1-D8A0F84B006C.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf15797d-7307-4dc0-8b36-98a3031da432/5E2743D2-86D5-4A8E-AB04-F9792EEBEC72.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Needs A Plan, a Rutland trail angel, who shuttled me from the Yellow Deli back to the Rutland “airport”. Needs A Plan needed a PLAN. Meeting him at his vehicle at 2:47 p.m., as opposed to our planned 2:45 p.m., wasn’t in his plan. I heard about this. All. Of. The. Way. There. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d1ca59be-243a-44d6-a2ae-16032a9c2dc1/FFE54E1D-1097-47C0-9825-9798D872F6A4.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Camped out back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3e27792c-84c1-4c2b-b7cb-dae06123c147/402FDE05-C311-43A9-8B74-0A74D2E52AF3.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6bc01d1f-a9af-431e-a6ce-27ab259e920f/E8C3137F-D780-420C-B4B7-9884926BCC2D.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d58a0839-8dc0-4b73-bab5-e5d46777b72c/CECECE9C-0371-4974-B62E-9F912C757FC6.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Sunset from Skylight Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aed13e34-94fc-475f-843a-168234bf4b52/F72E2D57-6B84-4EA8-94E6-0A4FE1FAEEE4.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5a31ffe-db66-4996-abb0-db83698071ff/14DAA608-070F-4B2B-B55E-1860DDE99894.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Life “water.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a3fd3af8-df69-4f30-90e0-154206fb6b1d/846222E6-0E56-4B41-B84F-5BA19A92284A.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Summiting Jay Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ad431aed-4306-4695-b138-7de234716b3f/56BBDB26-1961-4A44-8D39-9D8ED8789A24.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Kerry, a freelancer for the Vermont Film Festival. After sharing my experience, Kerry was relieved, “I needed to hear that I was doing the right thing.” The right thing, being the author of our own story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/878d5f17-2482-4d71-9e14-f14137c5530e/E3F046A0-90D4-4C2E-8C22-3ADB89D8D77F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out “…a stick or something.”, they say. A note left by a pervious hiker, Spruce Ledge Camp, 10.9.22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4c7433f5-2f75-4a62-acf6-c9859ef81934/00EFAF93-3F2B-431B-8193-196EBBB2190C.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Julie, the owner and proprietor of Journey’s Salon & Guest House, North Troy, Vermont. Julie saved my a$$ after an unexpected 3.1 mile descent off of the Long Trail, in my headlamp, and without an ounce of energy left. 3.1 miles that were necessary for my exit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a412ac15-86dd-4414-a5a0-2d99886e0bcf/0EEC38C2-E5D5-4500-814B-321A2EEC9AE5.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Many Homes played Never Going Back Again for us after dusk at Sucker Brook Shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1c546cf6-f841-42e8-a841-f89bd3a32702/9158A3CF-2CF4-4A13-B662-600FC8DC399F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/357d60a6-569e-4818-936e-1b2c2504105a/329AECA2-1DC1-48DC-BE8C-2458F67A5DB3.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Pizza and greens with mentors that I am lucky enough to call close friends, Karen, Wendy, and Gail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/27cb7504-24fe-4b07-8efe-46594fd7aade/7FE81DDA-6E64-4E71-B9A3-451A9C130F05.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out I thanked the aged pines for their roots that are essential for handholds to maintain balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ad7a389f-398a-4f2a-bec6-ad41a68aad60/4D11DAEB-5406-4BD8-9C4B-39FE2D32C268.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9444f55c-66fa-4862-9767-aa4b9cee7cdf/A58AD861-1B49-460F-98F5-537EC2BDBA0F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Ruth. Ruth. Ruth. A 77 year old inspiration. Ruth was hiking southbound on the Long Trail when we met at the Yellow Deli in Rutland. Her personally transcribed trail guides were a representation for her thoughtfulness. Ruth snuck me into the Deli after hours, proud to have met a friend with which to pay it forward. To protect. Ruth wished me well as we parted ways, “My wish for you, Sarah?…that you meet someone to love as much as I loved my husband.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4e83bc69-5210-4d14-ab27-e88da6bebe5c/777E7567-4CE4-4C25-9F1A-358D9AA8630F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Shoe dryer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d94986fc-b227-4c49-9eb6-3244b3689de1/5529822E-7D69-4E99-8D6A-D6D80BD42F32.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Happy Halloween from Joel Street! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/40b7cb6a-09e0-42db-9edb-3768294cde7a/0816EF6C-956E-4234-9143-1C6A0F2311DC.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out View from the peak of Burnt Rock Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2caf3165-4ef7-4cba-a5da-bda299fdbe09/5EEB8DB5-1342-420F-8F9C-9B3981A8F032.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out My hand took the burden of my weight after a fall while descending the rockslides of Whiteface Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d7c8aac6-b44f-43eb-a9e7-de8b92c6f4c1/1316EE68-1B9E-4252-8AD9-4B71B4B25F72.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Welcome to the human obstacle course that is the Vermont Long Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/35aa37e1-5d1e-4f20-91d5-283ebe4acf82/BAA410EA-4A66-44F9-8DA4-7FF05CC70E1B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f3747962-a24e-4db3-a7d1-5bf640b5e226/39240B81-1CC2-4977-952F-0EBB05ECFB2A.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf7937f2-472f-40f9-9632-1f8f4f4ad4a2/E513515C-F7D3-4B3B-BBD4-6AD676B8657D.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And on my traverse of the ravine across Mansfield’s Forehead, I was more terrified than ever before, including my time on the Appalachian Trail. Shaking. Sobbing, actually. And alone. Should I backtrack? Return to the base? No. I move forward. I called on my senses and continued north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/46205c95-eba3-441f-9122-8b2703575898/EA122FBE-B434-41A6-9F64-3B2D4727182F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And the feet continue to…surrender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/17854661-2b78-4a6a-89bb-041e07932565/CEF5A78A-F6BF-42F2-925E-CBFB10001690.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Brad “Jingles” Kohler, neighbor and member of AT Class of 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d8185b47-8630-4bc0-a2da-c077dc2c2e97/42A87083-AB71-4EA6-9860-84B16432DEE9.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Resupplying in Waterbury, Vermont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a468f6f9-ae19-42ca-b179-de509988cd80/6254C7D5-725C-4895-B411-73ECFB2AD3F6.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Sunset from the inside of Butler Lodge. I asked its caretaker, Dan, of both the pearls and cautions for my hike of Mount Mansfield, planned for the next morning. “I don’t think that you’re at risk of imminent death.”, was his response. Thank you, caretaker Dan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d85c5477-ac64-4f7e-82ec-3a0eadf97ea8/A320699A-D65E-4764-9D75-F1BECCFC8585.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out 3 hour bus ride…stretttccchhh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/62a9a48d-710b-45e0-a9af-d1197f53f311/CCA38CD8-CA90-4087-984F-1DDD2B6A327B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out New York’s Adirondacks to the West. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/48386ed8-2d0b-4728-b138-60e1e2ba08b6/79B5789D-6BA0-40B6-9CA6-0ABAEDD15DDE.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f9ddf87b-d29f-42e2-912a-675bcf592a29/065A87CF-A90B-4064-A5E8-4859C1454CCB.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Emotions over scones at the Waitsfield Inn, Angel talked me through my fears as I stared out to the lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6815b5e1-4033-4ccc-9807-8a76b64adf26/E7883961-0F7D-47CF-AD55-F6A74CCC30BB.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Nicky Smiles at the Pittsburgh Buddy Walk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e6a1ba82-3caf-460c-91c8-b458c99e122b/E9F7377F-CFE8-4267-B835-514A25C86CBD.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out I met Ricky & Diane, from Long Island, NY, during breakfast in Waitsfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b9c83355-3786-4787-ae96-31009a5bd810/0F0B2753-1390-4B0C-9293-F69C71FFD4ED.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Pac-Man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/622fc1bf-17d6-4357-bbc7-8912b4f72e09/A5253E3A-2612-46E0-8754-7D7D8CAD8C39.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Pepper & plants at the laundromat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f8c43fbb-f3d3-4c79-8f85-689cd42444f2/8221E27B-931C-48CC-8DEB-50F27B11A912.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5b5a84bb-c595-41b5-b412-f384db6ac424/1D9E4BAF-188F-4DE6-8661-82B5799F2F1E.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out I met Moondoggie and Trail Angel over calzones after my discharge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2359f656-2615-4360-9f14-0de6b4761bfb/555155C9-43F2-47EE-AAD7-6DBD95D22FD7.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Sterling Pond, 10.6.22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2dbe9226-a3ce-4f3c-8b04-d448cfab2568/F5CF4236-9750-411D-BDFC-2B3D2F8F8878.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Butler Lodge. The Long Trail’s lodges are 4-sided lean to’s. Unheated, but with protection from the wind at higher elevations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d8d0ab47-1037-4054-81e0-ecfe7e97d964/C329B96D-49C0-4306-B3F5-994A7260E535.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out But because I did continue, I had an entire mountain to myself. I had Jay Peak, and all of its 3,858 feet, to myself. Without another soul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7fedae95-86d5-4557-85ea-14b7230cda89/EAD4D476-78DB-4118-AADC-D35D85D12486.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out When your spinach begins to wilt, you add it to your ramen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b0c5f392-2244-4707-a7b8-ed7b69a102e1/C4A91E49-94AB-4F6C-A21E-331D27DA4B0B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5b01146d-ab8d-4933-8cf2-8b2081f66df6/11619541-4375-471E-98C1-EB5B30CC18F1.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Shredded wheat with evaporated milk when the oatmeal grew old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/08759b5c-9877-4d2a-9965-85018f8b84b4/8F56BB9D-1B4E-4B56-AD10-E1FFB56CD14B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Trail journaling at Spruce Ledge Camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4ead3be0-9f47-4f2b-9b2e-e3dcc6b104c4/C3132145-5C35-4ED1-B7D5-64CE071861CC.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Honey D (pictured, left) and Bear Legs, Franconia Ridge, New Hampshire. September 6th, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9c1cffd2-e9b2-46f7-b730-4a9d72e31a06/3E1A5217-19FC-4F5A-B55B-7DA51E3283EC.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b54cc71f-b475-43cb-ac53-3e51708604df/D9DC8D30-BDCE-45DB-B15B-1D27631851D5.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out On October 9th, 2021, exactly 365 days prior, I camped on the shoulder of a logging road, mostly naked and completely empty, bordering Rainbow Lake in Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness, the night before I began my summit into Baxter State Park to complete my thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. My, what a year will bring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dbcee527-50e1-4d2a-a83d-88d322a7239b/9C172C2B-7EEF-4658-9FC9-82F89BB2DEEE.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/75e4525d-b187-4338-a76d-90d677db1d8e/2030EBD6-65D7-4F38-8924-0B8C99146C47.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet White Noise, from London, England. We met crossing trajectories, as he hiked southbound to the Massachusetts border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5c3f78f9-8340-4c60-bda6-799e877d61e8/ECFA64E9-DE46-4ABF-BAF3-3DF8AC6D098C.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And when we walk, we slow down. We feel. We see. We see little hearts carved out in leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9f314eb2-cb4a-4f47-bd11-45b31738ee39/0E3F1A02-EC48-4E1B-B68F-40F713D3CE75.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Canada’s Notre Dame range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1a541ff4-8bd0-4fc1-b971-feac977d1146/C7984351-5DD1-4289-945E-AF22AE959CAD.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Her art table with inspiration from her father. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6ae39be1-264e-4518-86f0-c8413754e5ec/71E8193F-2360-4D35-96BE-089A0A6DD11A.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out When you slip, fall and whack the back of your head on a boulder, just lay there for a bit. Enjoy the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b23a52d3-13c4-4449-8b4f-292fc4980a2f/5A4E1142-A4D3-4161-A977-BC92E16DC02F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Olive oil in a Dr. Pepper bottle. Hostel life at its epitome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1ca475f7-ee3c-4439-99cf-b6a251206519/FB91B693-558C-4B49-A3F6-EFB454107CD1.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/18a5fcd1-c3a8-4ea4-9375-19978fac81af/E85D2A4D-C669-4DA4-A401-3F2C31EA37F6.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Crossing the Winooski River, 10.2.22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ccb70e63-7ad2-4619-a7aa-f354883157fb/A382507E-81BB-42AD-B8F5-04D873489988.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/318ba8aa-767d-428d-bf24-cfe973f6451f/2E12756E-E705-4BDB-B3B5-9F57105DFEC2.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Morning coffee = hand warmer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d4885511-1e5d-4276-bf44-60d0b94069d0/278659BB-12FF-4C0C-B3AB-57E63BD031F1.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out One of the many summits of Camel’s Hump. Mountains aren’t teepees, Wallflower always reminded me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2144ea6b-e101-4a2d-b3bb-ae29c90ffa77/DD64EE4A-2ED3-432B-BC51-E26B39EE7847.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Thank you, Misana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc4208a0-328b-40bf-8284-a5f1daa5fa60/3E01A373-FD4C-4497-B5B7-EFD8886F996A.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Madonna Peak, atop Smuggler’s Notch, white blazed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3308ed69-85d2-4f1b-aca5-3f6e42487c81/869C3861-0818-422A-977C-923207680806.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Honey D for the save! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e7ef18e7-67e4-4eb1-ad7f-68f1aa073a46/4765EFD8-64DD-413E-9CCC-54656B525401.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out I call this the “Freedom Step”. Hikers can spend so much time, tip toeing around the mud that is. Which is ultimately unavoidable. Just get in there! There is freedom and speed in embracing the muck. In this step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/957c5fed-06c9-4423-9c49-d30ae8c96387/FD470B56-C6D2-4021-BCFC-9B1BCA31D69A.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And in Ellen’s descent, we met rebar roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e795eb05-5da3-4603-bc73-35206679fd56/F020706C-551B-447E-9FB1-7802FE6A6C68.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out My 1st Long Trail registrar entry, David Logan Shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1f1b4738-ad8f-4265-a8be-6de4e7ae3769/6F2A6C54-35F0-4E1C-A196-3C6CCC40EC00.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Socks & Slippy, brothers from Michigan, completed the entire Long Trail in twenty days. 272 grueling miles in only 20 days. For reference, it took me 18 days to traverse 173. Slow clap boys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2ee87b5d-2a5a-4f89-9766-409a3991d618/54B1485F-AE53-4E48-B1F8-65EF765BA0C4.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed06bdf2-82d9-467c-b5a0-6b690d6710b5/09B9A385-01E6-4943-B3A2-769108CF5AC4.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Kevin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8767e0fe-a6db-4645-a362-869a1bfc5f65/755EAFF0-3169-47C4-A16A-C888CEB28C8B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Half-way there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0d8a6abe-d718-44fb-9cac-8109abd9145b/6ED78BCA-E706-42FA-BF55-39C33BC46EA7.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out My first night sleeping in the 20’s on the LT, Bolton Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b50025ce-eb7b-4d27-9a5c-d28c872695c7/7206C662-9C63-49AA-B5C3-DBAF038FFBF2.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Pepper & I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc7ac9f3-6126-4e14-ad69-c49213877199/FE8A19AF-A140-4643-9C43-902F69A46C2D.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Slippy, Socks, and Pepper cooking and keeping warm inside of Skylight Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d63d7906-595c-401e-9cbc-b8f3caaba4a0/6B9C1095-FA7C-4B60-88C6-BDA7E191DCFA.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/999e47f3-a2ac-4a8a-9139-a05ca037ab2d/4C45B2E5-89FD-411F-B1B5-00E3D822E1CC.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out With my left foot in Canada and my right in the United States, I saluted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/15c86cde-340d-4716-b3ef-35f5eda9e827/CEDE37A5-C2E5-4AA2-83AD-71D5A0EFEF37.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Moog, the owner and operator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5af4cc2a-fe47-4b90-a4a1-f65a6abc5d1c/3B08152C-903E-4E91-A5F1-C92FDB294FA6.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Ascending to the summit of Mount Ethan Allen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0c11ea55-2034-4fd2-8a06-369debc0d0c7/F47F4B71-3614-4E3C-94EA-BD5BCD3FF60F.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/91a6833d-562e-49f9-8397-83ecb3fe8a2f/C8F1DD3D-0CEF-4510-842F-582FBC700643.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The forecast, not allowing for views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f30d8eaf-6bd3-46ff-9fa3-cc490381329d/73A20249-2BFF-4B72-807C-314FB304470E.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And then the toes started to “surrender”, we’ll call it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/17654fde-363b-4235-883d-1e26faa63daf/8C184357-9B43-43CC-9310-0D9702B01A68.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out The bonus of cold-weather hiking is the ability to pack out spinach, cheese and other nutrient-rich foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5fe76035-7366-4f47-9164-8eeb775a3453/6219FCE5-55B2-4E92-BCD1-67D55148D1DA.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out And on October 8th, 2022, a Michelin Star chef, a Wall Street broker, and a firefighter walked into Corliss Camp… While listening to the San Diego Padres. Stand-Up, White Whale, Molasses Weasel and I will be friends for years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d6102672-be1c-4fea-be0f-efbb7f9c7a1d/D7479C6B-DA20-4F02-9131-E29E49CD8B84.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Meet Goldilocks and Michelle. Goldilocks (stage right), a Long Trail End-to-Ender herself, returned trail magic to me with a mango, cheddar bagel sandwich, while Michelle offered her home to me when I had nowhere to stay. Garage code and all. As perfect strangers. No longer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/31a5cacc-c20c-4685-b8c1-dd8f3e389560/19E203BA-2950-4862-8ECA-08F09A62D81B.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Summit of Mount Abraham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/280a4dd5-6257-446f-bbb0-a670c7e4fa6b/A1E00AFA-CB86-4F9C-A10C-22977C5A9E25.jpeg Blog - We The People - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/solo monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/521fe391-70cb-4aaa-a126-a3a3559c5ef0/DEA1EB6B-3956-4525-BB60-B50548454EEA.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Nick Jordan, 89 years young, and insisted on hauling my pack! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2592606e-5ff6-430e-b07d-69baa8b3f52e/AABD3107-43A9-4C2F-93F4-FA3DE226BBA6.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet Miss Chasey Chase, who gifted me with a comped massage…in the dining area of Ironmasters Hostel…over smoked patchouli and blasted YouTube ocean scapes. Take home point- say “yes.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e4dfa3ad-1df4-4d7e-806f-be3fe735635a/48575A9D-5E6B-4C13-A0B4-F9FF387AAA1D.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet Margaret & Alanda, orthopedic spine surgical technicians, came out to celebrate Karen’s new chapter. And what beautiful conversation we had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/444cac92-c7fe-4675-b724-44ea5f0846b0/30CA0A05-39A8-45E7-86DC-DF2212E0140C.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out The conglomeration of my non-perishables for the LT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d771ed98-24e1-467d-95a8-06b6064417a1/1BDDE7C6-BBBD-450C-B8C8-7E7DB4392429.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out This is real life. An album titled “Hair Journey” resides in my photo bank. I am finding my way. And, no, that is not Jeff Daniels in the center. That is me. The trail f&$%!#@ my $#!! up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fdcb1541-9f03-4144-b78f-c6f073e2e245/3ADA7771-7C3F-4CE6-9454-728B3F2C673D.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out The one, and the only, K Flo has left the Mecca! Retirement looks good on you, Karen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/49ce0ba1-2fdc-4692-8809-04a2c52b6936/5D56316B-D5C4-44AB-BAAA-7901BE4374B3.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Mama and Papa Bear, the proud parents of the flawless bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/49745011-0bb6-4730-b97e-70c85b070a98/2E541F1D-56AF-4E6B-A688-A6F8268491E9.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b754624e-4c24-4651-9fc5-935de7e7dec3/615204A9-8BD8-44C9-BACF-0212F263BB71.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Boo . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c21c5b56-2974-4a70-a532-f0f7a4ec309c/D0616A42-F391-412A-901E-3698FF2B31C3.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Elton’s third “farewell” tour, 9.16.22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/51b099d0-a809-4a7a-8d47-a78a41801516/382A2798-C121-4E47-9C94-2814761C1993.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Dinner celebrating my besties’ birfdays at Cafe Du Jour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/05009c7f-667b-4eed-9011-8eabb2649955/F3160D97-D804-411D-A5FF-86FF72BCB0D0.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out And also knows how to find stellar Creole for brunch in West Seattle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/94405131-0e88-4eea-8d45-b919a746c1d8/ED72C063-7068-4CFE-A9B7-3C61B846C067.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet DSWP! Fuel’s father-in-law, who has corresponded with me since the beginning of my thru hike, having never met. Baring all, from Christmas gifts to Beach Boys classics, he is the owner and operator of the Dips Fan Club and resides in Bellingham, WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/674d3d9b-03b8-4540-a2a5-4b0c072bd332/BCFCAC55-1778-4417-8200-BEB8E382B6CD.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out A loop around Green Lake with my Beef before the nuptials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/21e6316f-ef00-40c1-970a-1b2c5cf76b67/742EC8FE-B6BF-407B-84D2-18C54FB59875.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out I was invited to speak at The Willows Senior Living Center, by Suellen and her father, who resides there. Pictured in the center of this photo is Jen, who shared that she hiked five miles on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia when she was in her youth. The circle of life, y’all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b5038c46-9842-4034-a492-7770d382f616/1DCBB4CC-90AD-4713-812F-16C0B9F3FECA.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out The one and the only, crafty yet woodsy, Hannah Foegelsonger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6630c321-e703-4a78-8cba-08a8e73fe1e0/BD269E8F-6ABA-4DE4-A2CC-67B51BCD4484.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Cheers Monique! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/af2494d6-ce6d-43c2-80d1-671b7640de30/E01BC841-1EDC-4550-9AD1-AA5FA89984CE.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out My dear friend, Dr. Patty George, shared the following after supporting her comrade, Harold Laudien (pictured, stage right), on his crew team as he attempted the Badwater 135 race, Death Valley, CA. “My biggest thought was the same as how I felt at the end of my first CTR (Colorado Trail Race) attempt (yes, I’ll be back!). There is no shame in going for it and giving it your all. The sadness is when people think- ‘What if I could, ‘BUT’ and want to but there is a “but”, so they never try.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/65cb6bc3-0a0f-4f2a-a286-0789427712e4/D2961833-CFDB-44EA-8A0E-A735488321D5.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Raelyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b149424f-2880-45d2-b7c6-e0937ca3dc08/32E12448-6C0F-4581-8B19-AD9C42A4A7A8.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Chutes & Ladders with Nic and Luke! Of course, he won. He always wins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/96702d80-72f5-4729-bf5f-3534fe5fbf8e/6E668776-4C6C-43C7-B855-8A7CD69C45DE.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44649ce1-a900-447f-ba9e-e3875ad1ceea/6009505E-33B1-4865-8F3E-1D535F06AED8.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Fresh picked chicken of the woods, a highly sought after top edible mushroom, courtesy of Bobby Davidson. And me, in my shroom shirt…C’mon… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a94ddc9a-5bba-4de6-98e3-f339a58a2abc/C00F0F8D-A39F-46AB-9DD3-00E5C20C5774.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out …and saw Mount Rainier from Lake Washington! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0422be03-4081-4625-827a-8c31f5afa101/1C6A07C2-3F15-41C1-8C67-66EB57851630.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Great Grandma Griffith’s chair… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2b941b8a-c305-43a9-b45b-460c4bf31f47/36CC0C44-5E3D-4318-BD9E-7CBDDAAE38C8.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Suellen, Pam, Monica, Erica, Sara, Jenn, Molly, and Tina gifted both myself and Aunt Sandra with this ornate lantern in remembrance of my Grandmother. Aurora means, “light”- a constant showing of her love for my Aunt’s care and presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0ed5a2f2-6d35-4d68-9064-be2a6eb1197a/AAAF15B4-1E38-45F8-AD21-2FD148B7386C.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Nasamu picked me up for my Uber ride as I departed for Seattle. I was processing the death of my cousin, yet also the beauty of the nuptials-to-be of my dear friend (hence the jaunt out West). I was pensive, introverted. The ride was quiet. Until I asked Nasamu where he was from. “Italy.”, he said. “Italy?!”, I replied, for obvious reason. Nasamu was born in Nigeria and fled to Italy to reunite with his parents as a young child, spending the majority of his life in the capital city of Novara within the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy. Novara is the village where my Grandmother, Aurora, was from. And has a population of less than 100,000. If you don’t ask, you won’t know. So…ask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d70d85cc-67c9-4550-8c0f-cba170d6da55/23B7EBD6-733D-48A6-B2B6-240BA31EA962.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Sushi in the Strip with these icons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/54d1363e-9d61-495b-9956-674697aff99a/E3E0F51F-80F3-46AF-8609-34B4E2759506.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Look at her, in all of her perfection. She was ready. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fb67873f-1916-4eb2-98ea-f1bc9133fd27/8FBFD04C-5021-4A5C-8CCB-4D1FF69555AB.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Monique and Ben’s daughter, Hazel, the flower princess. Rockin’ her cowgirl booties, in all of her glory and uniqueness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f1b33a6e-5998-41d2-a8fc-bd7d2659acdc/ED343D4C-A353-4910-8B4B-8D8C78C24381.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Comfort in my new neighborhood, reppin’ my alma mater. H2P! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5ffd2191-0432-4fc3-9b91-6f8eac247ed4/49EAC90C-BD6D-4894-B098-A051260AFCA6.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out My cousin, Walter Alfonso, crafting Aurora’s gnocchi recipe from scratch! She’s smiling down on you Wally, no question. Thank you, Jamie, for continuing to sift through her cookbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bc31016e-53f2-4f64-9626-c4240525e4d1/F9421E26-EE7B-44B4-AB63-C3A85C5D02FD.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d42dfc7e-21d5-4843-8e05-f542d34c0806/8C4BE2CA-1A75-4ACF-8DEE-5D438BDE9519.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out I couldn’t leave Pine Grove without tasting my white blazes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ad32bac6-aeb9-41d1-a50e-bfe2d0227b44/B1992970-1D9C-48C4-BF89-6D787CBFD312.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Judson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/10740496-a0b9-4d0b-8e88-f05652873d14/D14B227A-8692-4777-9C02-8CC85CCC10BB.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Congratulations, Kelley and Zach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/14e929b6-486e-4a03-b096-a043c915a257/754EC7B8-1743-45CB-826A-717692A3904D.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out An A+ in photo bombing, am I right?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a276c83e-a6bf-42f8-a715-45be2a53b1dd/AD96F97B-893F-4DEA-A79A-2CB0AA401735.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out And then we went on a boat… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c1717bff-bd07-4991-a8d4-c1c87b9978c3/E8C68F29-F334-4598-84D4-B476DF1C598F.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out I can quite literally feel when I am walking Southbound vs. Northbound. May be the mercury, may be my internal compass. My mindset shifts, my senses awakened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2ce99571-7e1b-44be-a539-69274d18651a/FE302463-5EB4-4EC3-A7AC-B19586FCA9D2.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out The Godfather of anesthesia, Vito! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3c9da9ca-028a-4ede-8a94-5d324308e852/10C49908-BB2F-4658-BA2B-AFB863091E7A.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Raelyn and Phil exemplify patience. First meeting one year before exchanging personal information and spending time together, they waited. Patiently. Knowing that timing is everything, they paused for the feel of the fit. The Puget Sound served as the backdrop for their celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6ca7c0f8-ce0b-4387-91cd-ae2ae030895c/9FFCCE08-A793-4F1E-BC22-13CC9B028F8C.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out The Yaya’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e796fff8-5208-43c8-81a7-ea3a86f38597/C12497F8-1DC4-4DEE-BA10-22FD9D785A70.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet Taylor & Caleb, Southbound AT thru hikers who I had the pleasure of meeting during my time at the Appalachian Trail Museum over Labor Day weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/650ab772-fd03-466f-b13d-467d3aee958d/6FF7BD2D-53BC-4B03-A115-682E90DB5109.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Homemade buffalo “chicken of the woods” dip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ee0f769b-ec94-4b46-a1a3-3fd459834d32/DC49CDBD-99FE-4B9B-A037-EC92A623F087.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Ken’s Market in Phinney Ridge for Raelyn’s rehearsal BBQ flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0fe7b747-6ab3-45eb-805c-3ab929cd5228/68EEDD02-4BB3-4C97-981E-5C3FBA8C1CB0.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Steve met Rae’s drum kit, as promised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d052eb43-046f-448b-86b5-48c1b504e4a9/6F6A5FC5-5423-40E1-9E0B-1FFF186D605F.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet Gail, Wendy, Sharon, and Karen! Mentors, turned special friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c52225d8-0432-4389-9cb1-16d75ca99268/7CC98F96-C594-477A-B3E3-B61B23B8A0F8.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Jud, Phil’s Best Man, and my wingman! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9e3dca89-3920-475e-bdab-d11ef2e158f0/C8756021-1082-4C12-ABC0-41ED59F458CB.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Wedding ready! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5687eb79-4ef5-421c-af30-b2c4c436abad/27E9033A-2B55-4974-A9AB-148B174B33C4.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Nicole, Dani, and I at our rainy O.A.R. tailgate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/58a8354b-bb2a-46cc-8db7-ddb36f582a16/DF6888AE-0B9C-4589-90D1-E6B9E26EC385.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/76db720e-4945-4010-a17c-41e9ed9f473c/298BA1B4-6FB7-483B-BCFF-2B82CDDF87E5.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Happy belated, Misana! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0241c963-5918-416c-b24a-896cb2860239/73DABB38-2166-4F83-8FBC-B3713A0507DA.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet Wilson, the airplant that Rae & Phil grew and copper coiled as wedding favors! He was my very own ‘volleyball’, as I traveled back home to Pittsburgh via Dallas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f11e815d-d875-4de3-9f31-ea4b5f8b1795/034E1BA5-995F-4083-AAF6-9BFA91A15D06.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Speech prep over mimosas, Raelyn asked me to be her Maid of Honor. The honor was all mine, truly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1631be0b-616f-4a27-a836-3d66b05cf1a9/E5ECF646-D6D7-48BA-B338-29723A9FEE1D.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a4081771-5f51-4bfa-aa9f-5db1271ac2c9/07EFC975-16CC-407B-AA5F-F4F51525A0C6.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Suellen’s father, Nick, has befriended Larry Morris (far, stage right). Larry is the grandfather of the Larry Holmes who I spoke about in “Me vs. Me” and a classmate since Kindergarten. The Larry that got me up and over West Mountain, New York, through his unexpected email at the very most serendipitous of times. To Larry’s left are Linda (Larry Holmes’ mother) and Sue Uram, both who supported me in their sentiments while on foot last year. My spirit animals, if you will. And in the center is Dave. Quite possibly in the running for the owner and operator elect of the Dips Fan Club (fist to cuffs, DSWP??). Sweet, sweet serendipity. *Note: Nick still has my 35 pound backpack on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e537d9aa-55ee-4c49-90ed-4a8e3a27a39b/3C143AF6-3BBB-484E-BF3F-50350DF0C58D.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out I enjoyed gazing at my Mom more-so than Elton himself. Witnessing all of her glory in experiencing her very first concert at 74 years is a locked memory. “This is the best night of my life!”, she wept. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/20670e63-227a-4b7c-b981-7cd85847b904/2C8E0901-582A-4E19-8976-1E940B47E885.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out …reincarnated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ad268ab-60b4-4aee-a2bd-6d3fdc6b4ce9/F95D0BE5-7793-456B-A426-FC7DB23D45B4.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Meet Jane & Joyce, two special friends and supports! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/15002c3e-ef1d-4c3a-9e95-c7252056c5d3/1DF171EA-6A13-45A7-8AB3-1FF3B1D3E69A.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Phil’s 1968 Chrysler carried the happy couple to their “I do’s”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2e80d2be-c444-458e-84ec-0b7a11107b9b/BEA3D050-5A3C-446C-98D1-9746DD5C3FFF.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out And just when I felt far too incapable to take on Vermont alone, the bracelet that Wilderness Bob made for me fell into my lap during my hike prep. Right out of my mesh Sawyer Squeeze sack. He crafted it for me out of repurposed Paracord in Pearisburg, VA, and it kept residence on my wrist until I summited Mama K. And now, will see me through the Long Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/32b07070-20f0-4186-ad8c-72edf5b6a19b/41DF8457-A566-49FC-99D4-786E51A7B179.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out Beers with Buddha on the back deck. Now say that fast 10 times! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d1f87676-bc8f-46f1-8234-269a39758a81/30D1FFCC-5907-4113-986B-5BD107170EBD.jpeg Blog - Solo - Make it stand out I just like this can from Collective Arts, their “Ransack the Universe” DIPA. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/3-degrees-of-separation monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0a39b481-8038-410e-a839-62127b4dc895/2D4422E4-6EAE-4A0E-A895-179BBC079C35.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Mapping for the day over cold soak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7f774288-f6de-4607-a446-d8cef9457e62/FCB391B6-D279-4A31-8DC6-708F627B8CAB.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out My itch has intensified. Not eased. I want more. And more…and more. You can follow John Noltner @apommstories, where his media arts project aims at helping us rediscover what connects us, on and off of the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ef616f01-5498-453c-ade6-e2e084b0d90d/47802ADB-E6ED-4E62-A934-A30E00F0D7EC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4d23f14a-d652-47b4-aeb5-378a0064d806/42D941D3-E3D8-4B10-980F-12C2529453BC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0463c802-0b83-462b-a3e7-5b712771f54d/C8F4308D-32CA-476C-AEE8-BEA612DA044D.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Taking nature’s bath at the end of a long day while filtering stream water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bbbd46d1-5d89-450a-af92-25bbddf4d1d9/B0E9FB53-9450-4441-A0FE-7D4464859224.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Rub-a-dub-dub, my pack’s in the tub! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0eab88ff-3d2b-4868-932e-5d7b1f33fef8/4023A9C2-87D3-4A18-8147-5DACFC248CDE.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Leukotape blister prevention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5be7623-e33d-4fc6-aac0-9073028145ff/AC752DFE-AA7D-49F0-9F01-F67B7D060D98.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4c13766d-35fa-4891-8bdf-dc7aaa3c21ea/F584D62A-117A-4E3D-B53B-B5584F769DCE.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Webber-Plank trail magic on a stormy Saturday night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f14b4cb4-92c2-41bd-b8df-d3acc5fa052a/EA6595E7-929A-4517-BC73-861C904CC20C.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Chest, tris, back, and bis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab5985e5-d2ab-4df4-a423-07440d9898b1/D6D61B4D-3C1C-4231-BAA5-13B6DCD94B80.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Nicky and Dips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b548e776-7396-439f-a363-b70260310340/BA36ADD3-4E3D-4786-A254-D669A2722F71.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Clothesline inside of my tent in an attempt to dry the day’s perspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/52c4f893-200c-4226-bac5-4bb8d3a0acfe/37F47402-AA8D-4AD5-A687-7E836397E819.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Pam reading poetry over appetizers in the gazebo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bf6c278f-774f-4c77-81f4-457eef885e07/DDC22260-49B3-43D9-A0E0-63C6F8C32BEE.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Noltner’s showcase of John Inserra, “Buddha”, on the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2ebd85e1-979e-471a-9b81-470838eef458/5600FE2D-2C8D-4C82-A6F8-2D1259ADA4A1.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f1156819-6488-41c6-b549-addbef17ea80/3F9EA0C1-C88C-4F00-B55A-16FD69858C40.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c5f5f2be-e1f7-4480-b788-4466d7656bf4/3AF94B8F-B538-49A7-B134-1F9F481DC6BE.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Miss Maggie and I kinda, sorta fell in love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc038a09-a5f0-4d33-ac17-13cd41e2819a/01774E4B-6546-4BC8-9839-E344AEFC319C.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Meet Sport, Spyder, and Lightweight Tango. Passing thru Northbound in mid-July, they are now approaching New England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1603df75-72ee-43f9-9516-070e5be60943/1A14BF71-1615-412D-9540-20133D67D979.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out And to Strayer, thru hiking class of 1975. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/29765561-112a-4832-b0b0-e47495a3d775/325D34E8-7181-4953-877B-4CEDA91817FC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Bobby and Ben on the hibachi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/43639e6d-7c67-4093-8a10-1b14087dfcfb/B9AFE108-6993-4D13-B911-06FA65F215A1.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Road trip! Took the ‘rents to the Norton’s farm in Portersville, Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/189d5a1f-2865-4d86-8830-91e9fa2d9210/624FED82-5DF4-47B9-94C0-F8791B6C68F7.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2f715b1b-d645-4968-a53c-676d2c24d929/6B771823-C207-41B5-9356-86AB3B8DA7BB.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out In addition to speaking of our time together in Unionville, NY, Solo put my summit photo to print. A complete honor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/15dee2d9-b068-4d2f-a556-a82b8becd56b/384E3921-9BFD-4F83-AD47-0BC223B171F1.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Kirk “Solo” Ward Robinson poignantly shares in his most recent novel, “The Appalachian Trail taunts the imaginations of those who have never hiked it from end to end and haunts the memories of those who have.” Chills. Thank you, dear Solo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c11606ce-0a0b-48a8-b22e-d470b314e179/4C54CAAA-4299-4244-AC7E-DCFBC72DFAAB.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Meet Gary “Wingman” Giffin. Gary first reached out to me, last November, after reading Abby Mackey’s article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, featuring my journey. A few weeks ago, Gary treated me to pizza and pale ales, in exchange for my answering his very detailed list of questions, outlined on a Microsoft Word document, which he excitedly pulled from the pocket of his shorts. I was humbled over the interest of this once stranger, turned friend. Maura, to Abby, to me, to Gary… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/05cb6ac3-701b-486a-b262-f390d65aa28a/6E7F9D4A-06E1-439A-A56B-2CBA8B738605.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/466b49ec-a257-4f4d-842c-e863f2e50366/FECD764C-0C43-4237-8F38-329907E24FD2.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out The aftermath of the nocturnal acro-mouse… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/40a92bfc-2dd5-4a23-962a-ca11ad8d36a9/D8B6FDEB-F92F-44DC-A164-14A951721450.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Stumbled into Gettysburg’s Bike Week, 2022 in between raindrops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab320435-d768-4d91-9832-f2c9e44f8b0f/3B0629E4-B308-4BB1-B6B5-4EFA8673A448.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out The Foeg’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f83b3459-8486-4796-841a-b34f495c7917/3BB838DA-1FD1-4265-87B4-307FA8DC6213.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Mackenzie Minney spent the day shadowing with me before her departure to Indian Wesleyan ⚽️! She is grace, intellect, beauty, and confidence. Mackenzie chooses far beyond her years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf18fa0e-df72-4a6f-963b-c967da319c68/91F3C47C-5E63-48D8-81C9-B8E4DF8CD2D2.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Katie, Maggie and I at mile 70, July 21st. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1c828ffc-3428-4d7d-b420-ea1ccca2f0d1/4AE959B8-2B76-4BAF-8BE7-A3A991AF3DE7.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out It has little to do with the “walk”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ce658a35-8e7a-4981-81d2-6a83912ba6d6/2E224E9D-E739-4FF0-89AC-0DC059F1D2EB.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out My mother’s mother, Marian, who passed during childbirth. My Mother never had the chance to meet her own mother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/da9f0d7f-8265-431a-a0f3-9b290d6aa4b3/EC2A230C-7A2F-4261-9694-35DD65A137E8.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out And that was a wrap! Maggie completed ALL 70 miles with us! A purist canine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a4180955-1fa3-4933-879c-94917867d3c7/3F737C58-4C2F-4CB3-BF0C-640B30AF350F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/68a963da-e47e-4b36-8135-38fe5d916d28/9C444016-CA29-4E4F-AFF7-B0318F08446B.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Gettysburg Chocolate Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/48f1886c-62b9-46ee-8e4a-ec8e4af2bf53/EC4540A3-D52B-478B-AF5A-F0EFB2FEC184.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Goldfish chowder! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d98d8917-ae75-4e63-b24a-df464d88ad95/D5C3BED5-B528-4E12-9433-E787F1D2DDE6.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out And to Flamethrower and Nitro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/50b639f1-f109-4d09-8094-289e2d87b739/44E22695-EC4C-4396-BEE1-5BCD31F0BCD6.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Fresh hot tamales! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/017b301e-a187-4ec2-a409-784760d286c7/20BB9C99-A62E-4B1D-A0E4-6488699E67D8.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9aa30f2b-bd1d-4c65-b6d0-7cb4171bdb38/4FDAB6E1-58E0-4286-B109-A464042F7E19.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Ben “Front-Back-Fannypack” Hillis says, “If you can’t bend with the branches, you’re gonna break.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/92d047eb-ccee-4bd9-a4be-39cf654b7e6f/341E4985-DE76-45D1-9009-C5F5A6295676.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Crossing the LHHT bridge, which crosses over the Pennsylvania Turnpike on a 224 foot single-span steel K-frame pedestrian bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/751f0028-e839-4c9e-8e5b-f514b5395f6a/0D946C25-0383-4128-9594-BF5CC5457000.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Nicky asked to camp solo with Aunt Sarah at the Route 31 shelter. Effectively evicted from my sleep system, I wouldn’t change a thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d1cbe910-8c9b-400a-bdef-0e005739759a/6CF24631-ECE9-4FFE-87EB-96CBA99ADB8E.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Rest on a shaded lift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/02bb05a5-df90-4719-b9db-a5ca0c7b053c/450A6937-A7EB-47F9-BA51-042F28927183.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6bba0fa4-dbde-4884-b771-e7ce4bf671a7/32AA791F-B9D8-463D-B0A8-CBD96FD2267F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Now meal prepping with my eyes closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0ec40ef2-4d68-408f-8781-567b7856fb9c/2EB1702C-648E-4895-8728-FFD304463C3D.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out And then Foeg, Big Al, and Ben secured my undercarriage, after it fell victim to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/87206183-229c-4dad-aafc-db54fac3e575/4E0CC839-E595-452C-A61E-4A024FBDFD3B.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out We shared stories of Roz’s father, Uncle Gene, who was a renowned glass etcher from New Castle, Pennsylvania. Here, Kenny shows Gene with his prismatic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cda41133-5c65-4835-bd5c-8bab300285dc/930DF9BF-CEE7-486E-9513-457556A7731F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Camelbacks up to Nicole’s first day hike on North Park’s Orange Trail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/186e7ed0-5106-48d7-8f58-1e024c24a599/E9456D48-7EFF-4467-9DA0-21376AF0CA48.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Stephen never leaves home without one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e992490e-506f-44b4-9201-aaa1557e55da/FB6BDEAE-3904-4648-A0E9-D663751D80FC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out I met this family from New Mexico while volunteering at the Appalachian Trail Museum in early July. They had just reached the half-way point of their Northbound thru hike, tailoring their home school schedule to provide for their children, this experience. They carried 2 tents between the 6 of them and opposed any self-publicity of their journey, refraining from engaging in YouTube, Instagram, or the like. They were doing it for them. They were present. They are admirable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/77436d39-ab29-4f6f-9170-aac3e6243658/76A4BAA3-7622-4748-AFEC-FAAC749D83D4.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out The Hiker Yearbook has arrived! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4433c8e9-84a9-48ad-9116-f93751d15a62/715F80B1-EFC7-4BF7-A5D2-43A8D2791BB3.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37e96782-7069-4fc4-bf34-364809221e9d/B8787F5D-EBBE-4DCB-BC64-EE6A0641F348.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b1f68bd3-4d85-48df-927d-5b4acdd9d71f/3D888302-42D0-44C1-8FC0-3D8ED3620F53.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Donald and Maggie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/92488d2e-099c-4da1-a002-185056321c81/D027E2FE-13A8-4F6F-B572-27BAF593CDA2.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out A short road walk for a mini-resupply at Highland’s Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/45a163e6-3ec7-43cf-be36-07c39823fbc0/FEF5829D-63AC-4679-87EB-50D3BCFE7D75.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Mike was a Critical Care Resident turned Pulmonology Fellow in the 2002-2005 era of my days nursing in the Intensive Care Unit, only to be invited to his home 20 years later… Angela, to Misana, to me, to Myerburg… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c4200585-e6ba-48ae-a7f2-367dd7d6c5e5/C199FDD5-7632-4C53-B4CD-1942CF4DC1BB.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Ang picking homesteaded fresh herbs for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/09cbf94f-6f74-465e-88c8-e21a832a5b82/4A729459-F039-4629-84E6-AC3F8579B985.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd009e49-4abd-4555-aef8-268ac8c776cc/EA573BC9-1008-4D2D-B370-0F23B4C71CBB.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Katie, Donald, Nicky, Stephen, Andrew, and Maggie Webber-Plank! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bce1d434-a1eb-45fe-962b-edf83d6ef06a/1E3F82D6-91C7-4BF1-B3AB-06193C5303CF.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Yellow blazes led the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/30700d7a-ff21-4b9b-90aa-6455a5afc52e/D64522F7-DFC0-4ED2-810D-10A44D6C899F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Misana loves being a kid again! Thank you, Mary Byrne! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a0d7e7d5-cfc2-4edb-bebf-06034933c262/7CCC8C8E-5FD6-407C-9F6F-9DC8B32A897A.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Andrew helping out with water caching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/16e9a51d-e769-4ef7-b3e0-950d24131c69/99A9AE2D-E4EA-4BCE-9D21-C0B0AECE53CE.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b85e3383-756a-445f-8d0f-a139c3da5346/B7261EF7-DD34-4F7E-8924-42D6598C8270.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2304c54d-e869-4f19-a07b-e25023d591bc/3FDD9966-7499-44DF-A6C0-E0557B3267F5.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Siesta! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1f821c25-873f-42ba-80c6-8f464c2087ca/E7C2C55F-5B80-4AD0-950A-7D596B99BB4A.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Footage of my run-in with the ottoman…I mean…the bear. Yes, the big black bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc8066b2-0e21-44ec-811b-0506fc38c0c7/0746C7CA-CFEC-42E9-8FA1-D45DC207E9FC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/501e30b6-8dab-418b-93ea-8c13dac9ad97/9080D06C-E977-465A-987A-F059AF8450ED.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Meet Julia, Vicky, Jonna, and Della, best friends and freshly graduated from high school. They toured the museum while I was on staff, and I did my best to engrain into their young minds- that they always have a choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bdade884-a62d-4d05-901c-147f91b9831b/7468DED1-95B2-491A-BA03-BDDAE1EAE198.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Happy Independence Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0a5490f5-12fa-4f7b-a883-e73b43d473c5/BFCF0D83-1B5F-4443-975C-1A3F8862C653.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c36ce538-64b5-4a34-aadf-044820688635/79B6970C-48A3-4156-9840-4947962CA4F8.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Solo leads with his poetry in Final Notes from the Field: Northbound on the Appalachian Trail, the third and final installment in Robinson’s Notes from the Field series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b121949e-f09c-4aaa-8ba3-1194a595ad5d/1E595146-B31E-4FBF-B3F1-24A76AABD765.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1690e871-af5e-4aaf-859e-4a9694596015/C943A05C-CBC8-450A-A554-275F869CFE3B.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out I like lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/69e64d12-91f4-4be2-8871-8ffa9dd59a6e/477FC10B-25AA-40E2-ACD2-A4D70E1D3BD1.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Fuller Lake after a Sunday morning volunteer shift, less than a quarter mile from the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0b4d8e64-78bc-440a-8258-be271eef4d58/B1FB2A44-3CEE-40CA-A9B1-2EF58359B6E4.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Ken visited the Burgh on his travels from Florida, toasting with Rosie, Bullet, and I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5ebf4b4-db71-4db9-ad2c-52a9d6342f9b/190EC5CC-F889-4EF8-9750-F46B1945C0ED.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Noltner asked the passing hikers, “What have you learned on the trail?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/daeadfe7-a7b6-4c07-9b82-ee0a44e39fbc/AD9C87FC-2908-4C22-934F-C09614B20B17.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/455808d4-52ac-4410-ab33-beae729f09e0/B6D2C0FC-97BD-4744-BBAF-4D40327DB5A6.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Decorating familial graves on 4th of July weekend. Walter & Aurora, now together forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/28758a48-5f3b-4fa2-9c48-b8eba02b31fa/92201AAC-7313-4217-8A51-93AFE6A4922E.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Like a locked door at the end, and through it, all of the secrets… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/10e47173-69d0-49f4-8af5-9fad3bb209e8/537E551D-DE4D-49B9-9369-652CD937775C.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Firewood chopper at the Route 271 shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/90585837-7cb5-4e78-b25a-cd82b1d72f0a/444A37A0-938D-48F6-B703-25ADB5283B05.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Dad’s surprise visit upon my return for a hug and photo sharing. He prefers to do a once-over of me with his own eyes, that I’m intact post-trail jaunts. No crutches. Black eyes. Missing teeth. Ya know… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf05f7eb-760d-4b86-9d75-d5751ebd55f8/6B9AFF79-FBDF-43F3-8D27-6D6DE15A1744.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Bear (mouse!!) hang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e7b9ad3b-8201-44f0-b6b6-aa2710613d5f/1E78766E-B69D-4C63-985B-C548E8C49AF1.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/31c76971-523c-4741-84cb-4abb804d059e/0FC7C23E-0F1F-4654-89E6-8F66B9C85ACC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fee1edad-f98a-4914-be95-eb4119d098cc/B78604F6-9995-40A1-A265-7126E66E1BEA.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3c9d32c-eb8b-4d90-88e1-ef029df9b429/1F339A47-6463-49B4-873A-A43EA07C7FBA.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37f919c7-27ed-49fa-aeb1-833ce1528d19/9908921F-D8F5-40BA-9961-16CAECB9F8FF.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5738f662-6747-480a-9416-c6d2ae84a80c/BC5AF794-A735-4416-876B-A1732F17E8AC.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e0afa754-95fa-455b-8124-b03d577ce949/9FC136CA-EBDF-4AAA-B52B-437A3ABBD880.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Waiting out a lightning storm on the morning of July 26th in the Route 653 Shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/79880cdb-d1fc-415f-b80d-a2c693b195a6/13FE5EC2-3B2F-4AF1-885C-372BED8CC1E2.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Read that again. “Discomfort is the price of admission to meaningful life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc6bf188-0fa3-4bbf-b7b9-7fd67d322470/E467BD4D-9CE5-428E-8709-912613FFC774.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Tried my hand at a homemade corsage for Mom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/21d4d8d7-9cb9-4bd4-a7f1-e5291b2b52e6/FC3E8AEB-AB43-4F94-B9A8-1434A647C45F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/edc23b37-f70b-4647-bcfe-040fe18323c2/1ABA2914-8221-44E5-9CF8-07D761F48399.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out And to Walmart, having hiked over 7,500 trail miles, with tear filled eyes as he shared the story of his son’s recent passing. He’s carrying his ashes to Mount Katahdin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c994f746-1060-4c60-9f5a-be5e8bac92bb/A8B4FC3F-F99D-4DDB-855F-6E84E1D8AFC2.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/61c1d179-2661-4c31-80f3-1061ecf01c7d/5F132C32-390C-4E70-A283-2D8C8560FD6E.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/36981dd6-1855-4e84-b13b-34419cb7f19c/F085051F-E758-49B8-BDBE-93FE7CF2E62A.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/55637675-b309-4775-9f20-6880cddd4b4e/12202B12-8867-48ED-AD74-65ECEA3A9723.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Tom on the grill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3ded2a6c-b015-43f3-bd34-e262b5ab588d/D87AC25C-FD18-4C36-9106-12AF7E5244A4.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out My oh my, how my first aid kit has shrunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5e77159-0fc8-4554-9b80-5c41bba689be/B4C2617C-B650-46C7-A3A0-B3731140EB86.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed4fc6c8-92f8-4a12-8eb1-012af33ba039/2BB3C041-349E-42DF-A82D-FEF2BBF071C9.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/20adc09c-06fd-45a5-90e1-5480adbee6fb/4FA60E59-9362-45B5-80F2-9C61E0EA9785.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Surprise! Cousins Roz and Kenny from Nashville busted in for cake! Eeeekkk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/95a14676-90be-4119-94b1-cda68fa68811/4143FC40-C0F7-45B0-8943-9798CA8FE598.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Jim and Drew, seasoned respiratory therapists who run circles around mechanical ventilation, my mentors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aba39ce0-32a8-4fb8-ac57-d27d5eebf8ba/E002821E-7DB7-427D-8358-566A74615B7E.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/535c642b-f74e-437b-aa04-cb62bb7387cd/DD015C83-DF83-4A53-B6E5-7D11F4D3D56E.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9e2b1241-29ae-4286-8d99-d73e3f177b54/EC633F43-E845-40A9-BAE5-20F53D539BA4.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out A shelter from the heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/444520f3-8bb2-4873-be00-b176c887c6bc/A4CE97C1-C916-4434-9BF5-8175381ABD91.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Joe Triebsch at the northern terminus of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/20c6b261-fdd5-4092-a7b7-645ace026863/6AA5FF72-42AE-4CDA-A548-4ED90DDAF4B3.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Vermont, is that you?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2a63005e-5b83-42f8-af52-21d317a223f0/7DFC9A66-61E0-47B6-A3A0-196968299B22.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Meet, Sharon, Sandy, Tim, and Dave, day-hikers on the LHHT who we stopped and had beautiful conversation with. Sharon…Dave…you will get to Georgia. Choose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8ae83c46-7a36-4f45-bfc6-687cb837aba4/1ECD41DB-0407-43EA-82B2-B53B871ACA28.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Ramen bomb o’clock! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e0fe6fa0-1248-47e0-9104-49c74d0a2b1b/BCC5AAFF-04C2-47CF-BA2A-D1CDCFEC7916.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Ned, summiting Mount Katahdin on July 17th 2022. I connected with the Jones’ in Salisbury, Connecticut last summer, now sacred friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f6c47e4a-8aaa-4d7f-9447-31f3cb9f1b75/9765B589-C160-4564-9D01-9F3DE8452477.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d62199e6-b852-4018-a74e-7ef693b0a91a/32D7BBE7-8CC8-428E-BBC4-3FFA6A70E413.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f17668fc-8e81-4077-8e89-a04def000037/6B414AF9-5A76-4879-BDD8-9477B1B0E4AF.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out And to Luscious, who I had hiked with through the Great Smokies, last Spring, only to cross paths with him once again, 15 months later. So I gave him a cannoli… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e57c41f6-5322-4983-b268-6df32b105e59/36062ADF-EE45-4670-82F6-8154B4407CBA.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/55434d6d-9d05-48a3-a6c3-658fb371ed26/2D0B52EB-6BDA-4F45-9F66-BED78D62E54F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Secured Dill Pickle Ranch sauce with Leukotape, packed out from Highland’s Market. Success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5b7c973f-2bdd-41e8-baa0-dc11b6b04992/80D104C2-7E85-4738-A003-17BAFF40033F.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a670cd80-c815-4125-bbcf-0ddd99803a44/586C738E-D386-4CFA-98B6-83EE01B9DD4D.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Buddha summited Mount Katahdin on July 27th, 2022, and then began to hike Southbound to complete his thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5700925e-8d00-47ab-be86-54971c604d32/EDF8C129-215B-4035-9C55-AA295F4AB837.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Trail magic on Shippensburg Road, Northbound trail mile 1,095, led me to True Grit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b79935f2-f2c8-4350-a9eb-b789bead52ab/D624F8C5-E7A6-40F8-A4EA-C7D16B206CC6.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Cakes, my blood brethren, summited Mount Katahdin on July 13th, 2022. Cakes had previously walked the entire Appalachian Trail in sections, yet still needed to fill his desire for hiking it from end to end. He was taunted and persevered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/769bfd14-aad9-43e8-9892-989807fdd201/5E261D81-D1E0-465D-B732-B9C1619647AA.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4d65e94b-25a6-4fe6-b79a-d0601554f4b0/8F3ED4E6-DA39-487A-A8E2-6D9E1A4D629C.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Lunch on Cranberry Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/40084190-c0b4-465e-a845-3a11620217ce/D4AAD081-FABE-4247-AD02-B59CAE3A51AE.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Roughly 40 miles into a Southbound hike of the LHHT, you’ll pass directly through Seven Springs ski resort, which houses the highest point on the trail at 2,961 feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e6d572bd-9f19-41d3-8366-b0c4626e321f/587F2F86-21E5-4F77-AEF8-B6B2021E79E5.jpeg Blog - 3 Degrees of Separation - Make it stand out Pig roast at the Myerburg’s! https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/the-butterfly monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6378d7bf-b9c6-4eeb-acf5-dd7e0683035b/CBE35D1F-A88F-4A0F-89C6-9CF3AE3935AD.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Ang, the first friend that I met at The University of Pittsburgh, lives a stones throw from the Appalachian Trail museum. My time spent there has allowed for us to have much time together after 20 years of living across the state from one another. The trail continues to provide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0d0f1e6a-ca0c-4462-91c6-12732b22fcb1/DC01882E-E827-439F-97B3-6961F192F64E.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Glenn (proprietor), Smiley, NashVegas, and Crow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ef7db311-1a44-4eed-b177-5dc69e37834f/63102D3D-AD93-40A4-B35F-662B281F45BE.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Hermes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8b9c1cb6-c1ec-401b-9f12-a3b2c48cf574/41EE7AB6-695A-4D53-AEF0-D57AF66F1B43.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Cargo, who started in Key West, hiking 1,300 miles before reaching the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. This hike will complete his Triple Crown! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/265a2933-5ef1-4d97-9248-a46758cd779b/D7D92A59-9874-4799-BD04-24C1370D182F.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/af70e845-4e04-4890-af82-ae65b47172cc/B0E86374-86D4-486A-AAD3-4ADC016ED755.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0ccb306d-3bb9-4aeb-b9d4-bf9f49c6da28/20B904AD-D570-4C01-8F5D-D98BEB946B49.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out I was asked to speak at the South Fayette Library. Say “Yes.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9d2e7f38-db57-434f-b9e2-d00e1812caaa/44AA49D1-63C5-4E6B-9CFA-C930DC0879B9.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The drums surrounding the bonfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b7df48a4-e6d6-4087-a45e-10f9209033d9/7192E12A-C268-4B8F-A9DB-A895521EFE3E.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out NashVegas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c123684a-45e3-4438-add8-63dedb0cd676/94CB9594-B709-4D73-8E0A-6F8C561FBEA3.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Diesel, my college roommate turned sister, drove in from Columbus, Ohio unannounced to share in all of Gram’s services and toast to her beautiful life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9c0291c5-ca60-4610-9930-b2f4b66982a2/F2C9F89E-372B-4DFD-9FA2-B5BC83A547AD.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The Benton MacKaye exhibit opened in the fall of 2021. Benton was an American forester, planner, and conservationist, and is best known as the originator of the Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/74b72a94-198e-40e4-831f-12fd603fc56d/0AD78E4E-0BAC-49A1-875F-07D18457B2FC.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Bullet, Rosie, Wallflower, and I met at Snicker’s Gap for trail magic, supporting this year’s hikers, as we were supported last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/807becd5-5cc6-4f84-a45b-b2470a4d1971/084A93F7-4E91-46D8-B3B8-F39250749320.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out My stays with Ang and her family between docent shifts make my stints in Shippensburg while volunteering at the museum all of the sweeter. Ang and I discuss work-life balance and the varied definitions of “success”, agreeing that time and experiences are the front runners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9c5a3796-8455-4bdd-b9e7-192bb1a6cb44/A685501F-5817-44D5-B8E6-148D46A35712.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Amethyst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/891b14e6-64d0-4db3-a380-67d096fe7455/BBAB2E01-8A23-41A2-A1C0-84D8595C882B.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The original Earl Shaffer Shelter, built in the 1960’s, resides on the museum’s second level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f7a2dc0d-da22-4077-a479-461ec5e93366/955564CF-79FF-4411-9603-66B64365F014.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out And then to my happy place, my favorite hostel on the AT, Bear’s Den, Blumont, Virginia. In September of 2020, Katie and I sat in their bunk room before heading out on our long section of Northern Virginia, when I Googled, “How much does it cost to hike the Appalachian Trail?”. I had an itch that I simply couldn’t shake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2ce85be9-6947-40cb-a6b5-5c13df5a1373/AE3A6D43-2BE8-4AEE-A580-681F96549DBB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2d6b4ec9-1758-4fc3-b407-68636e6884bb/B4CE04D5-5E95-46DE-8E82-C218C05D1D19.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out And then I was off to the The Roundhill Appalachian Trail Festival, hosted by B Chord Brewing, where I had the absolute pleasure of representing the AT museum with fellow volunteers, Jessie and Mills. The conversation was fierce and real connection was had. Mills artfully hosts a podcast about the history of the Appalachian Trail, The Green Tunnel. Tune in, educate yourself to this uniquely well told story of our nation’s first footpath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed8665f7-777c-4b6d-9567-eefa2dfdc753/2C92DE1F-D1FA-491C-967E-E118798248C6.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The AT museum is a non-profit that depends completely on memberships and contributions. Consider joining The AT Museum Society or making a contribution! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5250e7ff-9da2-44cc-9318-ddbd432ab3f5/1BA2A287-F6DC-4473-8FB6-01CF9006D297.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet “Cider", who woke up that morning as Graem, but after accepting our offering of trail magic in a lift to the ciderworks and tortellini alfredo, we giveth his trail name! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/77959cc9-6c4f-4559-8309-83a738031ce2/8E39EE6C-387A-4803-8311-F45A7D9B6844.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37928b64-359b-417d-a2c2-093b8bb5ce1e/A990EC29-C4A9-44F4-9C30-414119B10F28.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Deja Vu, Glitter, and I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6fadca57-3e6b-4c80-8dec-7c8bf1c7b9a7/2D26736C-7548-4462-AD4C-366A357F1533.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Longhorn, from the U.K. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8f4abf5a-5ef3-4724-bdb9-1da672322601/13EDA788-9791-4DCE-BA16-89D6271835F1.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Local children immersing themselves in the new 3-D trail exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8bd7fb6b-a980-464c-88e7-54ae23b6a660/AF587FB2-9E06-4A04-BDDD-73C6E9C6AE5F.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out C, where did the time go? My bestie has beautiful babies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7b272a57-161a-4bd2-8d9a-9a015975048f/7961B56E-64CB-46CF-90BB-7C872B9B6601.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out A typical resupply at the General Store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/16876b18-71a1-4ae1-af73-7ee0d5a4747c/6FA9E517-EEA9-4B81-9501-479E048FF20E.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Pappa Duke motors on! Take the time. The time to visit with the folks that mean something to you. Put down your phone and show up at their door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/221404cd-668d-44f0-8cd5-ca9b545479a7/82817B53-7972-40BA-B608-199A25D524E0.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out And in the quiet, there was Mountain Laurel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e4b2ba0b-8612-42c2-af10-5edafbedb4ec/0A64B938-93D7-470F-BCF5-C18F1FCF318D.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/616ae708-38ef-409d-9b3f-03e34f85f99a/A105F900-99B2-442C-93EE-6DEA7E46DE73.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Miss Janet, an iconic trail angel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d2fe5461-3d02-4c40-a285-81cf14a4425e/6C241529-E628-4BFC-9E8D-49E8914C0D0D.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Debbie and Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/eee20bad-f29c-413b-8f14-9aadccd02d22/44BDB2F4-5EBC-45FE-B94B-27DD96442CB0.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Steve “Mighty Blue” Adams, interviewed me on the 303rd episode of his podcast, Mighty Blue on The Appalachian Trail, in December of 2021, and I was lucky enough to meet him in person at Trail Days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8fe51b01-aaf5-4bdb-b840-cab5bb41bdc5/A32AE54D-1F52-49A5-AA65-394BA35D0197.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out “A” for Aurora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5a7ee3cb-f7fa-4b58-a8ec-726002868ce0/7287ED8E-21FE-42B0-9CA3-606DFD6C1B86.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Bryan and Front-Back-Fanny-Pack on my AV crew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/24e406e7-2fd1-46db-9a44-486b2835f902/F2DBE358-A108-4062-95CE-80CD53C6B1BC.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Bullet loves him some Wallflower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/105b945c-c77a-4097-a519-dd713f86b8f6/C6C9911A-BFDE-452B-A83D-28B3A36BA13A.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Addie (you rock!), Michelle (virgin tenter), and Jenny (South Carolina trekker), all perfect strangers who I’ve gotten to know through their following of my blog. Incredible to have spent time with each of you in person ladies, and thank you for showing up for me, XO! I needed you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3b97f98d-760e-4ced-8a17-e98c57ec39ed/E48CF90C-62CF-49AA-987C-B8A555CF22A3.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Bullet forgot his coffee mug. Nothing that a sheared Coors Light can can’t handle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f61badc1-b037-4c59-a0b8-be40f025249c/12609DC7-8C2B-4DAB-B992-D9D8C8833ABC.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cd14e24e-16df-4797-8c64-eea05d9fa882/AA6C642D-7BAE-4624-ACB1-F3065111E7D8.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/24e5f67c-7d59-4394-a2df-14a350f900e8/2C584069-6A07-47C9-8302-985B74FFE60F.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Lance. Lance does work-for-stay at Bear’s Den, and we connected over pancakes last summer on my thru. I now had the chance to share with him, the impact that he had on me, when he told me that I had just hit the 1,000 mile mark and “knew what to do.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1a7c4381-fc55-4daa-8dd1-b367d8fdb326/13FB71E8-F49C-4D86-B407-D0B4DE8A7BDD.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out I met Sheppard as he was passing through Northbound from Georgia during a volunteer shift, he is now approaching New England! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2acbb84f-bbdb-43b5-aede-d8c05f830638/97485C16-7CD3-4726-BEA1-CC6470A18BAC.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c235ae0f-1712-4b36-8699-7d6c4c239433/FC52DA72-0F1B-4C75-9179-BF4662360F0A.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2896c9a4-6bd5-40d8-8335-b985a69035e4/A7DC80F2-2EE6-4ED6-BF4B-2A2346EE15A6.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Which brought me to The Fisher’s for the night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ce9cd198-968d-4b82-ace2-afa6430b5834/BAF5D051-7197-45BE-8DCA-7610F2CB69A3.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/96c892b2-b021-4bae-873c-672b3f1f76e8/5AA89AF4-5060-4F0D-B642-E73D1F379D2B.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out This mug, from Salvay, New York, belonged to my great grandparents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2e22e489-c744-4428-b855-ced93a67fddd/48B11F27-EBE7-4B05-ADD9-1AF5BB634B0A.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Main Street, Damascus, blazed as the trail runs right through town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bc84ffa2-9cf0-4061-8b7e-aa3223b6ab5a/14117889-0E9D-4E3E-80B0-EAF91D0EF752.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Congratulations to Mackenzie Minney as she leaves the nest for Indiana Wesleyan University to continue her soccer career! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9b89d942-de0e-4751-85d9-1bca7636bb2a/A8A1BA9D-3A65-423B-84ED-9A089E402BCB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Baffles, hello Domino’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/435f9475-5a40-4913-917a-7c2426ba37ba/02FA83B0-A8D2-4F0F-B1C1-3EC657FA3435.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Kelly Cannon and crew in the Shenny’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4b775646-852c-4d89-a98f-4c4e73751c5d/31CA1DE6-667F-46B4-8540-1A312A444393.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Trace beer and Tikka Masala with Delucia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8e7e2cf2-a6a0-4dbf-b35b-516d2f915df1/BBCD7F24-90F9-428C-90FE-880D4674F8EB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out On June 9th, I walked into Dennis and Marie’s cheeseburger magic while day hiking in central Pennsylvania, just as I did on July 9th, 2021 as I was approaching the half-way point on my thru hike. My, what a year will bring… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/24bdcc6d-856e-4890-be03-3f3776e0a2e2/61671F1D-2AE0-41A6-9BD1-3144C6636F7B.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/721f464d-ab7e-43d4-b1e0-58b8e24cd9d5/6A14C740-974C-45DB-8C6D-C1B68F711961.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Wandering Cowboy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b1dcbbcd-12a1-465b-b40e-34de4e8c7f97/5B6BDE47-B0C3-4D11-A0E3-3215ABFEE9C4.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Daytona and Fisherman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1da37177-ff8b-4a1b-9283-73e85fe4c980/1F16A240-B000-40BD-84FA-1D317E56F147.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Jason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b00025bb-caed-4e05-bae5-fb4d68903c3d/B4097929-07B6-4647-8AFE-658B591354F9.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Greg and Rich, friends, but more like brothers. I was a sponge to their knowledge of writing, publishing, and personal experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0157ea15-2d37-4c06-883f-93864221d8d3/0ACD4E52-6D2B-4922-86F4-7B771275CDBB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Ben, owner and proprietor of Big Hill Ciderworks, Gardners, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/35620f31-4eb3-4cd4-9878-95aa2e4b7fd4/9986658D-5903-46E5-B4E1-FE0730A3032E.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Archives from 2021, proving to Lance, his impact on me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c51682af-1ae2-4cf7-9146-b60d3ec245cb/276BC45D-58C8-4F59-83D5-4E07026C5112.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out I first met Solo in Unionville, NY last summer. He noticed that I was feverishly typing on my bluetooth keyboard over beers at the local watering hole, off-trail, while others were free of obligation. He saw me. Now a mentor and forever friend, he’s just published his newest book, Final Notes From The Field. Grab yourself a copy, you’ll be better for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2739bab6-ae3d-4536-9e11-8534a6f50b67/9DF292C1-347E-4A1D-924F-77E9EEE9BC1F.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The AT museum sits in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, the half-way point of the trail. Here, at the General Store, the “Half-Gallon Challenge” takes place as hikers pass through- an attempt to ingest a half gallon of ice cream, at the half-way point, in a half hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6dffeba7-4f2f-4f31-9eca-9ada1e6f7e9c/814DF6EE-FF20-4ABF-B7BD-ED51696A1799.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The littles of my people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/df614c33-3b62-4980-9d99-1c42220b2370/9559C1EC-61E2-46DF-8FEC-518975778B6C.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Kelly and B.J., twinning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5a89ed71-c6a6-49a3-9f19-cf8a905c38c6/853AF2E2-36A6-4AD4-BB73-4EBECA899F22.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Layla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d43dfc4b-1617-4a1c-8da6-5f54cdce8264/6580ACAF-B87A-401D-AEE4-86919E4FFA81.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dec345db-731c-4b5a-929f-b9bdcaaa2c2d/556D6835-1EE1-4CEF-ADB3-B4D08E33EA69.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Hermes and Bushwack, walking once again through the arches of Damascus, a year after each of their successful thru hikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a771dea0-e6ea-4ed8-b0a4-bf263a4159ab/2E90851A-EC5B-4488-8F9E-47B33395909B.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Gail Corbett, a mentor and close friend of mine, found her legs at Dick’s Creek Gap in Georgia. You fill me with sheer joy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f2279cf3-fd42-4f31-9606-1e6cd9ea25ee/41FB7EE6-68E3-4A7A-A603-736D4230CB13.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Felt good to be home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/856180e0-59e6-47fc-bd95-95a62455c76e/7CF079A0-CC20-4FAD-9693-142BCC9F142E.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Jeff, Sandy, Jerry, and Ed, fellow museum docents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/908a704c-c9bb-427a-b145-6b7172152520/498A1C5B-5497-4303-9029-441053FDCF95.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a4128a7e-3f26-4809-a3aa-755a85dbf78e/8E9551AD-8B79-4FC0-821C-39AA222AB8F9.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Working with a view at Bear Chase Brewery. I’ve teamed up with Ray Cheselka, an SEO expert, out of Colorado. He works virtually to optimize your search engine capabilities and tailors your website to work for you. If you’re a self-taught web designer, I would highly recommend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/41c01538-facb-4af7-b7ac-a3ce40d81c9e/099E5656-3C35-4021-8345-06979E92A034.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b62698b2-9cf5-4d7b-8966-59c3f5a4297c/16CA7003-2880-499C-8A13-BFF701886902.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out “Anish”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/49dbc70c-7487-437c-a5fa-1912a27349e5/8E1A9081-8111-4B83-9888-43FA8C4C0183.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out I introduced Ang, Mason, and Hannah to my white blazes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a757d5b8-916d-45d3-8e36-af91a921160d/5ACD513F-FDF7-419B-88F5-8C74FCB06BE3.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Hands down, my favorite trail town meal over 2,200 miles- Damascus Diner’s egg sammich, scrambled egg with mayo and tomato on homemade grilled sourdough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/207bb94f-2a3d-4000-82ea-3668cd9944a5/2BA5D070-0D36-4E20-8CC7-BFDB71E237DE.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out It’s Miller time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/76525d1d-8a7a-45eb-aa68-54bfd43093c8/FBC687E8-76E7-408C-ACF4-55368631896B.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out And in walked Brad Kohler, a fellow Montour High School grad, passing through Pine Grove on his very own thru. The night before, the General Store was vandalized and out of operation, keeping him from his monumental ice cream challenge! Serendipity would have it that Greg was also volunteering this day and had…ice cream in his van. So Brad scored a personal, and more memorable, challenge to remember. The trail provides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7986d1a7-565d-4e2e-8bbf-d8a68c471245/23BC1772-1E1F-46A0-B0B3-DB54C211B917.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Mom and Dad drove to Pine Grove for my talk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2ef4b8e0-676e-4014-9e0f-3ea931c76a0b/B555E07E-1B32-4333-B965-A0874E21FCA1.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Heather takes the podium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f262e909-4345-4905-a2d0-2d56a8e0c1fc/A662C704-DECF-422C-A4E4-79AF30A96278.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Dogfish, AT NOBO Class of 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e922fac2-5b0b-4631-a931-02b16502e35b/01620C29-5915-4D28-A4F7-316C6AC0E39A.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out I was able to find my signage on the register that they keep from year to year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bda53af1-03e4-42fa-8b9c-c1b71cbf28fd/3B384AD2-67A5-4C5E-93E5-822120A545A8.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out First cousins, minus James, celebrating Gram’s life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa3f2f76-e8fa-4997-b304-fc2539c9490d/9374B981-AF35-4017-B4C0-96375AEC6090.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Congratulations, Lexi Jones, on your future hockey career at Nazareth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dd951519-3c1e-4a4f-96e8-98a430c86ca3/6392AC09-DA23-49B5-A32E-35644E630206.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out This downed tree was preventing me from getting to the museum, only 2 miles North, in time to open its doors. When…is that a bird?…is that a plane?…no just two arborists that pulled up behind me, saving me from a 30+ mile reroute. Sweet, sweet serendipity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1ed322b8-107d-4bd0-b37e-fbf0d4d4e611/9CE14988-F29B-48FB-BD27-EC767F5DDBAB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out And my gurl! President is fiercely owning the PCT! Currently at mile 1090.8, she’s made it through the Sierra’s folks! Ice axe, sent HOME, and her light is shining brightly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0b5022bf-1a7a-420f-9b15-074bb29f1bc0/B0C8A5A7-2398-4DD6-B478-63FEC49C6925.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet “Junker”, with over 14,000 trail miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ac5d7b41-ac6b-435d-949c-961b354f944a/F9D8B10D-FAC0-4B2E-AF49-F878B0FFA398.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Trail Days, 2022. Damascus, VA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ec3f423f-abad-4c0e-8d66-8bf70fab4e10/75A320BE-CE85-4D3D-9A5C-B6C07DD19B7E.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Nan, a fellow museum volunteer, and the oldest woman to hike the Appalachian Trail in 2014, at the age of 74. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/99946794-de8a-449e-8232-566d0920dd25/0DB74CE5-22AF-44C0-B997-942C1B97D843.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Becky and Julie at the after-event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f4555658-eea3-44fb-8a32-a9db874ee3c9/7C8D3801-B205-4D08-A9F9-3B106DDAD8EB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Dips has went vinyl! Thank you, TM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ebd1bf32-9a94-4e22-81fc-7ed897898996/46D07EA6-E482-47D9-BC21-C2F30CF54817.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/35c15469-7280-4169-9601-88044734c727/96BBEDBF-6D97-418E-B9AB-A4113920E3B3.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Jay, the treasurer of the Appalachian Trail museum. We shared stories of our love of the hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8a4a911d-1a58-4241-be75-31672906fa64/ABD42377-800F-41CE-B1A8-73F2BD9172CC.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5b545bbc-17c7-45db-b4a2-598f9196abff/5EE05C68-77DB-4673-A553-B8F7BC253D63.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Remember when I didn’t have electricity? Nor a vehicle? Then came Marissa. Trust the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/accd07db-ac79-4bf2-8ec1-bd65afec596e/53BC5ACD-3AB2-4250-B975-FE9E6E6DC835.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out My father and his mother, Mother’s day, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e42b7d07-f859-4932-9c66-7f85f84f1330/990AF0F0-498F-42E9-939B-72E21D142A9C.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Wandering Cowboy and I treated this hungry hiker to breakfast at the diner after giving him a lift from Abingdon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bcc4d5b5-f851-4747-8ae3-b5e0dd439f2b/86BD15CC-ED94-46B2-A960-06FD5A9A1B83.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out During a volunteer shift at the AT museum, Steve entered. Steve shared with me that it was his second time visiting the museum. His first, last fall, when he met a thru hiker named “Serendipity” who was driving back from Mount Katahdin. She was from Pittsburgh, as was he. “Steve, that was me.”, I exclaimed! Serendipity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f28d0f14-bb78-43e4-8d27-97a0b3c9ff49/36F64AFF-258B-4987-B134-79B0FC68D972.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out My Grandmother, my Aurora, shedded her life here on earth for a new beauty with our hands intertwined on May 26th. If you knew this angel, you were better for it. She’s my butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8ce16cb8-224c-436d-9121-0191ead1c9de/A7D7D653-E4B3-423D-A392-7576A92469DB.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Tent city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2d5de5de-09df-4ee7-948b-658a45d1aed8/3B29A4EE-4B71-4F99-AF0A-EF2D9703BBB7.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out The trail passes through the lawn of the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fc06a599-a710-4bc5-a3d4-43193ac36be6/468825A7-14D3-4199-81CE-F0CE6A4A16F8.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Meet Benton. This lil’ guy was named after Benton MacKaye! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/58350680-ef44-4c6b-a25e-f8d17bef1ed5/A3AEB1E7-FF29-4E87-B93E-6BC5B595A317.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Nimblewill Nomad is the oldest person, at 83, to have completely hiked all 2,200 miles of the entire Appalachian Trail, a record that he set in 2021. He and I crossed paths in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/181503d3-e670-42d0-b71d-141f28855120/15A95210-449C-4402-BBBA-9011E5B460AE.jpeg Blog - The Butterfly - Make it stand out Hogman and Country Boy, brothers from Florida, and my supports through my first days alone on the trail. Having last seen each other in Northern Georgia, we bumped elbows at Trail days, embracing with sheer joy in our accomplishments and reconnection. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/a-brother-from-another-mother monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3b26c075-8e40-4b12-b2da-c669e519424f/5E053B2C-B94C-4C2E-90E7-1BAB74B2C492.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Splurged my time on cooked oatmeal for my last morning on trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e48ec29f-4927-4a79-8fdb-e24f3b2fe0e3/FFFAC7FE-7D90-493D-9577-11606ECE06AD.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/174a3e2e-d615-4931-b875-3e19a827ba7f/0082AE10-E79E-4166-AF25-4C87C6BCF1DE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Recent forest fires left a 10 mile stretch of trail laden with fallen trees that must be mounted in order to pass through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa4d2bb1-0bc5-42a8-b0c7-98fc0cb0af6d/5A9C56AD-5219-40DE-9544-FCAF3531155A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Mimosas and Benedict! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0d7fa27a-876f-440b-8419-7a03a683ab64/539B7DA7-3D8E-45DE-9609-9F85A5E7AB37.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Many hikers opt to tote a sun umbrella on the PCT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd62f100-609f-4ae3-aa9c-bc92b8c932bb/F27548ED-EAC9-4122-8E12-3FDE8CD4ED4A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44011a60-76f2-4ea6-a48e-ccaccbe33ed3/890570DF-E384-4FA7-8F56-3BE1690D108A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Pres filtering icy cold water alongside Tahquitz Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/59c64050-4020-4360-b407-7b57aece36a6/3B7194E5-95B8-47BF-B022-FD299BEE2E1D.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Feels like home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ce1d1533-b41b-4c88-94b3-728ca17a0a4f/D5403A72-CA96-439F-9A2F-F61F08E47A9D.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3ef7ab62-4e8b-40dc-874e-4778bc94ae42/1B5F4D20-5935-4C98-A4C7-6368BBB68F13.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out First sunrise on the PCT. An early morning to beat the heat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/571a4c3e-2e72-46f0-8893-e2455c705fd7/CC4E0C6C-AB89-4F2F-9693-B4C44036F016.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Gifted merino wool hikers from Fits Sock in exchange for my wear and street cred. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/637ef800-822d-4e7e-8667-3adb1dbf0ebb/742978F3-8EB1-4355-9CB9-F9D78B2E3C37.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Sign pointing to the spring that was 1 very steep mile downhill, off-trail, but essential to visit in order to have enough water to prepare dinner and breakfast the next morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/15871067-b595-48c9-890a-0a74e6795208/7803FDC9-6733-4A94-AACB-F8B01C6EF9B9.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Pres brushing her teeth in her flannel thrift shop find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9fcdd687-5a99-4d7d-b044-808920f2f4b9/BF0C9465-E8F0-4908-A14C-6431F26FBDAA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The arrow showcasing the severity of the very narrow trail’s drop-off a times, always having to take caution for rock slides. As I explained above, like garland around a Christmas tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ca996fd7-efd2-444b-b46f-8b8467bad45d/19A7E690-3F3D-43C5-A373-69B3B557A445.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Juicing up my battery pack, headlamp, and satellite beacon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ec2e4973-06a3-4b3f-9d4e-3aa381fa7e67/39731112-8212-458C-B5DA-854C197DFC80.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Carlos, A.K.A. “Yeah, yeah”, eating oatmeal with a tent stake after losing his spork! Ingenuity and adaptability are necessary for a successful hike, he was simply grateful to be able to eat it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d76c7c85-12aa-4455-a550-29c91784af23/61A3ADA4-1E29-4580-99B3-5A30DFF4615A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out There are no “blazes” on the PCT, only these posted stickers every now and again- i.e. rarely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fd608161-261c-48c4-bffc-41f6f0da85e1/5DAA41B4-4819-4C22-81EC-5980DB4D48B8.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Happy to find even a trickle of water to filter for drinking while descending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8979be2a-5714-4e24-8054-9361d05d56c4/A4B709F1-87DB-4D3B-9409-18C92A22E569.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The climb to Apache Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ee699563-6480-4b57-9abd-e8b785d1da4c/476ADC26-1876-46B8-B58D-D7E43DB8EA5E.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My cousin, ErinStarr, who I hadn’t seen in 15 years, and her husband, Pete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/88366fc5-233d-406a-b828-49333bf14556/BA982DDF-3AB2-44C9-9CF7-6171C99E734C.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c50c8a79-a71c-4f32-911c-b6b1c8381535/90761576-FB75-4AB1-AED6-71765F001D66.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/39cd0840-c76b-4326-9e48-6966500350e7/4E31F4B7-249A-4259-B10D-4D20AE99791F.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out President woke up to hiker trash at Motel 6- me sporting the red light from my headlamp. She was still sound asleep, and I didn’t want to wake her! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fc801804-0bcc-4b68-887f-f17d60c54bdb/E6A95CB7-68CA-4DA6-9978-B7FEF57463BE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37e00031-6674-4d26-962f-b20207a29348/6B59F151-9292-4886-A191-AE115A24035B.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Facial edema (swelling) after summiting to nearly 11,000 feet the day prior and sleeping at 9,300 feet of elevation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/00d3d0dd-bfe2-4200-97ab-6a11c00da930/BB6AF1D6-6011-46C9-8951-88935DA581BD.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Descent into Ontario International Airport, the mountains that I would be immersed within in a day’s time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a2263b61-b7a9-4ad0-953a-23562802845d/A29F1C96-61A4-4143-9BE3-14D663CBAC28.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37c53621-c655-4340-aae2-715aa6033412/2406B88A-13DD-4D89-9B82-067424C6C799.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Theeeeeey’re baaaaaack… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/998d7c52-5307-4b2b-b9b1-1c45a338184f/E2F36D9C-2317-45F3-927C-05CAE550A65C.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fee02c16-7f7c-4cf5-ad22-5a652ecd32c4/4A7B9171-4A1C-499E-A51D-C1043C416193.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A Yucca plant, a succulent in the agave subfamily of the asparagus family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3260fee6-2cfe-4045-82ae-52cfc625dd98/7B8A113B-2F5F-49F5-B8D6-F1095870067E.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3b2d22b7-2b6c-40dd-9ce3-561616e19c40/DDBE5560-0B6E-4E85-A22E-BE283C461453.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dd97c1f5-fc5d-4c44-bede-16baa8b6adb3/F4FC3F44-5F72-4A5E-9AB0-8FC67FE38908.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Trail angel Mary’s place, mile 145.4. She fills a 500 gallon water tank weekly and offers hikers a free library and canopy for shade, as well as overnight spots for tenting on her property. Without her generosity, there would be an 18.9 mile stretch without water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bbca2115-18bb-4cd8-a270-18268acdbb02/1AC18F3A-66AE-4DFC-A8E1-35547505F55B.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out They accept maildrops for thru hikers, and President had her Microspikes sent here for pick-up before summiting San Jacinto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d22b5081-f1d6-46a4-879a-8e76c3079842/73F58DBB-F2AB-4C83-A2C2-1812940D1CBB.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Steve, the owner of Bubba’s Books. A bright light of intrigue and humility, he was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3d6aed06-0bd7-41b1-a33a-9929902ac029/7572588D-AAAC-4752-B95A-BD0228369992.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A screenshot of FarOut, my navigation tool, showing a cross-sectional view of the Apache peak area. The red triangular exclamation points indicate warning of unsafe trail conditions and the need for snow/mountaineering experience. Reference the sign pictured above- Microspikes are required to traverse north of PCT mile 169.5 when snow is present, and it was. Trevor “Microsoft” Laher tragically lost his life in this area, mile 169.5, due to these hazardous conditions on March 27th, 2020. I encourage you to read of his story, written by his father, here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6c65ae84-64fc-4bf1-b04e-92f2aa702839/06F0FD9B-3844-4EF0-841B-3F02129FEB49.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A stone emergency summit hut shelter is located 0.1 miles from Mount San Jacinto’s peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fc27220d-27ff-4a14-a742-c11b80aa5cf4/A601253E-2CF8-4551-89C1-02480386F807.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My return to the gym felt both intimidating and out of sync. This can still hold true for the woman who has walked 1,000’s of miles. Start today, and a month from now, you’ll be glad that you did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bd7c0b19-4f5b-4b70-9da7-748de8caf34f/4D4CE68F-C444-448E-8409-544B836E0316.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Patty, Angela, and I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab8ce9f6-0868-4e22-bf38-cb3ba518dfb9/536806AC-5229-47D2-9774-AB49A0BBCF64.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Jenna saw us curbside outside of the Cafe and offered us a ride into Idyllwild without even having to ask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0c149460-ff85-4763-81d7-1c0814f50a9a/9573225E-08CC-4B5F-8A37-E45CFC6D2233.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Warner Springs trailhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/861d35eb-38be-45f8-884d-1622b8951933/6AB114EF-DC46-4908-BCA2-4F0A12BC32F9.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ec370c69-4a70-4ded-8682-f2581534ccf4/46617C42-4105-4C5F-B3CB-8921D7E8503E.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Dreamcatcher at the Idyllwild Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/98cd1df3-47f9-44d8-8e3d-12a6755a0c91/7DC7757A-5730-4D58-9089-23F6FB4C4768.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e0abca0-7164-4259-8bfe-f9bb96f22dc0/2AE8704C-CEBC-4F43-AA7D-02FA71192098.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8f00aaf9-2671-4600-ad92-4b97babb0346/525CE6D8-7C8D-4A26-8540-030F86BCE697.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Grumpy, a trail angel who offers rides in and around the San Bernardino area, certainly lived up to his name! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ec7c9cf0-e071-493e-aa39-47071bc3d824/919C08BB-903A-4769-8284-5A1CC341C3E8.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Early morning in my tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b1355587-52ae-4a95-89df-1b632f9c55d8/448E4AE0-604A-4815-9153-175C37DBFCD2.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The cozy mountain town of Idyllwild, California sits at 8,000 feet above sea level and is nestled in the San Jacinto mountains. We “zeroed” here for resupply, showers and laundry before we began our 11,000 foot summit in the days to come to allow our bodies to acclimate to the altitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/17ea29b4-b2cb-4019-96fe-086bde82dbc0/068B1F54-41A5-4965-9F12-C3BA640B1CF0.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out $1.08 for this fleece and silky pajama bottoms that served as a great insulator! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3821f92-7373-4cfd-a2f0-45db82bba057/0B6EF76E-B4B2-4946-A75C-399D4E7BE759.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out I felt the effects of altitude throughout this climb, stopping every 20 yards to catch my breath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/70867aa8-c6e2-4ef0-a291-9af54f13bb2c/B2FBA51D-8C20-4A41-9C55-444C8A645CC4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My friend Gourmet shipped homemade dehydrated meals to me for my first stretch; hence, his trail name! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/71aa4308-83c4-4147-b136-64c5cdd86a47/29948E45-0E94-496F-90D5-F9DE8DFE00E3.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Dinner in town at La Casita. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/feb21b46-f142-4cbb-ac83-bc25131ef927/C2174001-A298-4E52-ABE2-1E8CDDB53951.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Signal borrowing President’s Sawyer Squeeze water filter after losing her own Katadyn BeFree filter from her pack, unknowingly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6c8e11aa-5844-4baa-bea9-3bedf27d3cac/65AD6AA8-67A7-4EBC-A7A1-CD1C84F6EC3A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Arrow showcasing the trail as it wraps around the base of this mountain, revealing the miles to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6154dba6-602e-43df-af0a-19c18cb71ed7/24B1EBAD-32B8-4450-9068-75854C3F2F11.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6be99256-7ba4-456c-99f3-13e063047182/B0F1EB6D-891D-4FFE-B52A-91477D31B9E5.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e644527a-20e9-441d-b880-2fe32eba8848/DB9F300E-130C-47B1-A650-FE138B06C5EE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A day in the wine country of Temecula, California prior to getting on trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/016aaa3e-1c94-48d6-8717-eec6fcc31fea/346F48A3-5B5E-4AA1-A1E5-3A2517B12BD2.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Laree and Bryan Goodhead performing a James Taylor and Carole King tribute at Middle Ridge Winery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4a46cda4-16ba-4ceb-b115-1c5e193e98f7/DC06E5CC-158E-4313-B45D-F2B02EEFE2C2.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Descending San Jacinto on very crunchy ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/67e7ddd9-b77d-4f58-be74-8e85e6da867c/EFD8B584-F75B-4EEE-85B4-48B2C45E76CC.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A new “recipe”- tortilla, mayo, string cheese, a sliver of Spam and BBQ Fritos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/027fc615-cabd-4870-a4ea-89fd7788b456/672082C8-6897-40A8-A592-9E857F954223.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Gary’s husband Al, a painter, showed me around the in’s and out’s of his studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/756afbce-65d6-4f69-820c-dd676f39c005/51297C59-40A2-4AE6-A7A5-D08F76186683.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Siestas are a part of a hiker’s day on the PCT, allowing time out of the mid-day sun to snack and rest. However, often a challenge to find a shaded area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5cb50680-6800-4eeb-8b6f-ccbcb928ce4c/49326CD7-45D3-48DE-AE20-E29FFD0386EA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Pres and I. One would think to dress in less when immersed in such arid, sweltering conditions; however, it is imperative to have all exposed skin covered to prevent blisters, burns, and sun poisoning. “Sun hoodies” are a crowd favorite, as are fingerless sun gloves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a09f49cc-603a-4b63-8585-e372ac5951e2/CDE780B5-F271-4895-BFDC-6D8D96B20BE1.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out I left my gaiters at home to push my minimalism but regretted the decision. With socks full of sand each evening, they have more of a place on the PCT than the AT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3a0bf23a-094e-4948-911d-428cbfee33e2/E3202ACB-3B01-452E-80DD-FBA37F48DFC7.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Meet Les. I met Les through a series of trail angels- he was the one that “shuttled off the hill”. Les left his family on Easter morning, picked me up at the Fern Valley Inn and drove me over an hour to Wildomar, California, where I would unite with my second and third cousins for the holiday. I was able to easily adapt to the uncertainty of a ride out of town, nor having a place to stay the night before, in ways that I was incapable before my time on the Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7a9c6437-3a46-4273-8c04-cc9a57fda336/BF70724F-96CD-4532-993D-85D3657F0F85.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Sunset, complete with a full moon, on my last night camping on the Pacific Crest Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ceb2c05-15b8-468e-813f-628a9e4155ee/B720912E-98B4-4B54-B43E-A68107E4C4B4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out With an unanticipated hail storm in the forecast, a trip to the thrift store was in order for some cold gear! I couldn’t rationalize paying the outfitter’s prices for rain pants and a mid-layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/33275299-7c2f-41ec-b51f-ed75aeade1ff/5582A63E-0C8F-4C6B-B3F3-2293396BECA4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/84ee87ec-2623-4d2f-b822-3da7368d74e2/9EDF9894-333F-4A60-A16E-AA04DC43A798.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0a958077-1460-4d5c-8bff-f02f7f7afb4a/2FE0FEA5-7ABB-4609-B2F3-3701093C64FF.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Devil’s Slide Trail bridges the PCT to the Humber Park Trailhead, which allows for transportation back to Idyllwild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9ff5e7c-5939-4d15-ba40-a7a1b5099fef/5DB65A03-4A85-45D7-B96A-EDF096D512CF.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out When we were young, Jill played 3rd and I played short. Fast-forward 30 years, not having seen one another since, and she’s asked me to speak to her daughters’ Girl Scout troops. The beauty in this, abound. Here, they recite the “Girl Scout Law”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a29a9a0e-fcf4-4efa-bd55-f4ecb014591e/3A8FB5DA-6271-4C7F-8E26-C9575F8CECEA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A cactus bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/936fa02e-7ca7-49b8-b5d9-03af5f86b368/86AA489B-B6EC-4E87-8369-2DB8B6E7F89A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Paradise Valley Cafe, 1 mile off trail along Highway 74, is known to have the best hamburger on the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8e4f8dde-3be3-4505-a187-a83f46cafde1/8FE0C6EF-E99F-4A96-AE7C-9EB0E88277D5.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out “The ribbon of trail takes away choice, and replaces it with the freedom to be still.”, written by trail angel Mary. Read. That. AGAIN. We can be held prisoner to the gluttonous amount of choice that society has grown to impose upon us. There are few choices on trail- Where to sleep? When to eat? Will I have enough water? How many miles today? There is both sacrifice and freedom in this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8b25781e-373b-4cf5-9d0b-54483144f17e/DFE452DE-5149-4CF7-9265-90E21345EE09.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/682a4715-c6e1-417e-af65-59414013ff72/ECE427B5-E4D3-4613-A03D-2E548CD06AD2.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Ice shards coat the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3b0ac386-c019-4966-8848-e06a4d120cf5/08EBD96D-7517-446C-9071-C5B0129E70C5.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The summit to San Jacinto peak begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ede2e3d7-aa30-444a-a537-02ccd526a254/B961D893-6792-46A8-8225-1D6F071DD6B1.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Dr. Patty George, a pulmonologist and the President and Co-founder of Team Phenomenal Hope, who I trained alongside in the ICU circa early 2000’s, traveled to Pittsburgh from Colorado to run in and emcee her organization’s fundraising race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ce63399d-3e02-4335-b92a-a8e700adf323/71E1287F-46C0-4191-B221-BB19574738ED.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa3cd995-50d2-4c5a-a775-f5113644cea5/7B59D166-1C3F-4653-B8D3-A17338CD2C79.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The water in Mike’s tanks still needs to be filtered before drinking. The water provided by trail angels make hiking this dry stretch of PCT possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/04da45b2-4408-4ba2-9a23-afcd49794a45/8F9025F2-4A68-4427-9884-E90D5E68D5E4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The whiffs of charred oak would be interrupted by scents of new growth, even lavender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ddc738cc-58b5-408d-a5ad-78b0de3d5899/2904F23C-A52B-4167-88B0-9327CE68BCDE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/924ff397-fcbb-47c6-8d15-62ed6267f243/BFAB3F6F-3C20-4850-B60D-93B062D09A12.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out And her water tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/397047c1-42eb-42e2-869b-6a45e6078d39/D972C888-1BF0-4B30-87B9-A837AD73DC17.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Kathy, serving the Red Kettle’s breakfast crowd for decades. Dressed seasonally appropriate with a peep hoodie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d0e8eb4a-dd9e-447f-9fe3-3a27c3b97a09/767B72E7-0A94-4F81-BE64-D55D586B5194.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The highly infectious “Poodle Dog Bush” plant causes severe skin irritation and raised blisters lasting as long as several weeks. It thrives in areas of forest that have been recently disturbed by fires or landslides in an attempt to prevent further erosion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a3877046-5eda-4d1a-a71d-33c05799a1bb/DBCA0611-6121-47F2-AF31-A451EDC7728E.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ddc2b7ef-e148-4ce1-a051-160524d15cf6/501EC811-9EC7-4DB1-8936-6475A18B5F13.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out And just because little snippets of blooms in the bathroom make me happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/66a7e489-e4f9-4b47-b2b9-3af5a2c8e660/FA88C5F3-2B93-44D0-B28C-7894C9821979.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Signage for “Mike’s Place”, a ranch with a large water tank for hikers located 0.2 miles off trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d6ecb406-7831-4195-a207-a353843198df/6B12F70D-D629-4BB3-9850-29AF422B4419.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My first step on the PCT. We can never get our “firsts” back. How they make us feel in their newness. A hike, a song, or a kiss- “firsts” change us. Stay present in you “firsts”, they can never be replicated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a3303982-56d8-4300-8c9c-1411306cd388/89F48063-2DFE-49C7-A176-75CE00B8F023.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out “Lost Boy” from Jersey, United Kingdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2640f4e4-5078-451c-9420-6b7f4f521998/505BEA28-B5FA-42A5-8598-119AD4BD7468.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out “It’s not ‘goodbye’, it’s ‘see you later’ ”. President continued her trek to Canada after I split to Saddle Junction, making my way off trail. She’s since passed mile 500! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8f035d61-1692-4887-af8b-abf2bb524d88/7C24DDBF-8B1C-4434-B735-57B0BB948A52.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/efa56d37-98cb-4dfa-a494-c0f4d75a0eb4/57488BD5-89F3-49E7-B7E3-76D01CF6C35D.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out It is equipped with 4 bunks for staying the night in the event that a hiker cannot make it off of the mountain due to inclement weather or injury. It houses some bare bones first aid, including back boards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/baae41fd-a639-4741-9b64-dc17782d37e2/BA30B28B-1A7D-445C-AFBC-71EB0A7B49C7.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Gary and Al’s pup, Hyacinth Bouquet, A.K.A. “Hydi”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3373ee9e-23be-4e07-a92a-0654e50612d7/09BE233B-233B-41CA-93B5-85C524425E95.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The thorns or “spines” of a cactus allow it to survive in the arid conditions of the desert, protecting it from plant-eating animals, providing shade, and decreasing water loss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9003dc8a-2b4e-498f-aae4-0ddc3190702c/8AB3E033-5560-4EBC-8288-D401104FC4E7.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Festive Easter treats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3cbb6d5c-83ab-405f-b23a-6eb8e2802e6a/9FA69E20-FE86-4A0A-84E0-EEBD530337A3.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The view looking out from the inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9b619e19-abb4-41ea-be38-8cfcde3274f5/302193CA-F48F-4F62-A519-DE57EC0AFC31.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Water cache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e1232aac-d7e2-412c-a587-a6227a69262d/06F37AE1-E7C1-4FC2-90B3-A7C15DDFC7BE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out I played while Siri and President worked to get us a hitch to the Cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d001d5d8-9721-4db7-acb4-a2bfeb17de10/BC769D2C-1305-440F-8CC1-52091DA0DB1E.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6ab4c9c4-01a8-4c21-a255-55303d4ff898/1380B818-5E2F-475D-8E50-6CBA05B587D6.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3bffd0da-d05a-44cd-9cf4-8316233e4515/4073337F-4D40-47D3-A9E9-20F193EA6CB4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Their orange trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a6bfdaaa-b08e-40de-b4e7-e15f0abe35ac/AB48B3F7-337D-4FA7-A474-2400D6AC1D31.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Pres enjoying some java in her puffy and towel as the rest of our clothes were being laundered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/183c2387-85cd-4cc3-867b-f62c219dcac5/5C8AE005-C3AF-48A5-BE1F-8E14972B62C4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Meet Allison Dsouza. She lives with pulmonary hypertension and also works as a pediatric cardiac ICU nurse at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6a38f911-759e-4ca8-881f-9f23dd3ae4f7/26173D48-FCCA-41B4-B9CE-E4C0EFB141D1.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2360ca80-dbc8-403d-bfb1-faba5afc974b/98131994-3DE2-4464-994C-18D44A604C8D.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out I took part in the Alumni Connection via Zoom with my Alma Mater, Montour High School, talking to 9-12th grade students about the opportunities that both Nurse Anesthesia and backpacking can provide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4b448721-9e18-4cc9-9dbd-dd13f0a4bc68/1E1D936A-EDAB-47C9-B4D1-140C059AFFFD.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Retrieving water from an underground concrete cistern with my cookpot. This was the only viable water source over an 18.1 mile stretch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e968842b-067a-409d-bb7d-643fb7a21bb1/84D1F65D-F239-4AC2-9CD2-5B8C115919AA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4fe5921c-bdae-4864-ad45-70fbfc20a6f4/5C74F558-D515-4112-A4FD-6589640636AA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out View of Tahquitz Rock as I descend back into Idyllwild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d6b88aa5-d959-40e2-b7ee-c120963d497e/F7AFD66F-EE9D-44CC-9C9B-4C174F5CAEEA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4871589d-c32c-4a2c-a3f6-8cf29b741c31/3CC81349-4518-44C4-B998-1D3283FB716E.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out A Walnut Street stroll, complete with hula hoop floral displays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e9b63ded-8582-4d2c-8f5d-ff19e5c14364/71F0F3D6-F323-4B42-8BD2-3F1F77D101F8.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Siri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44de8cc6-9e97-4130-b04a-5ee728b62a8d/A81824E5-ACC1-4B3F-9ED0-C6A32C49E518.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out I followed in President’s footsteps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9ed71f2-4070-4251-afdd-7ed7effa564b/55A05413-3180-47A5-8627-5F725E563B57.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Happy dance in my thrift finds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4c5a1093-4079-4f32-962f-02055e519de7/5FA47697-A962-4439-85C2-05A28DD281A3.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out “It’s not heavy!”, they said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/35546abf-6183-4902-8a7a-4f963101f3ab/936391D0-8A3D-4C45-A355-AAE0F67EDE5B.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My Dad’s first cousins, Joyce and Gary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e846004-b2ae-43e3-a1d6-aba99daa6cb7/FA158D4A-3B92-4FC0-9580-421F3B5CA2DE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My fancy luggage- pocket knives and stoves with ignitors are not allowed to be carried on the plane. Some airlines also disallow other types of sharp equipment on board, such as trekking poles, tent stakes, and trowels, and they must be checked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/12f11c29-423b-4ea0-8e4a-c1c40fc95bd4/3C09573E-2E81-489C-B40C-AF6E0C11FEC5.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9b3e0321-96ea-4f6e-ab53-ca08e38e3d1f/EA1878E4-DBDE-4748-90BA-F07F20BDD4AD.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. You are my angel. And you pack the cutest damn picnic ♥️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/befca816-3df5-47f5-8114-b471173c8333/A1D07EA9-2C25-409F-9A17-2A5A29656AAF.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The sandy grounds in Southern California make it difficult to secure and hold a tent stake, requiring us to place boulders on top of each stake to prevent tent collapse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b1bebb55-39cc-44af-a5aa-d81904f736d1/483C8729-D689-4F85-8922-E2E6EFFF9893.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Meet Chris, owner and distiller of Middle Ridge, witnessed me leaving his business, headed for the long walk back to The Fern Valley Inn. “Are you a hiker? Do you need supper?”, he cared. Minutes later, I was in Chris’ passenger seat, chauffeured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/92b29101-576e-40e3-b631-e230d96bf616/FC73D404-6396-4371-BE32-9D5647C3B786.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The view from the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dbfc1b66-16d2-48df-a587-14af64ccb2f8/0E7889E5-3180-4B42-8945-BCA7E995F836.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out My flow and efficiency of trail chores returned instinctively. As did washing ruptured mayonnaise off of my Spam packets in the bathroom sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/947b56a6-f46b-4552-95e2-fc37c96c96ed/9C451CF7-4E74-46F0-9B95-C6A1ADF21740.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e9ac8973-ed8b-4e41-86e5-a5a1a21aacb8/B10FB83E-CEE8-435A-AAF0-5254D47D37EA.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Morning coffee nestled in my quilt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/08f516f6-1111-4f27-9f63-1d88f5b07690/C2BBB9E4-AE11-4B34-B941-6335625A69AC.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out President- 1. Big dead tree- 0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b16d73dc-40c6-46e8-ac69-fd68ad9df5b0/1EC49E3B-CC10-4A8B-8457-BAA7AA9A544C.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out “Post-holing” occurs when a hiker steps on what looks like compact snow, but it gives way to their weight, causing them to sink knee, or even thigh deep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b5424465-1908-4705-9f88-8681b82492d6/ECC8090B-4E05-4A07-8BAB-A1E789303026.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out We woke in the morning to our wind-beaten tents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f7443867-de70-462d-808f-7fe96faefa49/F9DBD891-FBE0-4B38-AFDB-2CE0F9EC6AFE.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Cactus omelet at Mama’s Egg House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e7bfc19f-902d-42cb-92f0-66a0f24f97d5/749890FB-132C-42F3-BEAB-E8DCD2E18B6A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Mary’s library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5fec8841-9009-44fa-aabe-547b5ccf1614/1A9247D1-888B-42F1-A2E6-2CFC7EA7F2B0.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out We found the perfect boulder to shelter behind on Day 1, but it was time to get back on foot when the rotation of the sun crept in- nature’s alarm clock. Foam sleeping pads are preferred on the PCT, as they aren’t subject to the puncture of an inflatable pad by cactus spine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf28fd75-15b9-4dbc-bf6a-3eb8612b854f/C58E1F94-8366-44FC-99C9-A2BBB62269F1.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Scottie gave us, and my pack, a lift! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dfbfeac5-1bd3-4fe2-ba36-21deb7843c4f/D2DC13BE-D0AD-4B6C-98E0-D8C05E8DDFAD.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Donning Microspikes for the first time as I approached Tahquitz Creek. Microspikes are made of thick rubber that is stretched over the bottom of your existing shoe with chains and metal spikes covering their bottom, providing infallible traction when up against an icy terrain. Think snow chains on a tire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fa648a05-9900-499a-824d-490c5df3b27d/381C418C-F9EB-498A-8B6B-BA83200BAF74.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0cab183f-ba83-4525-93ea-05c8ad99063a/776D3BEA-2615-4077-B9F8-44B597B60BC8.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d794ac04-94c5-420e-ba44-78fc235cacc0/8C6F08B8-D0D8-4457-A6BA-6FEDC025CB42.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44422843-1ec9-44c6-a170-4c9ebb890632/E035AA37-13B8-4C1F-9D48-C5A23824DBF8.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc406d68-e052-4eaa-af03-66ac6d115362/0515D372-05C0-4306-BEEA-37E5409C63B5.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Jan, the owner of the Airbnb where we spent the night, graciously shuttled us to and from the center of town for groceries and dinner, saving us from multiple uphill back-and-forths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f9d279b5-3e6e-4fbb-a28a-5780b44b7de4/F9BAAB0B-EFCC-408D-8E30-F49BAD2ECB32.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/afcbdbd1-1a3d-4608-9145-28cfdb1575ef/25F75D5C-4AEA-47BA-8181-7EBB53A7B23A.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Water filtration assembly line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/93acac0b-1ffe-4003-9fdd-a06999bc0f83/D911709F-DEB0-4A7D-9BD2-F223BB86BAE2.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Pack on the plane, destination- Cali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4e14e825-4e7c-4aea-b5f4-968d0749103f/1CBCF1C4-F7D6-4EDF-ACC5-656748721FB4.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/89f2bd9f-fdd1-4491-a8d9-0c76d919ca06/6CC9348A-57B7-4C37-90BD-DD0087B41AD5.jpeg Blog - A Brother From Another Mother - Make it stand out The definition of family in our love and loyalty despite time lapsed and distance separated. And me having raided ErinStarr’s closet for respectable Easter attire! https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/memory-lane-to-find-you monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e0b396cb-d257-4196-8ac6-4729fb791f9e/67236009-BB6B-41F7-A5A8-70454C44DF6D.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Meet Ray (of sunshine). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c5c9a169-d868-4559-8179-cf24dde57033/DF680C2B-A1AD-4825-85DE-122118595F70.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/22702620-6134-4809-93d9-bed394d5b1c9/F4581142-3EFC-4EBE-945F-52C8D7B6E93C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out There is time for a hot breakfast in the morning when you’re not on a thru hiker’s timeline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/484d09a6-2f78-4d18-8a8d-a9e677f198ea/0D460F58-C7BB-45DA-B67F-3978A75CAEC4.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out The shame of eating Spam is shed on trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f912b7b1-7956-4a46-80ef-89589c57b197/1256D153-174B-4FF1-8042-B13EDF915A81.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out This is what a 13 hour night’s sleep looks like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1e19eeec-f778-4327-aa77-71fafeb18bc9/BB0D7041-084C-4E92-BA4E-3050BA58E91F.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Lunch on Annapolis Rocks, March 19th, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/36775816-b917-464c-a326-2ed7b43c4958/27704B17-51D8-41DD-A50D-922CECE10CB4.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out My first night in my Gossamer Gear non-freestanding, The Two tent, coming in at 23.5 ounces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a11c31fa-7beb-4f94-a2ad-3a4dd4880129/E32ED62D-9C93-4F84-BC14-49C89550B42B.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out And Just Dave, who started his thru hike in Georgia on December 31, 2021, made his way through the snow and was almost into Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fcce9ac9-b594-4baa-bcc0-79136fd7ca6e/C4F6279B-5FD3-4DEF-A8BE-02B6D61261F7.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out And Coach, a triple-crowner, who is back at it again! Hiking “Bama to Baxter”, he began at the Southern Terminus of the Pinhoti Trail on Flagg Mountain, Alabama, adding an additional 335 miles to the distance of the AT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3d5adbd4-df18-454b-bd3f-5c65ae977995/53D39D1C-81F3-408B-A724-DE8C9BD87ECC.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Zoltar said, “YES!” when Helen and I asked him in January, 2021 if I should “go for it”. “When you have to make a difficult decision, flip a coin. When that coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you’re hoping for.” I felt that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6a018cca-8694-4ad9-8e64-71e2690e3c43/0591699E-4B23-481D-BF91-B236B16342CA.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Strings and I meet once again! The man behind the wheel of my very first shuttle and an AT Class of 2009 alum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/933e5aeb-06d5-48c0-a53d-e5c6797318fd/ABE2B9F1-CD6D-4573-AF29-C7EE81B8D270.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Inseparable as teens, Kathy supported me during my time on trail, reconnecting in the flesh after countless years. Brews and reubens with her hubby, Jason, and daughter, McKenna at Riley’s Pour House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a148330b-1668-4354-95eb-9e1301dfaec7/8440840A-15A5-41F7-9CBA-AC3185235AD8.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Gathland State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9bcf334e-b84f-4cfe-87bf-8e09f802f537/2C60E04C-5FCA-46B8-BFB8-ADCCCA72CDD2.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out A ride down the memory lane of a hiker’s conveyor belt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b6be2419-774c-46d2-8ad0-6ce3471dbe59/789AD0FD-5395-42A7-8BDB-291C6A9277F3.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Authentic Irish fare with proceeds benefitting a local fundraiser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d94c892b-ffef-467c-8ad5-8891dfa05188/597C77CB-AE76-4001-AF2F-075E061934BB.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Blister prevention with Leukotape, I’ve lost some of my callous and was developing “hot spots”, and this tape provides a barrier, alleviating the friction that leads to blistering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/02a9bcab-e653-427e-9297-8be7888b9792/FF36C598-887C-43AD-9562-F047707D7932.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out The owner and operator, Peak Freak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d6267533-b294-4115-bdf2-5a64d6f6028a/94E6876C-3418-4C3E-8633-13B9F68E62DD.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Thank you, Margaret! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cbcf48e3-a691-4e0e-a9cc-aa1eb0aacbff/FBDFF53A-DB8D-4FD2-AACA-0470F2DE46DE.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/af96cd72-5bfa-4cb5-b189-132370025e71/0BB131C7-9817-4735-AE57-19E62F6EF60C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3197d7ae-529d-455a-ac91-fdf816d8b1d8/85730356-CE3E-4DEF-BBC9-264927846D0D.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Remember Bob Donald whom I met when crossing from Massachusetts into Vermont? Well, he writes letters. Memory lane… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8dc27fd1-ab19-471e-8d85-7ae7904f6a7e/548D25EA-8517-4B52-A300-42E177BB28DD.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out The Light Horse Inn, Harper’s Ferry, WV. Where I landed after my first meeting with Weverton Cliffs, manifesting a dream, and where I returned after my anniversary hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/00f77a9c-2f03-4ace-89b4-c8e10f925308/B0D53A87-B724-4DDA-AE56-C9BC140869A4.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Weverton Cliffs, March 21st, 2022, in solitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8a5fc46c-9b71-4aba-a3bb-22ca513fdadf/26DAFC77-DD57-478D-B60A-F96511E931FF.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Made it! March 21st, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6a6c2485-bcdc-462a-be38-9133688ef420/91E110DD-80F6-48D2-A14F-D0B85591EAFD.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Rocks printed a sticker from a watercolor that she, herself, painted of her cook system. Completely rad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aa552ae8-5f6b-4db7-8318-a1dab57f6f21/C96CBB23-5966-40E0-A15F-F4C1950A0436.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Delicious cold spring water. Water tastes better when you have to work for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/792dee55-5a53-4d47-8afd-84f6ee5d4e97/C508CD78-7D8C-4EEA-97C1-CED548C9D816.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d556871c-0187-4fa6-b0c0-0d32265b3934/FECE4A3C-1DF0-43A7-B998-4CD87DE1608C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Reminiscent of my stop here last July, receiving my tag from “Karen”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4ca357a4-352f-4a12-b72b-45ab6330aa46/DE9FD97E-D15F-47C9-8B3A-E1F3862ED12C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Wallflower takes the Burgh’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ea8e9124-757c-4732-95c4-4c450f366487/885B42E1-48EA-4654-A794-DF102605186F.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Weverton Cliffs, September 2019 with Katie “Fuel” Webber-Plank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4bb66838-410d-469f-b4f3-183c3f03791b/C9F5697E-0BCC-4AA5-A7B2-BD5439CF8531.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8a401c12-819d-4976-b336-2b2928cf7e6d/CDEAE8E4-CBF1-42D3-A86D-13C51C22CCB0.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Still I swoon each time that a condiment bar pops up, can’t shake the trail-centric brain. I shout an internal, “YESSSS!!”, just as a kid to candy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/93407a8b-f7e7-4a36-abdc-6aaf4d136bbd/D70B9531-E463-41F7-944C-F85F6779C212.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out The Wallflower came to join for a evening, living less than an hour from the trail now, in Manassas, VA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/85bbd6b9-c5be-4baf-bbd7-468f926eaa64/E4B460A1-A5F2-4EE9-8277-60C80F1A0AB5.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out To my surprise, Aiello’s won the infamous Mineo’s challenge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/181db917-5902-4d73-a3da-1c518598c0a3/06C07EB6-7DC3-4C0B-93F0-2F04BF5CFC8A.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Weverton Cliffs, July 4th, 2021 with the Webber-Planks, Wallflower, and Sunshine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/639882a7-80e7-4179-ab17-ea5861975e7e/9EDB14C1-D899-4687-9B7C-8904D300197C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out With a chilled member of my big 3 waiting for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e49313dc-5d32-41ad-b7b0-aaa911f22cde/149B2991-60A8-4F80-AC19-E92D4FBFF4C7.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Meet Patty on St. Patty’s Day at The Barn of Harper’s Ferry, March 17, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f00611ce-2ea4-400e-9a7b-fbefa4a2d7d9/F31E5C8C-579E-427B-9EFE-D5CBA4C9F277.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out And into the back of the very same ledger I went… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3493bf7e-2601-4c60-8236-7b8cd0d94ca8/D0BF124A-BB01-4870-A6A4-170DF7C5959A.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/76d96679-7981-47d6-8a26-0154a174d9f1/A0F220AC-825E-4AC9-A546-26241F0C57C7.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Red Fox Women’s Merino 50 Base Layer Pants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5c14eb84-f6c6-41b1-bf04-33bdd611dc9d/F61790CB-4329-46FD-8AF1-994DE41F635F.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out In line for the restroom, Skips asked, “You thru hiking? I saw your pack when you walked in…”. “Nah, last year I went NOBO, but was out sectioning Maryland this weekend. I’m Dips. And youself?”, I was curious. “Dips! I’m Skips!!”. Skips was hiking out of Harper’s the next morning, heading for Georgia, completing his thru hike. We can sniff each other out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/748c66c3-1453-4f0c-8ee7-36bebd062fbd/B8FEE112-3C79-45D4-86E8-E2221AC43AF2.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Ladies and gentleman, my college roommate, and one of the first calls that I made to tell of my thru hike attempt last year. Kari “Diesel” Wydo. Passing through Pittsburgh from her home in Columbus, Ohio, it’s been about 9 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fbabefc1-e9fa-4c61-955b-c63a23fa1062/4BF41492-4FAD-4D5F-8712-5B753C2990FA.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Suite #1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/068de29e-231e-4fc9-b871-f8861e7449d6/D80FB903-0CE7-49C1-B8F7-C4773991D0A0.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed813bff-aeed-4802-b5fb-68155be0e8fa/A412E947-15B6-483D-B15C-768CDFAC2EDD.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c514686f-073a-4728-95c7-c37737ce696d/8BC622D4-923F-4F44-AC45-016F021C83C3.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Spent the afternoon at Cross Trails Hostel, quenching my thirst for trail life before I returned to the Burgh’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/21d71f0f-d8e9-4386-af9f-9ab624737e36/3629ECBF-3631-4F54-8242-0B758756103B.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6c2162ec-f8be-4890-860c-8ddef1f4039e/6E52E1B8-6A45-4ABD-88E0-3FB253022138.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/02617deb-fb91-4576-bc0d-e25c820f0cb8/F9E791DB-B30C-4B24-99DA-69637ABABFC3.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Red Fox Women’s Z-Dry Hoody. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f9630afe-ca6d-4b6e-8e37-ea35ab2723d8/25B6912E-9783-4263-A759-A2C51E294D27.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Red Fox Sandhill Ultralight Backpack 65L. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3bf48356-7295-4154-ae69-a091650718fe/CB2A2836-8A83-4270-AFBE-F5ACEB42D184.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Irish soda bread and beef stew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9204eb86-6fd4-4eee-9f9b-55c825d7d8dc/B5A80446-5AE2-47E9-8BF1-68B737CA3AF1.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out An afternoon with Rosie and Bullet, fellow thru hikers and also Pittsburgh natives, at Grist House Brewery. Hadn’t seen them since Delaware Water Gap! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/516b90c1-38a0-4575-9cde-95f5933f4af4/1D48E761-2516-4D51-9494-E339F66F0F08.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out No-one comes to Pittsburgh with paying a visit to Jerry’s Records. And wait- Wallflower in civilian attire?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/eefe97c4-60a9-4e12-844f-2572a1d3c1f7/EBB6B532-817E-490F-AA15-FB5721D72DD5.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/27be365e-7916-4bf4-8a98-8f6511485493/8CFF185F-7292-4E8E-A686-844AA11FF415.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out President started her thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) on March 29th! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1558ab71-0b09-4be2-85dd-f5d95fd1fe97/0D16BEBB-12AE-42B2-BBB5-B275F3E2DCBF.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4bf02bff-25e7-4598-bd3d-d4756c790d46/59219224-D6FE-46A7-B1BB-E11664CD1B8F.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Something about a kitchen at a hostel… Feelings of nostalgia abound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2f99e4c4-ed0d-485a-bdfd-ae0a4dce0134/7A9A291F-FA69-4688-974A-3A282FC32541.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Found my signature from July 7th, 2021 in the archives, the day that I left the South. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/071822c1-54c1-4f81-8868-0d379dd39a4e/87E18AFC-382D-4830-B163-32E6F6E25D9B.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out The spot that stole my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc2de343-0652-4f94-8374-349e4a32a5eb/809837A4-0AE7-4484-BCB8-A89351DC2D8A.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Sunrise from my tent. The “why”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c7feabcc-b642-40f7-9b5d-c7e76b502503/955FA9F0-E98D-4C0E-B2E9-CF001F795F96.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out I met Hannah on July 2nd, 2021 when passing through Harper’s Ferry and revisited her shop, Ten Fold Fair Trade, last month. A joy to reconnect with, she’s an AT Class of 2023 hopeful! Also paid a visit to Tabby at Battle Grounds Bakery who picked me up for a hitch last July, getting me to the post office to retrieve a mail drop before they closed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4cc2a357-ad76-469f-9e89-fd0b58752481/C84D00BF-9D99-4DF2-A545-0496D4DA9482.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Coach on the guitar as well as harmonica at Ensign Cowall shelter, March 18th, 2022. The quintessential evening on trail to celebrate my AT start date anniversary. Serendipitous, I’d say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9499be41-650e-4de3-86bd-626cda535032/0C18DA04-AE95-4E75-BAFA-8A488F2E5484.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fbe2e6e1-3fb2-4912-958d-e9213363e228/C511398C-6622-496F-897E-625A6D3D4C75.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f5ad841e-d815-4650-a881-a07a5b7559ef/B113DED4-EBCD-489D-8142-3E6DF3CB8532.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Pen Mar Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a582c408-ea6a-47a0-ad15-fd464fe98c02/EE306633-B0B6-4485-9E17-72D446C82F23.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d1fe4535-90fc-43cd-bf36-dacf2c989a0b/299D9DBD-C30D-4FE3-B2C4-B117F8D3270C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Cochise, 3/21/22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0a4669aa-ea1b-44ff-b6d0-b316f2d95b11/6595D5B8-B7C9-428C-A004-7A141D18FF05.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out A toast at The Rabbit Hole, Harper’s Ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a541a297-4f98-4eaa-90c3-fdab1357b88f/777A2F92-2AB3-4E42-87B0-E511C55DF02C.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Meet Bacon Knees, out for 1 night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/823d837f-cfe9-4db9-a440-1abf67b0591e/F221A7AF-2F22-4ECC-87C4-F13124369517.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Red Fox Women’s Vinson II Jacket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5358cc82-8ce2-4982-a89c-a81e3d15d314/256211E0-050D-4552-AAFF-7D25CA37C8BD.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out The Potomac River along the C&O Towpath, sharing 3 miles of trail with the AT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/63f585c2-59ac-4e7d-a629-e5e5a5600fcc/37572C9B-83A8-4EFE-8D6F-210F3A8BD02A.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5b4fd913-90c3-4f72-ad51-801020c0316e/4FDFEAC1-7482-45C7-946E-BA0796CA5A47.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out I had the opportunity to meet the president and CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Sandi Marra. Unknowingly married to Trail Boss, who I met while he was painting blazes in Pennsylvania last summer, she and I exchanged vantage points surrounding the Conservancy’s decision not to recognize thru hikes that were started before May 11, 2021 as a result of COVID-19 related precautions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/deb1841a-0f00-4b74-bb75-b352ee6bc1bd/C790A629-2607-44DD-9D1A-51530FC201C1.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2aef5dcc-7453-4621-9fe4-3013c867ca3a/C92D1572-A881-4E24-B3D8-0BDDD47BF6DB.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5f0c15dc-218a-4977-87c6-6d152e829c5c/9765AF34-F316-4AEC-9463-63C219EBE5E9.jpeg Blog - I Walk Down Memory Lane Because I Know I’ll Find You There - Make it stand out Libations in Gombar’s breast milk container. Hey- it doesn’t leak! And was unused! https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/tethered monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf297ce4-5523-4c89-b588-6eaea42f38db/425BA22C-6C51-4E97-BFF8-2E6513571D26.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Noodles at Dancing Crab with Dave and Arlo Modranski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0b03b31e-0999-4461-9df6-d34105e3d7ce/9772BBC1-0398-4539-AC6C-A7D040875314.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Suellen, Sara, and Nicole helped to get me out of boxes and into my new space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/451455bf-fa65-4943-9fe9-211bae239900/E30AF683-554C-4A2D-982B-E6B6E2D3EBE5.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/12f549a3-9e56-4573-aa15-c5799378103c/AA9B36E1-94FB-4A21-95F6-E14A83512780.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Dara and Dave shedding their love…and a towel rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8a4be72f-c78d-407b-8855-56d70a6bca86/4923228E-A6E1-4734-8980-6AC2FDDF98EA.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out On the drums, Brandon Terry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8fe21b6d-46d0-4d8a-884e-ac2c4490fac6/B6471444-0C81-4D18-9C88-DD7A8CF04D1E.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Legendary to my life as I rebuilt it post-divorce, and now my lifelong friend, John Fischer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/12916289-ac4b-49b3-9f32-36a1a4fede6e/DA7C3B75-0675-4453-9572-9ECE7AF5CA30.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Battlefield acupuncture, courtesy of Angel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/93d3012f-0b8f-4f99-b036-4dc5b2066c4e/81593331-0D90-4A47-A774-47F849FAE5A7.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out My colleague and friend, Kristi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6f20b4a7-6bf9-419a-bfb1-acedfc9fe377/EABBEDFA-7DB3-4B55-9B55-314408A36D70.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out My lovely little neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2aaf151f-5569-41f5-9be7-bbf11bf2301d/2A8166DA-D9CA-4EBE-B3DF-D3B2D342D30B.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/29f47d00-dfdc-4a15-9ff3-50b3c037aefb/73524F2D-AB8C-4778-9878-7B119C9DD3CF.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e6ce068d-a473-4493-bf93-1d19c27acd7f/7568287D-0408-42A6-B6D3-1DD445D43DFC.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out A beautiful reconnection with Jon, A.K.A “Phoebes”, a high school bestie, he offered a truck and a helping hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8ae024b1-c333-43f8-ae9c-960a2e570f15/4A08B41F-77CC-42C0-A713-1E6088C23655.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out A serendipitous St. Patty’s Day Parade run-in with the Pascal’s! Julie, one of the first people that I told that I was compelled to thru hike, she took me seriously. She understood. She got me to the starting line through her support, and is a forever friend. Meet her completely lovely mother, Rose, and photo-bombing ace of a brother, Max! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a6cf7640-db29-4a39-b1a8-6cc5bcdb260b/BDC82264-51C8-4A94-B293-1A59B91B3090.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dfc372fc-16bb-4b5f-afd0-7d528abf6fe2/B658D079-EB8F-4996-9FC5-76757EDE7823.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out The John Branche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f18a9bb1-fb8d-41c5-b4c5-a0b543a99d26/4E574F8E-BEAC-429F-AFEF-13C9B28DAA19.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Meet my new neighbor, Terry, who gifted me with a proper introduction and raspberry filled chocolates! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8689bebe-aa81-486c-8ab3-4834cae657f2/D7FF82CD-DAA0-4ED6-A8D4-981B1F2B5912.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Congrats to the future Mr. & Mrs. Felter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1ecb4c85-15f9-4817-90df-d0b0a4c9b325/5A7B8FE4-FAFE-4016-BD66-D757307415E0.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Office idea board . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3036c0ae-145f-4491-82b7-b7ce5e6f7119/5985958C-23BE-4FDB-97F2-276B59568685.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out A house becomes a home when filled with friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/fbd47722-7947-4878-b4f3-3afd2ab974f9/F27ED477-BFDA-4305-A845-070C8CEDE4D6.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Meet Bruce and Terrie “Bada$$” Fowler. Terrie, my mentor during my training as an ICU nurse, and Bruce, a critical care respiratory therapist. They graced me with multiple care packages while I was away and now, with their company and friendship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f101adc6-ea3b-4c91-8f46-d913ed0ad8a8/95EE8978-BEA8-4A99-B943-89B7B30B32E0.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out We can feel wasteful as we purge our belongings, “…but the treadmill cost upwards of $2,000…”. So did that vacation. They served their purpose, they made their mark. This is not money wasted, nor a reason to hold on to these things. It’s okay to let them go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9e1f449-19f1-4319-9358-350407c3bccc/21D799D4-6413-4BB7-B41C-309CD92E81AC.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d69b4bad-853a-4013-ad0b-15d12d33196b/9A62B1D2-86AF-48AF-A43D-7492E2400BC1.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out The champion of house warming gifts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2d77646a-4eaf-4032-8675-4621d28ac230/116A6C02-4E46-4D7A-8C85-CD4F3787315A.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Art from the Wysocki’s. Snail mail lives on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/178f8d58-cca1-4c13-9283-74b39e93fa2c/A28D7926-9D2B-483D-A33F-C837C3A98EF5.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/266fff09-a743-48e7-a10e-c7207e436712/5391A51C-44F9-486E-8DC4-8FBCB5042558.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Another reconnection from yesteryear, Jen Smoller, here with her husband, Shawn. Friends since 7th grade, but strangers for the past 20, we’re now a big part of each others’ lives once again through my hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c719de70-e7dc-46fe-9613-20f9653c03b4/F4BF9F74-95D1-4370-8A79-30C86EB9EEAC.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5a6bd685-8761-4394-9924-e28f0d9c0eb2/A9C8969B-184B-4FCB-8404-AE834E64BDBB.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out He noted where I camped each of my 206 nights under the stars with a “dot”. Grateful for you, Uncle Roy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b3619af7-cc63-43e9-8c94-a96be3369b13/660DCF9F-83BA-4F96-B8B8-2DB0DE8A0FED.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Her sweet baby Amelia! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/df717c48-2113-4115-802a-a82278b4c21a/A56A371F-B00D-4A01-BE6A-DA6389BC8002.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Emotions were hearty as I moved out of storage. With my life in boxes, I felt a continued sense of adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c586a062-2f08-4678-889b-c3079f9563bb/9417DF28-706F-41CE-B408-E64BE0EE9001.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Street food and cocktails with John Inserra, his girlfriend Debbie, and her daughter Elizabeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b871aacc-ff2f-40d9-b2be-60759da935bb/9FB8211D-BBB9-4001-860B-08908F2D177B.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Inserra rewired my tuner in exchange for a pack shakedown. He started his thru hike attempt on March 1st and to serve as a mentor in this way is surreal when I was the pupil 12 months ago. You can follow his trek on the AT here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab45504a-c6d3-4749-9e61-38a996370b0f/EA407C40-E14C-4102-86F3-68D8409AAA91.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out To feed my friends is my happy place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/93960b95-1bc8-4ef5-aa6d-f434901fa454/E0C6E919-58A1-4F2C-BA21-051E89656A25.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out A toast with Sterling and D, of A-Man-An-A-Van movers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/829e0c78-88f7-40fb-bd98-191464f6356d/EF0537BF-EFAE-4ABC-8C6A-83CA74D6453F.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out My Cadillacs were calling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/deacea9e-37fc-48b9-8246-9aad198ab900/D16207BD-24B5-4422-9EFC-EC91316968EC.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Fauls fed and watered my babies for the past 12 months with only an aloe plant in the grave, strong work Beefy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c5204bf7-c595-445a-8e38-eb8ecbad88e7/B136B1F1-7CFC-4D9D-BB32-046A004E4C53.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cd7baba4-1d78-4428-91dc-63070a919e67/7619EDF3-8E3A-42B6-8294-80EF9CF91FD5.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out A master in woodcrafting, Jen handmade a frame for me to display the map that Uncle Roy charted my progress on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7434d68d-d461-4f51-a7de-7c9369be23b1/C3822977-DA97-4514-9522-565DBB0549DD.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Thanks to the Bauer’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/52d7a2db-330f-42bc-a82e-feec184f82bc/11E829D5-0F25-40EF-A3D6-7D9B71E2E03A.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out With natural light abound, this is as close to living outside as one can be while under roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0d4d554d-48dc-496f-95f1-0051ad72b9bd/4753F04C-C920-4EFC-9F3F-CCA1CE5D25FF.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out “Serendipity” IPA courtesy of Kristi Parrish! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/409e325b-3f7a-4150-a8fd-27623a2a5eb9/80E61A0C-1C6A-4C80-9ECE-797D316EC37D.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Ultralight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/68d9b1f4-9c06-4393-b078-41b02e0c2bc8/94218388-DBB5-4BA7-B74A-3CA3FF442684.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Gal talk with Zuckerbraun ❤️‍. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/16f48754-cdcc-4822-9e78-8dc3616b7037/192FA57B-0705-428E-9E9E-31B608BFDD88.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out On the bass, Maria Castélon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/601dc081-fc10-4e41-b679-94e213dfaa4e/B909C9DD-A5D7-4668-BA8A-A8BE0C0939A8.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out I brushed the dust off of my legs as they woke up during my first hike since my summit day, October 11th. There was a good bit of muscle memory in there! Still got it . Thank you, Joe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/be36f448-2ee5-4cba-80c3-dbfebdb96cba/54D502A3-8E34-4A41-ABAB-051E08F9B21B.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Aloe in Gram’s angel food cake pan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/56435dfb-0add-42c5-aeca-5f56aad6049a/06F5F553-DEA8-47CA-A0B5-B5AB4B0EDB52.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Thank you, Tina . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3a0d365-e1ed-4c63-9159-d7b806dcc650/7D3AFF7F-4B86-4F15-89E8-646B4379B9B5.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Karen with wine, veggies, and a helping hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f5898d46-96be-48ec-abab-77089ff442b8/C508ACED-D049-4120-A893-A70499A88C36.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out And then there were none… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/911c2fb7-4e9f-4003-8ef0-1680c62a1771/CD28EAD6-E59F-40B6-8954-EDCA2DE6CCFB.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Meet Queen Bee! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e7a0d07b-feb8-4cdc-acca-1bbef2481b49/0B409232-68E6-420F-935C-A9453277FDB2.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Moving day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/608853e0-ee2d-418b-ab0c-e80c7e11d857/FC31109A-4AE9-441D-8863-516E22E66332.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/698c2697-8071-4c97-87a5-b2244baea7cd/97355E8D-3EAD-456C-A2C3-6DC2586C69EE.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Forrest’s precision hard at work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6c056c01-3baf-42df-a559-1c43d5bf8d02/6353BB90-6E69-4D38-A2FE-2BB44DF761BD.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Valentine’s day dinner with my main squeezes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/75c8eda0-9379-4362-be6d-987a7a0363b7/4AF86B94-AC43-4526-9C49-8E5D84C698A9.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Jazz & Sip with Fusion Illusion at Black Beauty Lounge. The vocalist, Letizia Collini. And the guitarist, Jacob Zang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/88573f94-8e5c-48af-a5e5-7b10da4cfe0c/77B44E36-4267-4C92-B451-D0A2D1A4E066.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/44617b05-7487-4b26-9d98-bb8e58c8454a/6628B980-6F00-4AB8-94DD-F280914D1CC1.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out On the keys, Henry Schultz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e92464d9-02d1-43b1-92fe-6a51760686ee/58B96D93-34F8-4A1C-ACE1-0D4AC52B0263.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out First french press in the new digs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7ceb2fa5-24e6-40f1-b6e3-fa63a2880a63/626729E1-F644-44AE-B58C-CDE2CE601CE6.jpeg Blog - Tethered - Make it stand out Stones from Katahdin burning brightly. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/life-gives-you-lemons monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0d2307d0-e847-4bc3-92d0-e2841d70a224/E8836600-78F7-40CF-AA3F-B1C03B315DD7.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Inspiration can come when you least expect it . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/161e118f-c724-4ac2-a61f-e8b75bbdfde8/F68D3C7A-CF50-4DAD-8E09-F1E64FAB3DE1.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Rosemary potato, but “I don’t like soup!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/12076c2d-d7ba-4370-a0f1-d9331b68381f/A0CF479E-B9F0-4489-8E78-6AE6115EAB4D.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Pittsburgh architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0c2d02d1-b5ee-4e1b-b868-425cb92c96e4/2A7FAC8B-7B74-4AFE-96AC-4D672F7CB305.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/65979ac8-d917-43ed-ba44-2337a5351e86/C6DA2156-0C47-48B9-A75F-8EA787C802C7.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Life lessons and Sauvignon Blanc with Dr. Rick Henker, my mentor and friend for 23 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/821e453c-660f-4ec2-83ca-3c5bc41b18ee/0C7A98A3-A668-4479-884B-4C77A99AEF05.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3e6d772c-c8b9-4c9d-85f8-660a35034ad9/E7E96481-747E-426C-9197-0172766C70F7.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Joyce and Wally fed me with enough queso and electric bicycle knowledge to land me on their sofa for the night . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/355b7ab7-306d-4e90-8bbd-bee4b09103fd/3ED8D713-349D-42C9-AA35-95BD5D90DE49.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Get it . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f4b9c320-59bb-41a5-a3b3-5861bbecae64/BB9019DC-A136-4A3A-8D2B-F8C3EB64767C.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/37be2cff-278c-4b8b-b62c-e6d7a1a88c08/D9692AE0-A139-4B6A-A530-C58B380BEA20.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Lemon and Mamma Lemon, who was tap dancing in the kitchen upon my arrival How rad?! Twinning ☝. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2a5d4f57-059e-4483-9057-92f6983b0379/4F8A7296-CCE2-4592-A489-28C132A36A6B.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ed2c8d95-e454-4d15-b9a9-4eb5d1243f26/528219FA-9C94-48F8-9CA3-A0A41280C067.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/04ab3237-a4bd-4995-a42d-3d603c5f06ff/7DFE168C-53AB-46FE-B17F-C995AC9BEB9D.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Pizza and pink-blazing with Jason and Ali Bauer . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e64f6a8-5950-4a97-a365-524305216fd3/D520EC92-D928-42B2-8DCD-495B5721B339.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out When I met Lemon on trail, I took notice of her pristine tattooing and swore to only get inked at her spot should I ever take the plunge. 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As Dr. Anna K. Baker described in her article, “Post-Trail Depression: It’s Not What You Think.”, we can engage with neighboring patrons and our local postal clerk just as we did with complete strangers on the trail. Be the change. Preach, Gandhi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f9d8d338-3028-40df-9e28-9364cdafa226/631D38D5-D392-4CAD-AF99-7146BA2E5FEC.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Dr. Dan and Anna Wecht along with Denise Hoffman, celebrating my return over Q&A and laughter ♥️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/717ebc20-1702-4dbc-8815-3a35bc58e203/1AFA9B64-5AAC-4843-8B5D-918BAE34D366.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Sarah, Aaren, and “Double A-dam” of Trace Brewing, Bloomfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aec9a06d-7444-4f75-b8cc-4ce9658fd551/0C3F9ABE-D912-42A7-9152-8879B87C34C8.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Lemon . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6f5e1032-35b0-4b28-9d1b-55fb2c53fc2b/F5F45445-0380-4874-9311-C9BA46B33606.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Regent Square stroll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/caa0922a-ca7f-40f9-8e02-8f0ad220fe19/1DF9FFE4-135E-4345-8856-691486DC568D.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Champagne toast with Misana . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/38bb6208-0a94-4a13-9681-a2d2982f20ac/E95300D1-EFE4-494D-AFFC-60D9D77AE452.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out New 23.5 ounce non-free standing Gossamer Gear “The Two” tent, who ‘dis? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/41be1ad8-362d-4c17-b698-0ba2693a87f6/A3487A18-BDA5-4769-A0C0-33866F8A1D2F.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out New Year, new epidermis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2dfc98a9-4c41-4cba-8a52-84ede95ca88c/274C2AFE-4724-42FF-B922-B03F1AD83690.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Wow and Ballsack . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3bdb084f-49ba-453d-957a-8ece3b661096/04078C72-55B7-4636-A33F-4330FE3FB4B4.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out For when I lose sight of what I’m capable of. Of the respect that I deserve. That the average life expectancy is 78 years, while the retirement age is 67. We work for 50 years to potentially enjoy 11. Start living your life now. Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a46af3c6-640c-4312-8ce7-c2f833db7159/35B9775A-F4BB-446B-A7E6-011DE48B13C5.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Congratulations dear Caitlin and Mark! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5060b796-fbaf-4b22-a2f1-585a644682c5/A698A060-A523-450C-A5E1-69DB46030A11.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d55c2a08-3229-4bc7-bb6a-6d01ebe2c990/495C27A2-60AA-4014-844F-21CD7B776374.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out 1st snow of the season ❄️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0883a96a-c901-495f-8255-6cfd98d93485/55442DEE-7644-4164-9E75-41F50BF986F7.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out “Did you eat animal crackers?”, Claire was dying to know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/54fb2d73-f3c5-4447-8271-0d65fcd4b27b/99189DA5-74A0-40BB-8299-AF4CD4069F39.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Time to dust her off ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/855b39ae-3e6b-41a5-ba19-2af17bb8441a/6F7E8660-1171-444C-BA66-04DCB8D23998.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Vintage Pittsburgh Paints’ sign at Biddle’s escape ☕️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f7038787-7be0-4250-b12b-c8a68d5656ee/3AB52F83-F034-4BB8-B6F5-F371241E4036.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out I spy Lemon’s calendar . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/064f10d5-b119-4fbc-8d87-6777e44f0294/858851CA-F0A5-498A-9E6F-971808E9A53B.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Denise delivered . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2adf8832-8609-4fbd-8092-a1c281e1897e/FCE3FE44-0F6E-4E1A-AE41-40338B395915.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Meet my Uhaul family- Carissa, Sheri and Bri. I have spent so much time there purging much of and reorganizing my storage unit, that we’ve shared everything from chili to stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7a706675-c5e4-4a99-9c62-8ed671cd2527/97B10947-46C4-471E-A8F8-A825BFA5EF26.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Uriah says, “Sa-rah Rob-i-son!!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cd6ce953-6a93-4d8b-8e31-3c5d5f7fbdfe/31625324-AC16-48F1-A196-1144E7969F1E.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Claire and Brynn Bauer…and their lists of questions. Bestill my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c60a5abc-c198-47ca-b5c6-1005d0cc5e9e/C0AB584F-0A9F-476A-8806-6D9986FB9C17.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Maranda, Professor, Wow, Ballsack, Lemon, Rocks, Chewy, Dog Bowl, Crick, Dips, and Backtrack for the win! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/53ccdbf8-7903-4d5a-89a0-7d7276f582f2/6DC842C9-E2F9-4B99-B8EB-508C77869B44.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Tour de Bloomfield, my stomping grounds from 2011-2020. JF? Me, you, Silk’s? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ba66e594-2471-4159-b02e-c822545e1fe9/863648D5-30A9-4E73-9EED-3BFB86673032.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Cheers to 40 Years, Becca . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/aadebd2d-ed55-4298-b2d6-24cc49f8c9b6/41FFD542-93F4-4065-A6F6-7F6A00BF3896.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out The coordinates of Springer Mountain on one side and Mt. Katahdin on the other. Thank you, sweet Marissa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/58bfac2e-85a5-4cd9-aa99-6d7b0dd639c4/CE6AB984-D447-43FF-93D5-1ADB807A8C6D.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Robert Frost Mountain Cabins, Ripton, VT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9e0a799-c21a-418e-a718-e5bbabcc6e4b/5F546FEA-E1D7-41F2-8855-529D55F51BF9.jpeg Blog - When Life Gives You Lemons, Go To Vermont For Lunch - Make it stand out Meet Owen ! https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/new-year-true-you monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b1cd57b8-15dd-4de0-ad74-8acba8db1d6c/E42C920B-6F41-47E8-A08C-0C61FA071BF1.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out An afternoon with Claypoole and Lucas at The Frick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/13cd5591-7042-41d2-b106-04c2e985aa58/B66E06BE-6854-4697-A17D-D3CB0D7BEBA2.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7d37678b-a82e-428d-a18a-ea2f0793032a/594C62C9-7CF9-4D79-9F97-C7B90100EA6C.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9df4b6f9-49eb-4f48-b17e-ba5eb04d5b9e/24FE79F2-77DF-49A3-91D5-052EEC772416.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1719876b-f762-4d14-806f-761fb2ccab8f/8B6D0844-CF4C-4CBC-B2B7-E29F9907FE67.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Meet Clemmie. Clemmie pioneered Redstart Roasters, a bird friendly coffee roaster. Bird friendly is a certification developed by the Smithsonian for a farming practice that mitigates clear cutting. Most coffee farms reside in old growth rainforests, which are also migratory bird habitats. The farmers that Clemmie sources his coffee from try to plant “as is” and preserve these natural habitats. He aspires to integrate “Clem’s Pens”, a community centered stationary shop centered around the pen, ink, and paper. He feels that writing is a technology, bringing an outlet for self-reflection, growth, revelation, and societal impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a05c299c-3449-4400-aae1-34ddbe7f0a5e/0ED8D6C1-A7CD-4BB9-B3E7-C402199E39AD.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Azorean Cafe’s finest display of horticulture . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5852346c-69a3-4cf7-b1b7-63a5e5c3c4c3/DCBC6C6F-2371-4E8E-8CF4-A2DFD2DDA71B.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f6965669-665a-4ce6-8718-fa0dcf91242f/61A90341-7A4F-4B3C-B14C-5DBAD65587B4.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out And to my storage unit, I toast! Cheers to the home that you gave to my most favorite things. Cheers to the beautiful change that these boxes represent. Cheers to growing out of you. Just, cheers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b7922dcc-41b7-43a0-86f4-2c6361afa054/61757BD8-82A4-4635-B65F-298EDDADB011.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Yup . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7d652788-0866-4e7c-8b08-f575531d9e04/E59DBFFE-518B-4588-9A34-7A104E0F5FB9.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Snail mail from Ging, Clark, and Raver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2a77eef9-6353-4ca4-9e7f-15723e1c45e1/72A8F956-A2E9-46F2-858D-0AC44002E118.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c0eeb436-506f-4b75-bdae-a4919c8df063/BE209392-821F-429D-8E6B-CDB46085B20B.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Wallflower for the W-I-N! When you say that you’ve never received an Edible Arrangement and your hiking husband listens, you get THIS on your special day . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/36aa10da-113f-43f1-b304-1ae46f134f06/28FEB5CD-9106-4C13-8740-047E0D30633E.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out My old stomping grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5de9c67b-3f8d-42db-993e-0f1551c995d3/0455E8FC-A4B0-48E0-9C49-6D8CA585D458.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Hops on boxes . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/571a8f73-b622-4f0c-89c5-508b33623227/24451010-E6F4-47DD-A420-14364A7EB383.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out The innards of my mind and what these posts look like in their infancy ✍. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ca83e1ff-c5dc-4974-a575-1cd6fc81454e/6EB08B7E-C615-4166-8B72-87CA286CA933.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out An evening with the Minney’s! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7d7c3d8e-c80f-484c-8a94-aac213316600/95800ABF-0D2B-4FD8-A95E-5EDB98617A98.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Courtesy of Mr. Dave Modranski! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dd0f9278-7c07-4ade-b57e-ce935310b8b4/6CB3A5FD-EE87-4AF7-8518-85C04D8639E3.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Nicole & April sharing cranberry mules and my birthday with me . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d5bf39e9-4809-4abc-bf05-6b257cf2b7fd/63A0E73F-CB06-442D-B98A-1D954D2B8656.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out My sister and my mother . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0a928e7d-5952-49b6-9b4d-06dbcdfeef5c/61CB530A-F05B-4F71-B9BA-C1A85355D3CB.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out So what if the roof leaks? It was my first one, don’t judge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d121cc73-6e52-47f3-aa65-f4023582e52e/2F9E35DF-0BA9-4F17-838E-466CF26A65C7.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out It took a pandemic and 2,200 miles to spend an afternoon with my cousin, Joe. Take the time to connect with the ones that you love this year . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3f7b3b6-37ef-4ef0-bb7f-fe18501d6027/1AF11CAC-DE97-412F-8AA0-59E07BD5D957.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Busted. I crafted a ramen bomb outside of the confines of my tent. And it was delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c6b02099-7db9-4ae7-811b-83692242689c/EB29A0CC-E80C-402B-8228-A21FA6B65037.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out My first walk. The storybook forest, exchanged for telephone poles. The loons, for motors. The view from the top, for my breathlessness. When there are no more white blazes, you start where you are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/bcee14ce-0783-4ab5-b481-513adc3d9e24/3D69A31B-0D7E-4A1E-96E8-4D4291C6F584.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Dad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0755a943-5053-406a-aa64-c9e9ca840481/A7BEF0BB-0989-47F3-A43B-618DAFAA4F43.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/138fa7e3-6a58-48b1-9568-349299c0a3fd/CE0D0623-20F5-45D1-B5D0-C389E2A399F1.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out A shared moment with Paige in a city where she didn’t feel that she fit in 12 years ago, when she first relocated here. “And for so long along the way, I judged so many people whom I eventually came to love. Was surprised by so many. You being one of them. This beautiful little surprise that I never expected to connect with.”, she shared with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0084c9ff-2614-4418-8e8b-ffadbbb814bb/59CBA685-FD1C-4698-A4A2-3044BA26598B.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8b64f83f-cac4-48cc-93c7-9ddf0aad1cfd/8732DD00-7E03-471E-87C8-BB93F8DF2D2A.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out With love, from Suellen. She surprised me with a little Christmas “to-go” since I was in isolation . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1b4bedf1-d8c0-42cd-b21b-d11bb89a1651/434C3C04-858F-4DD8-89B3-85729B9C4DE7.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out THE Jimmy Stitt! A mentor of mine, he treated me to a Christmas Ale & kale, and I coached him through his candle buying escapade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/06be2abc-21ba-4564-a377-550a05d847c7/85EBD87B-55EA-41E6-89C8-8FA63D6E6FDD.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Joe Triebsch, a very special friend, invited me to his home for homemade risotto and trail talk. Joe taught me the backpacking basics that allowed me to get on the trail for the very first time in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/78ac5ac4-6b39-45c4-9681-36c82f8642ce/D06C7BBD-5BE5-4AF2-A99D-65639E75C93E.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Little and Arielle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/22a09117-4792-4512-b361-6241f7b1b48d/87F41A01-0553-4924-BE7F-BB8A558A1838.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out Barbie Dunn, I thank you for the cremes, spritzes, and shower bombs , but mostly for your support and your time . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/229d3f7f-9c62-4151-a489-20b8f64aaf4d/8FF10563-A966-4FD6-AA69-375C00A99C52.jpeg Blog - New Year, True You - Make it stand out On December 21st, I tested positive for Covid despite having had the vaccination and the booster to follow. A monoclonal antibody infusion preceeded a long period of solitude. A 12 day quarantine, in fact. One that left me separated from my extended family for the duration of the holiday, while leaving my parents exposed. I traded the wild for Omicron. My tent for a set of walls lined with boxes. I sat still. And in stillness, we stir. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/gear-here monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6e85644c-731c-499a-be6c-0ef35a3c1fc7/031969D0-DF6C-49AF-B94F-AD81120F1895.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Nick Jordan and Blake Norton. Nick is the father of my dear friend Suellen Gallegos, and Blake, Pam and Tom’s son who was in visiting from his home in Germany. Suellen and Nick joined us for a farm filled brunch while we watched the Steelers first tie of the season, in all of The National Football League, against the Detroit Lions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/128d256f-a949-42a8-b8c1-ddcd3cfd0dd7/2FF15F2A-C258-47FE-AE28-BD101BCC7127.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Apartment hunting at Trace Brewing in Bloomfield. They serve just as much funk as they do brews and java, a MUST check-out if you haven’t already! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e47415c6-f383-4edf-a74f-3dbfbd63ff09/2CD65EAA-D0C7-47F3-97DE-2A8185B2CEB0.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out The first snow of the season, November 14, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/3a77c270-3252-443d-9d68-73cb832aa98d/508A64EE-A100-41B5-B050-16C8952968BF.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out You remember Donna Lyons from “June 21, 2021”! I met her husband, todd.com, at Suellen’s for a nightcap after Thanksgiving dinner. I’m watching you, Todd…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2c6780c5-20c9-4d82-ab93-b7d58baddcf8/5E522476-E30E-4118-B74C-684F894711BF.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Nicky and Donald Webber-Plank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/477d0d86-8404-4a40-810c-fb9ab70e8300/7D9CA5D7-5C81-4C32-8698-3C904192C39B.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Kevin and Clover are only two of the many animals that the Nortons eagerly foster. Horses, chickens, and goats- oh my!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/182b05d4-c900-4c09-bd1f-b013a1acf7af/196A33F3-A747-4C42-91DF-1FD18B9A76A1.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Dad. Dad, Dad, Dad…. My sincere congratulations on successfully removing the entire Giant Eagle Pumpkin Roll label in ONE. FELL. SWOOP. Finally. Couch surfing until I land in my new space has gifted me with a uniquely beautiful and comedic chunk of time with my parents. Mornings filled with coffee and carrying microwaves from 1994 out to the curb in my pajamas at 5:30am. An unforeseen offering of my decision to say “yes” to the hike. “Greenlight”, as Matthew McConaughey would say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0c3e0822-3ed3-4cc7-8708-c3be559f5057/092DE7C9-A6C5-4E66-8989-C7792126DE4E.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out I still haven’t lost the surgical knot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8c819381-7822-47d4-9803-d58564a08327/AD4354F9-FAE4-4324-9F57-FD8E7B516F68.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out I spy something with my little eye, and the color of it is….Deja-Vu!! Our hikes parted in Duncannon, PA and hadn’t seen each since until she serendipitously reached out to learn that I was in North Carolina as she was passing through from Washington D.C. to Birmingham, AL. Champagne toasts, ramen, and Christmas nails galore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1e09e4e9-f350-40c0-90c9-90deb4921d57/C8BB84CD-5609-4DC3-B29A-F72889F9A812.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out A Roots yoga class at One Point One Yoga in Garfield with my Angel! My first in years, developing a deeper practice is on my “Post-AT list”. Yes, I kept such list. Shocker, I know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/77a8c40f-ba18-47b4-9d0b-45e3b57ae8db/1FC0667A-3B67-4BF5-8854-A3AEC4179080.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9ccd4402-f94d-44d9-adb7-7a1d1eccca91/780DFE04-FB6F-4C41-A996-CE9B5420BBA5.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9d484a6b-fe5a-4965-9468-12e09488bdf7/ACB0AE65-D8CC-4660-9759-D6B88CF73CEC.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Lynn, Maureen, and Helen! All mentors in my nurse anesthesia upbringing, Lynn and Maureen are retired and Helen remains one of my current managers. They treated me to antipasto and BYO at Lawrenceville’s Piccolo Forno. My #1 fans, they truly shine with optimism, adventure, and eternal youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ece8cb66-fff1-4e1a-ab68-cf5ce5d18486/DEF42AC3-4F00-4FED-A79B-AFF00D959450.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Dad and Gram. His mother, our matriarch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ddf737cb-439c-4d9b-9e5c-cb0f07b08516/3823BC11-7EEB-4EF9-8172-FC0257C2C1B0.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Liberty Avenue on foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c0b36df0-44ae-48b0-ad59-d6f13bab32fa/BD271EBE-7F24-46C6-A5D0-67D1104C8DCF.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out An evening with Scout Troops 329 and 9329 of McCandless. I was invited to share my story, the contents of pack, as well as my blunders. Their bright eyes gave me a run for my money with their inquisitions and verbal challenges, impressive! Grateful for the invitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/50fead5e-c30e-4df6-bfad-5501e2cbbabf/805044A2-6E66-4C44-AD00-88C288D58352.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out My frontrunner. Hard boiled egg, Grey Poupon, Everything but the Bagel Seasoning, and fresh dill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/79e87202-7790-4f69-b612-8a197a1fc004/B6CC481F-60AD-44A0-B62E-EED61E5E3453.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c882b022-ffe1-4a09-8e60-572ef0256c07/E2AD12A9-0F06-4D58-9ED9-FFDAB7EE7AD2.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Oakmont Light Up Night parade! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/19c53c97-81e6-4f2f-b6b9-41f6eb92954a/CA7424AD-B69C-4250-9FBB-96248308C11A.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Happy belated 40th, Fuel! Perhaps my summit on your birthday makes up for my absence?! Here, Andrew and Katie Webber-Plank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4a39f4b1-a2f9-41cd-91d6-5d8472886c98/FC3E2BC1-4CEB-494E-AC95-62AB2BA2A4DE.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7be0b544-460c-4d26-809f-eca4fae0c9ae/B409E545-D0B8-4115-86A0-82C184D0BFB1.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out A reunion with the Pam Norton over hot apple cider at their farm, The Country House, in Portersville, PA. Pam and Tom gainfully sold their home this year, downsized their decades of belongings into storage, and are living simply in an Airbnb until they return to New Smyrna Beach, Florida for the winter months. Choice. Emancipation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/834d874e-e994-4293-a7bd-461320242936/6AD91B95-99C8-4D68-B5B6-3EB896229B3D.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out “Buddy”, Luke and Taylor Lorah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab614500-adc3-447c-a5a5-6bbb57f03553/BA0BEEAA-EB4B-4863-9DC9-8CFBFC79FA27.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Beloved Aunt Chris and her father, Bill, who paid Wallflower and I a visit in Harper’s Ferry, WV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a97cab67-c5d3-4025-8d44-c9b072a7a964/8ABF2E7E-59C7-468C-83FF-1D29A9F40301.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/35d0bed7-6220-4c41-9248-ce852c509404/35FEC33D-F528-4299-931C-854732E13360.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Diane “Lionel” Novosel! Friends, more like sisters, since 7th grade, Lionel and her crew invited me for spaghetti & meatballs, card tricks, and stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8fce1f65-1323-4522-bc24-489212af0392/F7CF3314-55ED-4165-B32C-ECD2D2420C77.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out In the air, I began Heather “Anish” Anderson’s, “Mud, Rocks, Blazes”. Hooked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a7d76bd8-cabe-4299-a217-ce18b2a96288/AD00A9D3-B776-4C9F-9EC2-D0250A4B4796.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet one of their two donkeys, Kevin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b75769b9-9355-4fa0-a9cf-e3e38aaa23a9/BF57F60F-FA35-4804-B428-C7A446267337.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out My sister, Rachel, Charlotte, NC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/51d9ec97-2d86-4ed3-b06e-cd648be2b021/9CBF0D19-40AD-4503-B573-2917300A3628.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out A Studebaker Metals cuff, personalized for me by my spirit animal, Lynn Sikora. Keep on channeling your inner “Dips”, my dear friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6877f152-bfac-4be3-83aa-c46fc3a18967/E87B0AFF-DFA9-4EA5-8802-476BA2C47DF8.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Salute to Blake, Tom, and Pam Norton! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/19e94ac0-422d-4769-b41a-57eee3fb2d60/C00648EE-015D-4EC1-8CDA-52DFA0B4DFD6.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet THE. LARRY. HOLMES., ref: “Me vs. Me” and “Mrs. Holmes”, now Mrs. Recktenwald. My kindergarten classmate and homeroom Mom turned champions of my hike after not being in touch for over 20 years, we pacted to toast when I returned. And in our old stomping grounds, we certainly did, along with the Barefoots, Benchos, Slezak, Felter, Abel, and Smoller! “On the hills of All-e-gheny, ‘neath the Western Sky, proudly stands our dear old high school, on the hilltop high….” The trail continues to bring me closer to those around me. Call “them” now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1e826656-ee5a-4c11-9d3d-3efbeb9dac6f/B4885AA0-0DF7-4866-8CC5-DB0D86B52BBF.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet my “work Mom”, Kathy Claypoole, whose guardian angel pin I carried on my hike for all 2193.1 miles. Kathy retired in 2020 after an anesthesia practice thick with thoracic surgery, and I continued to learn valuable lessons from her over brunch at The Lot at Edgewater. Kath, are you still sitting there waiting for the check?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/022ea653-d8ed-4012-bcae-47300c88acec/F42FD215-0403-4D98-A0BC-502B9B2953AC.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Jen Smoller has completely blown me away, far more for her thoughtfulness than for her generous gifts. A friend since middle school, my journey has allowed the two of us to reconnect. A woodworker by trade, she hand crafted this frame, detailing the actual pattern from a blaze that I pictured from New York and the Teddy Roosevelt quote that I shared from Manchester Center, VT. I love you, Trach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6e24ba44-a5be-4b31-9ad6-7ba36748346f/24ACCFA0-40F8-4E6D-878F-33A5D4A638E9.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Quite different than the view from the vestibule of my tent, I was eager to spend time with my sister for the first time since my trek had begun. My packing. Historically overwhelming and in extra abundance, it was simpler now. Only one of few, none of the others, and zero wet socks. I am reformed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b7ee68db-3967-4a14-aa2c-9568392874c6/81A262D1-5B8E-45FB-978F-9B303FBDF4C4.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Romeo, my canine nephew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2299e5b3-12c4-4c3d-8b51-70b2df75cb3b/7400F0A4-6C26-4EB7-8F5D-5E85FE4B659A.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Leslie Sharpless, the mother of my eldest niece’s boyfriend, Nate. I briefly met Leslie in March, days before my departure for Georgia, and she was inspired to walk along with me. Sending support along the way, Leslie drove hours from Raleigh-Durham just to spend the evening with me while I was South of the Mason-Dixon. I appreciate you, Leslie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ffc1cea3-4db4-4960-b17b-0d9f667c6de9/CC7D2F73-0F23-47D5-AA3C-3CA1E889BC0E.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Reunited with my Fuel (and Maggie!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/b2078848-93ad-4df1-9f30-f4fce960e109/A25DF2FA-8B4D-4571-8328-EAE0776A9A0E.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Aaron and Kim Wysocki. Kim, a colleague who took her own leap of faith in 2019 when she accepted a position in Michigan to manage an anesthesia team of her own, was serendipitously passing through Pittsburgh upon my return. We shared lunch at Southern Tier Brewing, catching up with plenty of laughter and Yooper dialect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d4e20464-70b9-4197-a5b5-49654177bef8/981F5355-99D6-4B68-85C5-E2447B3D92C3.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Meet Jessica Schroeder, a friend and neighbor of my sister, Jess supported me with encouraging messages and care packages throughout my hike. We were perfect strangers. Not any longer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/31bdbe70-5599-4616-88b8-0c818aa8ee62/F98229CF-39B8-4D36-BEB1-5FF2F2E0D3DD.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Picturesque oat milk latte with Zuckerbraun at Arriviste Coffee Bar, in Shadyside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/576ac34e-0820-4ff5-8007-175c8a0f1286/6A86D413-2221-44DA-8647-2BCA6C3A9360.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out Stuffing over turkey, always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/09914038-c0e3-43de-ade5-d15cab840550/B0D776C9-4062-4BE6-BBE7-50F96BC95D0F.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out For twenty years I have intended on spending Thanksgiving Eve at Aunt Sandra and Uncle Roy’s, learning to prepare their age-old traditions first hand. It took a very long walk to bring light to the importance of the “now” and not the assumption of “next year”. “Next year” is promised to no one. We talked of my future plans over the apples, carrots, potatoes and bird before they were sent to bake. Do “it” now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c3025060-6f44-497d-aa39-4dd35ed1e42a/F9D75E44-6CB9-44EF-87C9-97C9E34B2C87.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out A bit of bubbly to curb the shock value that The Pittsburgh Int’l Airport contrasted from the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/106aec12-53dd-4f0f-8bbc-13557913253e/0DA1FF39-E845-4920-888F-672D5AF18BFD.jpeg Blog - Gear Here! - Make it stand out My father and cousin Emily, who was visiting from Puerto Rico. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/boo monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f51fb353-9766-4fc7-a4d6-2dd4caecb6a7/D583A993-1F5E-43F8-A209-32B48F2F84B1.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Ang’s husband, Brian, 10/29. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4f1d723e-c219-43c5-9a1c-ca7b295db11b/06D91008-0A61-482A-B417-210AB7842236.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/868a5ef8-01d0-4cfe-9058-c1232cc2768b/96B4A2AA-47D2-4918-8F18-4B53B0B1840A.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/672c818f-8039-4a8f-b313-359f1188babd/335212E1-DFA4-4182-8FC5-B62D1E5E445D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/89f111f4-46e8-4aad-95f6-0bdcba2f73ea/CC488556-A1F9-45A3-BCBC-695606F13E24.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Ang crafted my whole milk latte remotely from her PHONE!! Talk about a contrast… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a9d226f4-12be-45aa-8f64-364e27f42580/7E40B31A-BE43-432A-9725-F19DB766F5FA.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out What can I say?…I missed my tent!! 10/22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/635632d3-81ea-499a-849d-42077ca6055b/8945B1A3-AF82-4E53-9165-868F087ED904.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Bulleit and vinyl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5704d272-d1eb-424e-bc77-c02c2e1287f4/049138A9-3D91-47EF-AD94-A70BD7C193CD.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Meet Ghost, a thru hiker of the Vermont Long Trail, from California. I met him over coffee in the lobby of the Inn and overheard him asking the innkeeper for a bus schedule into Rutland for resupply. This was my chance to pay it forward! Dips drove Ghost into town for groceries, epically cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/793b7d90-0140-4dca-a887-f82545025822/A6B364EE-A982-4128-8EAC-5254E81CEC82.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Ben’s lovely fiancé, Liberty, 10/26. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2abf3c76-74ef-46cf-853c-75af8fb760b4/1AF16B0D-1F34-4726-B856-5B0BDCE70FB1.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out “1…2…3…SMILE!!”, I raised my voice so that my 95 year old Grandmother could hear me. My Aurora. After putting her to bed, she whispered, “You sound just like my granddaughter…I feel safe now.” This. This is “home”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4b578bde-e5bf-47cc-9ea2-8cde78766050/358B4AEC-D7D2-431E-AF4A-9A03BC198AFC.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Made it to Ogunquit by lunch, 10/20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e8c69852-81ab-44a6-9cc6-f1ab05eed283/3821ED48-256F-4E1D-88FB-F444ED803296.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5a5a5a8-2f61-4e18-99ad-84445cc5b5c6/9937E22D-4450-43F2-AC64-00932319AF4D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Artifacts abound, including original Katahdin signage. What a different response I would’ve had, had I not thru hiked… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4d112f61-97fa-4161-9c3d-3c89ae405688/D2DF8F72-FE3B-4CC8-A96F-1C079CA88727.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Lobsta’ roll at Barnacle Billy’s, 10/21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/38700092-a5d4-49d3-b99e-feb7136bbb54/AC74729C-18B4-4312-BC7E-527D2D026CB8.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Got my paws on a Heady Topper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c33e9c6d-2fc7-44ae-b97c-196f77d2dae7/A6152FFE-F8E3-4A20-9C22-22199715E5E4.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/43eec3bd-7146-44ba-9193-b82df8de4383/D8635811-AAD6-4F52-89A4-7AE5C2A364E1.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out A gift from Forrest, Karen’s husband. He now calls me “Shakleton”, both the author and the expeditionist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ab5d01cf-5b15-4241-bf38-3733955b5534/FD34AD09-60A4-48AE-BA76-AD8158E8C891.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out With car camping, comes poké. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a12e6f1f-27e2-4f13-929e-64e515c3e4e5/B2ED4639-C489-4456-A1A0-37538A908D64.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out And to Sarah, at The Studio, for some “pop”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/695da385-cf27-4999-8103-01d4fb03c333/967CD1A3-CD6D-48B8-B51A-95C47D1290F5.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Lighthouse along Marginal Way, 10/21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f491862a-f674-4bd0-aa4e-729e1c76c25b/3B32A7A3-8D00-4A51-83DD-2BB2CD060049.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out 15 years ago, the AT ran past the Inn at Long Trail as it separated from Vermont’s Long Trail. I spent the night at this iconic resting spot, as I didn’t have the time to do so while on foot, 10/22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4a3a8cc3-3527-41f0-934c-1f78004680e9/C981AA5D-E8E9-4A33-930C-F55C3FA67BE0.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out And the dreadlocks are handled! Lisa, at Posh Salon, has been styling me since I was 19 years young ✂️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/84989cbc-f6ab-421e-b34f-c7aaaaf03f24/A13310A9-EA91-4F99-AA29-9678D1026C68.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Karen and her son, Ben. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/531ebf4e-d20d-4db8-af58-60555cf47ea1/774CAC9C-F534-4993-976E-4F259604980C.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Coffee in town with Judy at Slate ☕️ . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/dd3b116d-a412-4b92-aeb0-b7747bce6777/7E99F7AA-EC1B-472B-9EAA-8369381D0CD3.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Meet John & Patty, New Hampshire natives, who I had the privilege of camping beside. Patty wandered over to my site, offering her lantern, as I was setting up camp at dusk. “What a luxury!”, I thought. She returned moments later offering her husband’s hand in erecting my tent- I was a woman, I was alone, and nightfall was setting in- which was cause for her concern. I declined her kind offer in the setting of one of the very most prideful moments of my life. I was doing “it”. I had done “it”. I could handle myself in the most primitive of settings. Confidently, calmly, independently, and happily. I disclosed to her my recent adventure, and she invited me to their site the following morning to talk “trail” with John- he would need to meet me, she exclaimed! And what a beautiful morning it was. Two solid souls. Two new friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/df80e194-1c6d-4799-843c-b725a1ab8ecf/8712507D-D0A8-45E9-99BF-B21237905795.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Of course, I chose the black & yellow mug! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e5f5af46-bfd9-470a-9612-773b8a59c350/025DE3FE-803A-4449-A5E5-CBCD4B15AA5B.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Pumpkins on the beach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a288c1d2-004f-4ce0-9ab7-ff327d172655/1C90C0DF-D870-4CCB-A98A-1A8978E636DB.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out A serendipitous run-in with Rocks at the museum! I met Rocks outside of Glasgow, VA when she sprinkled us with trail magic- frappuccinos, bananas and donuts! At that time, she had just completed a “L.A.S.H.” (long a$$ section hike), and was paying it forward. After returning home, she craved the trail and returned to complete a thru hike, hiking Southbound from Katahdin to Glasgow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8f543875-acf5-45de-a809-847133c0e614/2567284A-9DB9-4CA5-BB90-4A89439B1E9E.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out We surprised Patti, too! A pulmonologist colleauge and friend who happened to be in town, visiting, upon my return. My friendship with Patti was truly fueled through my hike, as were many others. Kinship knows no distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0e7c3e6f-2abf-472d-9b38-261e3deaabd1/4D2E1C53-8157-4569-BCF3-0A1343FA6D87.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Time to hit the road! This was my “kitchen”, chock-full of hops, cottage cheese, plums, hijacked peanut butter and yogurt from the breakfast buffet, and my beloved bananas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0b678f48-a761-4ebe-8f57-366e2e75c399/94BE27BE-2C1E-4E34-9659-E04E6FE3F534.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out For a long overdue visit with my ride or die, JT. Pittsburgh neighbors for many a year, we hadn’t seen each other in a few. This called for peanut butter whiskey. Obviously. #asiawayadvantage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/08d8b929-5d22-4c2c-9fda-78cd63f2856e/7A9BDFA7-B02B-4EFE-8946-0828F6886260.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out My return to Pittsburgh was met with top notch charcuterie, courtesy of Misana. Misana and I were co-nurses in the Medical ICU, over 15 years ago, and she invited me to spend my first night back in my hometown at her home in Regent Square. My travels from Katahdin were filled with friendships’ past, 10/29. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a5edf22f-a8ac-42cc-a467-9b57596fcd5b/137150FB-4FE9-4FD8-B9F8-B564057DB3C3.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Fresh lamb and garlic confit from the Imhoff’s farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d60b5896-ba04-4c7f-9456-a55e928c71fb/2E376174-4434-479B-AD2A-C9F7AADA4CE1.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Meet John & Ed. From New Jersey, they were staying at the Inn during a weekend of mountain biking. We exchanged stories over breakfast, 10/23. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0258c865-7562-4123-885e-6c39f6f8a350/2ECFB298-7E17-4D35-9F06-C199825F7E03.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Emotional pause came over me as I drove through the mountain ranges that my feet had taken me through two very long months prior, 10/22. Perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5bbe0af5-d5a5-434c-835b-531428f7db92/99BABAC1-FC29-4CD3-B480-5D627075843C.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a85dcf0b-6d52-4ffc-82ef-390f19ad8474/BEC228B4-F71F-41BC-9619-0A2620FA0CA9.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/622e7779-84df-4be2-80b4-f9688556c263/99641FF2-AC11-4C5E-B4C0-4FF4AC85002E.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out I spent the afternoon at the AT’s donation based museum in Pine Grove Furnace and was invited to return to speak next summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c72f0530-3da8-4ab6-b087-8b1384abf376/11233241-DEDD-4428-B95F-D7062E78B24D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/2b1721f3-ebcf-4a22-9b66-ffeb2cdb6011/A3C36684-B3B5-4828-9E6B-C674AFF4696D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out And on October 29th, at 2:12pm, the calendar…broke the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/9bb0432c-1ae9-464d-bf19-e3c99b6931b1/1A679184-CF68-4ADB-AA2B-A4E7F89D46C0.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Driving along Shippensburg Road, I spied a 2x6 strip of white beauty. One of my beloved blazes. Despite the rain, despite the pain, I wanted to start walking…again, 10/29. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/43ab38f9-d953-42b3-9c16-16bc07d74b09/E643A8AB-C347-44F5-A87E-A1EEB0F51E78.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out A serendipitous Hunter’s Moon sunset viewing from the peninsula, 10/20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/07aef6d8-b0bf-41a4-9511-53603d9f1d1a/45BFD425-6ED5-4A10-B0FD-BFB4E6587B68.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Read that again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/812c4d25-0dca-4845-9c2d-a1bd870ee5bc/40043204-C930-417E-B15A-4E6FBB1B80E5.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Local java, how sweet it was! 10/30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/7e17e38f-377f-474a-87e9-5eefcbe3f066/D6FC5F53-5935-4681-A89C-31B7E7580D07.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out A New York state of mind, 10/23. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/00b4baf1-da29-40f8-85a3-424b4c2ad65b/60BA6A00-D5E2-4543-9845-8CE93259B6F4.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire, 10/21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/f90e71e6-5cbd-4947-b29f-aa66c9177b23/99FDC9B2-C30F-4A0B-99F6-35FD2EA5906F.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out From Saratoga to Saugerties, NY to spend 3 days with the Imhoffs at their mountain retreat! Karen is a retired Nurse Anesthetist, turned family, who mentored me through my practice in Neuroanesthesia. Her support through my hike was unmatched and she wept tears of joy upon my arrival, the most memorable. 10/24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ea544d84-7c22-4f56-a388-f5ed4d00ab48/0E4F3363-3CC0-4C0A-BFD9-34EECAF293E7.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/56007b0c-f391-4056-9f2e-dbb3ad912fe8/55C1B910-2764-455F-BE89-CE85EE6A757D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/d3ac8574-78c4-400d-b2c0-a7b8ac98a624/D1DE321B-2972-4D46-B026-01203BE22AC9.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Judy was at it again…eggs made to order, homemade artisan bread, preserves, potato and freshly whipped chocolate milk! 10/28. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c29928dc-1384-49a4-84ae-a7db3e3c7068/1DC70B40-B23D-4899-8667-09BB133DD3AE.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out McGrath’s Irish Pub is housed on the 1st floor of the Inn ☘️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/8aa3c994-55b8-4692-a6a0-1101ad21c967/3CBBD7F3-C249-4753-9D02-6F54C6DD2F49.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ea411709-6b3a-4d16-b58a-46bd3df0d273/799B3727-F491-4E80-B02E-ACFDBF7742F5.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/00001d4b-c439-4966-ad17-61fd53fd55ec/C6B1D182-837A-4AE4-878C-A91AD8B2BF14.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Carousel in Congress Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ac52d3d6-ae4b-44ea-9634-9cb0ac7ac4e3/E3F11C48-DDC9-41F0-8B0B-CFF47250B99A.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Then to Killington, VT for the night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/28f09ea6-b09d-49c4-9d92-784de3210003/4F30CE10-3222-4672-AD46-4682F7E8FB34.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1821ce78-948a-4cf1-a15a-0852550e1809/6AF3C01D-A4AD-4789-BE1C-FC9261DD5C22.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Ang and I were college roommates at the University of Pittsburgh, we and hadn’t seen each other in years. I spent two days in her beautiful home, hot tub, with her family, and squeezing two decades of catch-up into 48 hours! We are truly friends, in sickness and in health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/5c719888-d6d2-4411-ad9d-2d255a636fab/D8BD283E-8464-42AC-A2D9-8A0E57EFB796.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out “Everything is fine.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cf71cb8f-74d6-4a53-928b-d313fe46cedf/EE9F4EBF-F718-4D83-812E-90AE7EBF3385.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Eggs, over easy, and buttered cinnamon raisin toast at Becky’s iconic diner in Portland, ME. 10/20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cc6a32a2-f7e1-4eef-b9b6-be2c5980914f/AF8841E2-9AD8-457B-B75C-CC7565B21C78.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out He also graced me with my Very. First. Pedicure. Tracy had to stand to gain the force required to go to war with my callouses! 10/24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1e7e1891-8400-4349-b5b1-4e66bec16f05/ACEE4D4D-DFC9-43AC-8497-714470B1B28A.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/00b4d449-ea66-4258-9e4b-4e3c305cb1be/385CB7DC-F720-400E-86EC-D8CFD8A4B97A.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out I dog sat Linus while the Imhoffs spent the day in the Hudson River Valley wedding planning with Ben & Liberty. I fell for Linus ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e2b624c6-93d6-40fb-bf37-b41c4a81a6b0/7FA47A6B-5883-48E6-B293-B5842813EC30.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Lobby of Inn at Long Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/4c969380-dc82-4d1e-aa5d-b6d3bdd97bc0/AE552C44-E661-46A7-BBB5-B53031D94769.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/a704908c-e16b-4c6a-a968-fd9d4f653f56/EFEB080E-D0EF-427A-BBAF-6CB3BBCD31CA.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Lunch and window shopping in Woodstock, VT. 10/22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/cb140a00-9f3f-4b02-bf5c-d09cc944d86e/8FB1C50E-2928-4167-9838-683948D7345B.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Welcome to Pennsylvania! Back to the Bethlehem area to visit with the Kazans! 10/27. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/79b5f373-8a23-4185-a318-5a6759f113b0/CF3B2986-3DB0-4729-8603-F0A82660FA76.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out The comfort of the indoors was both luxurious and unfamiliar, 10/25. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/ec8fba51-9fa7-43c9-a6b0-ee8def1ba384/2CD9411F-9F66-4E69-85CD-F3C59E4D3A47.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out My darling suite . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/500f3710-3ac8-4f34-afa2-fe334cfa9433/C935C771-8705-4050-803F-840A9239032B.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Morning stroll to the bus stop with sweet Zoey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/e632a016-0e82-491b-aeec-8b73cc11e2b0/D988FF1C-E0CA-4315-88DD-0F8E5D40760D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/75739ca8-3222-4980-bb84-45c5764d8aa1/05EC240F-E321-44D2-AED4-189592765F66.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Dear Judy & Dave, in good health! No visits to the ER this time . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c191c079-e56c-477f-9f1d-90be013ba59d/13C418FC-0AC7-43E5-A49A-E88A4F2E41B4.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out To Shippensburg, 10/28. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/c662021f-df66-42ce-987c-d95c897b29bb/81BD6DD4-3821-49BC-A2DF-74056D57D511.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Surprise! With Mom & Dad (note: wearing AT “blazed” baseball cap), 10/30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/0ef28026-715d-4cc0-8091-b6a79506a7d5/97B5D2F9-BE80-41F8-99A9-B5F99A9EBE5A.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Boo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1159adcb-3953-4f48-96e2-9115df5bb692/94A2DC12-6CF5-4568-AF9A-7D0B7A44C0F9.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Perkins Cove, 10/21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/360cb97a-cbe9-417d-91ba-292d957f6249/5568EFD0-202B-4BB7-AA79-CFE28242A40F.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Forrest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/6185777b-3999-4a92-84d3-d275819db87e/7A586C1D-2320-422E-AF06-C76A8C0F7F7A.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Be still my heart! Dill, how I’ve prayed for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/354e1ff6-ead9-4cfb-88ae-e5762019b497/820CBC91-A48B-43B5-9C9E-99A3DE0E5B6D.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out “Sarah Salad”, numero uno! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/75e39f28-9a38-4f84-9f2f-b1666241f7e2/DCB8A2E1-9FBA-433B-B611-743C81EA07E1.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Quite a different vantage point! This mile marker is roughly 5 miles shy of the half-way point of the Appalachian Trail, Pine Grove Furnace State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/17a98874-d6eb-4d43-86a0-26b3c2f272af/4EADE9B8-C0DA-4F44-8F14-F8BC30DAC947.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out Pictured: “Living out of one’s car.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/301acc30-b189-4939-a8d6-8429b6e5bb71/95ACFC3E-2A46-4C85-AAC5-1E13542FBBF0.jpeg Blog - Boo! - Make it stand out From Hellertown to Lititz, PA for a proper visit with the Bowlby’s. 10/27. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/day-207-she-rose monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672785690-637F48DZEZC4THHFE7G4/426D051E-4720-4CF4-8D3F-6AED54A0986B.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Bar Harbor, ME, 10/13. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671803684-WO1LLUVQHPS2730E8E7Y/AB723C19-6F24-400B-B321-A31508DE8BA6.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out “Hey Yinz, I did it!!”. This ‘#1 Dad’ Terrible towel was a gift from me for my Dad when I was only knee high to a grasshopper! My parents sent it to me in their care package to Monson, ME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673324160-44TGX6M65FUJ91J5HT4M/B7E96AC4-8EFF-4F5D-954D-1C33C095B7DB.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Breakfast in Bangor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666552483-NPQLB1RYVZEHBNGIWN29/FD50216A-226A-4C1F-B5C0-24CDA1246E5D.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Bruce, a freelance videographer, approached Wallflower and I in the parking area that led into the 100 Mile Wilderness. He was choreographing a documentary, funded by Oboz Shoe Company, featuring the journeys of Appalachian Trail thru hikers. He hadn’t yet met a female and asked us for an interview. Naturally, I said, “YES!!”, as I reapplied my chapstick, of course. I am fairly certain that it is a rarity to star in a shoe commercial in the midst of the 100 Mile Wilderness… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667239743-5HWVPMBC7AXFVCQSR6A1/63D53B00-D91B-425F-B213-2E967FA21950.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672403755-DKRPA7FP66981HLUYEEI/496B6D8B-0C1D-437E-968D-903F18809310.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717781723-02XSMVHGHCPZPCVJDP8S/D56115DA-63B0-4D28-B62E-B09CBF183931.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Maine, the way life should be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672720950-MQS5X4JKBLFM9N65UDKD/732851B3-8FEA-44D8-A738-564DEA17138A.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673225278-GO32CFVWIO6WI43MDVGV/180F9020-A77F-4FBA-9AAE-2A0500147F4A.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667079432-9PM4268RYN0FKX7SZRPU/9400114B-169E-400A-9A91-4DE73007A111.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out 2100 miles on the morning of 10/6! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667360391-G1CEB87RMHFT8V690APO/DF1202F4-6C8F-4649-9175-7592ED4A97D8.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669206769-CI9XXBECMBZ4RT0DVR82/DE84BF57-3903-42B8-9622-B583B0849976.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out 206 days later, I signed the logbook at Katahdin Stream campground, just as I had done atop Springer Mountain in Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671465175-68NE220UZN8NXD7X71Y9/9B1AB77D-ACD7-4593-94B2-C589F46B97E4.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out The “Knife’s Edge” of Mount Katahdin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667415413-4XVUOGYMYLDC6T4ZCOGN/8AB6B159-9468-497B-8938-4F92708CB315.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Jo-Mary Lake, 10/8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671395554-RDAVXCLJCMJERSH0UN4F/FCF478A2-851D-4E85-8837-C40DABC357C0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out 09:45am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672088732-LIR0TQT0BK2CWNBCDWIP/A4A247F8-D365-44B8-A2F7-D5D4336AA540.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out And then…I had to get…back…down… Now that I had completed the AT, I had my pick of a handful of trails that descended the big K. Each with their own pros and cons, we chose the ABOL trail for its shorter distance of 3.4 miles (pro) but proceeded with caution for its steepness and bouldering (con). It took 4 hours and 35 minutes to descend, totaling 13 hours and 7 minutes to get from The Birches > uuuuup > savor the moment > and hike back dooooown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672682658-BBKRZ55K0HPQIU19VLFM/2FF15607-725A-4E3A-B882-31FAF7F17481.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672234255-32DGJE2469KWXX71WVXG/BDCEF4D9-F4D6-4E73-907F-6CA9F8B16885.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Our post-summit destination in Millinocket, ME. I would highly recommend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671271794-J53BISKP48IK2WZ5P5ZA/1E7A6851-C6F3-48E1-BA15-2AECCB0D0527.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out 4.1 more miles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672850273-0V9S68JTTHMJ5E3K6BSB/99E8DA3B-9104-4D19-A9E2-036A09EB8E7B.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Finally had my delectable lobsta’ roll! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634718359924-UZLWTYA6H86ZFP8PBFQ2/EF57431C-2133-4311-BC33-0029BB79EDA0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out John and Lena, staff at the Black Elephant Hostel in Portland, ME. A MUST stay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634718020669-XS4MT3O6YA66KZGAU9NQ/D66490F1-CB2B-480A-B137-A3570AAE034F.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Portland, ME, 10/18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672651336-8W8M82E4DHGXEFP98F4R/9DFF3F0C-58B7-45EB-9E07-97A984EA63C9.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Sand Beach, Acadia National Park, 10/13. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667053239-RWSDRKQPFR8I68848K9C/348A10EF-83E9-4C02-8AF0-2B6705370F04.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Cloud Pond lean to, 10/6. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671529202-J17QN9GIZMGHEUTIM5CS/F0709F21-E7FE-4A16-BFF0-E599500EE1A3.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Wallflower and I summited together, but purposefully separated ourselves by a half of a mile in order to keep our finishes private. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672754698-N86H0YUED75304A1H84F/7A9BD0D6-3BD6-4389-8A08-DE20BDC20643.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673169191-312R48NDIVROG6MG3KFN/0A56E2CF-9058-427E-B70B-13D88746F563.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666500635-EAYETGVF0BTMTN3Z4RBB/32EA67C5-968D-4080-9BC5-19FEF4591FD0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Warning at the entry of the 100 Mile Wilderness, 10/4. We made it through in 6 days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667482450-6I218H5VK5CVDPW5664B/B880A176-B1F2-43A9-8F04-E5EC683E6167.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673190319-3GH411C47E243SGDRYH9/D5E456E6-BE37-48ED-B475-DDCDFB356D13.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717964849-U5DJ8QLY3AOJSO0RLOT3/B86238EB-671F-4D6C-9102-4DEAB1B2FDB4.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Jaime’s husband, Matt, and his parents Gemma and Pops who were in town visiting from New Jersey during my stay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673250011-I1NBHPWNCV6UMLNFKZLS/2291E35E-179D-470A-AD1E-411A20F5C319.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out I was met with 26, twenty-six, tokens of congratulations upon my completion. And I didn’t expect one. To be so loved is astronomical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717627667-JAJWWZONRYXFR525ML18/183FCC4A-FC2F-4072-9E4F-333B17E1106D.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Jaime. Naughton. Jaime and I met in 2005 while starting our graduate studies in Nurse Anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh. Since our graduation in December of 2007, aside from her visiting for my wedding, we hadn’t seen one another and had spoken on the phone only once. She got wind of my trek and grabbed ahold of the sails, anxiously awaiting my arrival to her home state, Maine. We made plans for me to stay with her in Hampden, ME once off trail before I embarked on my road trip. The connection that we now share highlights our previous kinship as a mere stepping stone to what we have now manifested, 10/15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668913978-DX2YE3U8WC0K9EVYGJVZ/9AB79124-4F22-43DE-AE6A-769954A0612D.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Freshly through the 100 mile Wilderness, I saw Mount K. from ABOL bridge over the Penobscot River, her peak only 15.1 trail miles away, 10/10. I have never done more math than I did on trail. Elevation gains affecting my capable miles per hour…the miles per day…the days until the closure of Katahdin…calories burned…calories consumed…miles until the next post-office…the next resupply…and the number of meals to bridge that gap…water…how much?…the temperature…would it dehydrate my next source?…how many liters should I carry?…do I add the chicken packets to my ramen?…how much does that weigh?…then my pack will weigh… It’s no wonder that I couldn’t keep track of the day of the week or missed birthdays. I’ll make it up to you, I promise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634718045188-WHDVS21FPG09VJBCO8KZ/4A8410A6-9E49-48B2-B758-ECCBD8872F7E.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out I met Sheldon and Marilyn, from Missouri, at Rosie’s Pub in the Old Port district. After learning of my story, they paid for my lunch without me knowing. Is it the trail that provides? Or are we provided for when we open our hearts and our minds?… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672051353-0PIR47K4TWHZOO2CDMLU/B45F252C-4A5A-4E33-AD04-0361667F9696.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666130676-XZBJZLF0L1SPSV6NKFEJ/EECF1614-CB81-4913-AB82-A50B578EE937.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Their care packages complete with enough MREs to get me through the 100 Mile Wilderness and, naturally, Fireball. As you can see, loaner clothing options were at a minimum at Shaw’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672215807-RKFMGTF1KYAWTEQP0M30/0F88806F-27B9-4C6E-877A-CC2C49F4D1FE.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out I had first met Ken in Pearisburg, VA at Angel’s Rest Hostel. We hadn’t seen one another since Waynesboro, VA but exchanged messages throughout the remainder of our hike, ensuring that the other was well. I had perpetually been a handful of days behind him, only to walk into The 100 Mile Wilderness Inn to a big bear hug from Ken! He had summited the day before me, and we exchanged stories until his flight back to Tampa Bay, FL the following morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666066650-AA7B9GF0HC3JP7HALTJ6/270038DF-7EAB-4D96-9444-9AAB9BBD1FC8.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Dart, Clix, White Werewolf, Traffic Light, Krypto, and Tequila relaxing outside of Shaw’s Hostel in Monson, ME, 10/4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671295428-I23USDYTP9ZOTL5OEY0F/1B9923AC-7F8B-4EA8-8598-FCAFF405BCA4.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Honey Bun break at 09:07am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667022708-FIUKDQOK04NK934BI9C8/7D55C30E-FCE3-46E6-B532-1F39D8E255F2.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Post-fording of Long Pond Stream, 10/5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717855446-125QDL6092VOAQGC9N4J/58D2B65D-773E-4706-BB86-266CC2307638.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Keller, Jaime’s 12 year old son, making Rice Krispie treats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666814917-AT10REH4SPNSJJMUKE3L/9811D5F9-76A7-4AB8-A1F1-029F6D64339B.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Wallflower, Boomy, and Dad Jokes asleep in Leeman Brook lean to, 10/5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667154590-FJO63UFCQ2TIQXPCLTIJ/B2E548AB-CA7A-4CEE-AB08-D910A38157A1.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out View from The Ledges, 10/6. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717812223-SWP8BZ4ADWNL9TVS0AX2/AA7F923A-AE92-42DF-869E-3BDB59D3DF1F.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Nolan, Jaime’s 10 year old son. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666221393-UGKC16TE99WWUDQQREHU/CD4F90E3-0915-46D3-AD06-AF00E77AD23A.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Warmth from Morrone sent from South Carolina! I had went without a pillow for the previous 247 miles, as mine was leaking beyond repair, and the state of our nation’s supply chain wouldn’t allow for me to receive my replacement. I crafted this fleece hood into a pillow by stuffing it with my dirty clothing. When in Rome… Thanks, Steve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669329057-DIJZ6F6BRUKWCGP6BW3Y/3A6A4865-F191-477F-818F-B9CE2F9C1F9C.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out At dusk and with only Jenny and Paul’s snacks to rely upon, we arrived to The Birches only to meet Kathmandu, Fire Feet and Strider who were grilling fresh turkey burgers, roasting potatoes and onions, and providing all of the root beer and homemade pumpkin pie that we could stomach! If I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a million times- The. Trail. Provides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666097353-OWNEJFXXT0BXPEGX0BC6/6C728EC1-A329-4D2E-9190-1A39932EF4A3.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Letters of encouragement sent from Ron & Steve, my Big Meadows Campground trail angels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668569036-XT4B9QXXD9DZD3E2NKTM/A8BAA3F5-115C-46F4-B79C-0BEC2EC17C49.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Rainbow Lake at sunrise, 10/10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634467984243-P28PQB9673PVBLZQW1YA/8DA4974B-021E-40EA-9515-89708B695840.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668813198-HV561MNEYU5Z2IFEXVOG/674E5409-7228-4F1D-8F51-8EE598232EC7.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Closer and closer she got as I proceeded through the 100 mile, now 21.2 trail miles away from Rainbow Ledges, 10/10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672191435-J4I289DLTUK44BLUIT20/D1F252A4-5DE8-4A08-8A60-6ABFC86DDCEA.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out I envisioned steak tartare, fresh Caesar with anchovy and some bubbly after this lifetime achievement. No. It was a series of 2 hitchhikes and ramen at a picnic table on the brim of a logging road before we made it to Millinocket, ME for our first shower in 9 days, off-brand cherry Pop Tarts and 2 sips of PBR before I was sawing logs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666865767-N5T4UZI2NKVLXVTYDGUI/396A8D52-D2A4-405E-8775-52C0F48C6D51.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672821814-D91KNG5A1LYSMM18RRJK/0D76A9AC-03AF-44DB-B6D8-39C634A2E7BB.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672306997-0XHSZ7CD3SGAXX14Z2V4/29F206FB-555F-477B-9968-740275B8D425.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Post-Summit FaceTime with my child wonder, Deja Vu! She completed her thru hike on October 10th, the day before me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672380160-5NVZIFF1NCNBQXPMJ76R/2EF79B2C-EDAE-49DE-AA2A-19AB67CFE75C.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Aunt Sandra and Uncle Roy championed my finish just as they did my start! Driving to meet me in Millinocket the day following my summit, we spent time in together in Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, ME before they returned to Pittsburgh for Gram’s 95th birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666526843-1KNGHUS3NK3UDC80U7UP/7E1B7230-F036-465A-86FB-48340D8CB6FB.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668970102-LL3F5BEV6LZ0Y5LG580Y/49F0D49C-196A-4115-8089-4F258F0A6F89.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Colorful bald of Rainbow Ledges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717693180-91WCMFIPSMD4LG265KBA/43035EEB-1104-4D9B-AFC9-8085FB3707AB.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Lobster bisque and Pino, 10/16! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666164698-LC2KUKSWIXXAEVGPD0NQ/D6224D36-C9F9-47DF-96F3-A490F00A0664.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Downtown Monson gave me the warmth of fall as I walked down Greenville Road, 10/3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717756580-8WX0Z6B3RVCEN5L0S526/A071F28D-26D8-4A1D-A993-40E8EC583BDD.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Blogging at Blaze Brewing, Bangor, ME, 10/17. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673272265-79P4Q9IREHHJLUBRD7IQ/3E039448-439B-44DD-8801-FBA178FF93B0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Holly Broadbent-Horvat to the rescue…again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673135611-IZ7KAKWUYFBRKJ3JB8DV/53977302-54FD-469A-8925-70D575BE62C6.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671340755-LCKDP4VX14M2F1JTGZLL/9AB3026F-D1FB-4D9C-BC87-E4B994039028.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Approaching “The Gateway” at 09:27am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671868083-44VRY0AS7U22L7VZYSG2/FAEB4D34-D534-4D30-8C79-E4189089F81B.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out A celebratory sip of Steve’s Fireball! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668839099-1LXZPUTACRNPHPRJX6O1/952BD0BE-83BF-4DEB-B565-0C58E5FED000.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out My very first view of Mount Katahdin from White Cap Mountain, standing 70.3 trail miles away, 10/7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668508922-7II9X2QJ7TL572GFNBZV/11788EB2-F8D6-4254-ADF7-6B8B2DC437F0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Mount Katahdin, now 16 miles away as the crow flies and only 36.1 by trail, from the peak of Nesuntabunt, 10/9. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671429763-Q6PAMCZH3UISVSJSPM9T/443757AE-3CFE-4683-8A15-F7E9F19868DF.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out I reached “The Gateway”, a mile long stretch that precedes Katahdin’s last summit, at 10:37am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671889348-ZAH3L14EMKD0ZNGFPOC1/F913C3D0-E4E5-40A1-9E24-2BAF93158F70.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672007663-T54ZKS6OQ8JUTT5UYBOT/783BC3E9-6377-40C3-92EB-6BA9A8908E59.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Wallflower, myself, and G Daddy summited within minutes of one another. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634735023578-JMMXT4YE7XRUSDBWQQHQ/AFFE8367-720E-4097-A533-E1F3EA6E4C47.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out French press, face masks, and NPR in the studio of The Black Elephant. I felt human again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634589332431-P8K166ZBJ9HKABHMIMXI/tempImage0bJVEe.png Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out A knight in my shining all-wheel drive vehicle, Jeremy Bowlby, both the brethren of Donald Webber-Plank (my phone-a-friend, tent repairman, and husband of “Fuel”) and the son of Judy and Dave Bowlby (my Lititz, Pennsylvania saviors and patients of the emergency room), volunteered to drive my wheels to Bangor, ME the week preceding my finish. Not only has this allowed me to embark on the open road ad lib as I ease my way back to Pittsburgh over the next couple of weeks, but Jeremy found himself starring in the “best 36 hours that I’ve had in a very, very long time”, he thanked me. He was gracious for the happenstance that was chock full of reunion with his college roommate, a bicycle transfer, lobster rolls, and a run-in with a Harley-driving, Chattanooga-bred, Ironman Clan. All because he said, “yes”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667184621-KTT4235FN1LWDOW6UUL5/27183E35-BF09-4E6C-AA2B-E9B158F5F38B.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Sweetwater, myself, and Wallflower with the next day’s climbs in the background, 10/6. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669155670-1UVCG2QBVG3YJLS367JV/2FC84327-5FD7-42B8-86B5-433C6D2068F9.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669361428-0YPLUO7DONZEIJOLRYMI/1D01D586-59C0-468A-972A-4CBE24239A80.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out My last official morning beacon, 10/11 at 04:31am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634484517258-OEISKFMOQ99OLOSHOBBD/tempImage3vB9AL.gif Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717879444-WWCN6W4NB0S5O24F7V33/45BCEAFB-D214-4732-B77D-96E94C84471E.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717663437-JGFHAETF0VPGKFBVCXVK/1A4E2E9D-7CED-4CB4-B9E9-20C48C03E095.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Darby, Jaime’s 7 year old daughter, with their pup, Wally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671714574-A0KAKFRV7KRC59WKAUJ6/0F7667CF-BAE9-4871-9D30-71E184E4B4C1.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out And at 11:20am, on October 11, 2021, I became a thru hiker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666933903-HCEXQXTMN25CD7X1PEFI/FB8DF3DB-BC58-4F58-A39E-883A6E6AD95C.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634672332826-U1PYPS6EFEDPTXV2MLCV/0A378FE4-B1B4-42B3-B4A9-08DB5E380969.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out A tearful goodbye (understatement) with Wallflower in Bangor, ME as he left to return to Titusville, FL, 10/13. “It’s not goodbye, it’s see ya later.”, he reminded me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634667335626-2LN6ZE9EYE0REDO8W6CC/DA8F41AA-4C66-4CDB-9E4A-97FFF040B555.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out My friend, Amethyst, who fell ill with tick bite-induced sepsis, requiring extended hospitalization in Duncannon, PA. After she was discharged, she regained her strength at Kind of Outdoorsy Hostel until she felt strong enough to hike once again, staying strong in her mindset of “how”, not “if”. She flipped up to Northern Maine to allow herself to summit Mount Katahdin prior to its closure, where I had the pleasure of crossing paths with her once again. She is now completing her thru hike, hiking Southbound to fill in the gap. Was and continues to be an inspiration for us all, you ROCK, Amethyst! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668447325-ORFMVRAHT9WL9ZQ09312/995BA973-4A98-48CD-A4A6-DDCF0A1EF2E0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Raising my Spam and white cheddar Cheez-Its to Mama K. from Nesuntabunt Mountain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669287174-P35T9L5CNM33L1KY1D9D/16023D0B-8479-4FA2-9216-92B1DD2D4358.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717926100-2RBN0ZDQFN8IBNVB3NJY/392B5000-5397-4CA9-9680-4FC84BB3790F.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out She followed my hike on her topo map throughout my time in Maine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634668398462-T4CSFEI72JIOHMCZTRNI/B1101732-27F8-4ABE-B3FA-6558EC2C2C15.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out My favorite climb in the 100 Mile, 10/9. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669120470-V61VGSX9JE0HTMR0NG89/E8237BC4-AD32-4883-BB08-3249D42CAEE0.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Sign-up sheet for the Birches Campground at the entrance to Baxter State Park. The Birches is available only to thru hikers and is competitive to receive one of its 12 spots. After leaving this ranger station, there is a 9 mile hike to The Birches, which sits at the base of Mount Katahdin in Katahdin Stream Campground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634673295989-BWMAI3YRTP1Y4GTVK754/B2A03319-600D-44D6-9B8E-AD68B24D5B7F.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Ramesh Grandhi, Rachel, Fauls, Helinski, Fleegle-Vitsas, Gallegos, John Jones, Lasica, The Ories, Dara, Patti Heslep, Czerniak, Margaret Lucas, Joyce and Wally Scott, Weir, Fasenella, Dixon-Ernst, Tssario, Ruzicka, Tomas Drabek, The Cisneys, McCrea, Byrne, Kauffman, and Morgan sent a note, a high-five, a foot mask, a face mask, or a couple of greenbacks- their support. Their love. Their postal hugs. Y’all have no idea how comforting it felt to climb out of the woods only to find my friends waiting for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634666836792-5SRDJB0JF9J0T3Z1URJL/5ADE5BB1-955A-45A0-8F1B-F3057A0CFFCC.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out North Pond, 10/5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671611201-V21UP6V6SWM2XS49865E/A5C339BA-9D30-4166-812D-536C455997EE.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634718080684-MO683C30Y5BJTKBOKFU4/78B4DC78-54BE-4A93-8386-C0505FE38853.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Dinner at The Thirsty Pig! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634671566806-76IMKGIW8487VO4B73FR/A5CB26BC-DE61-447D-B05D-DCDC3072B6E7.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out My rock. My best friend. And my hiking partner since mile 167. “Dips, if I wanted to go fast, I’d go alone. If we want to go far, we go together.”, he reiterated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634669177772-ZUFD7O5ENGXOA2Y7D623/19EDFC10-A8CB-4D58-988A-A6F10C76D5EB.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Jenny and Paul, from Florida, struck up conversation as I was hiking the 9 mile stretch to The Birches. Paul was in disbelief, “I’ve never met one of you!”. I was now a “species”. They were absolutely wonderful in their excitement and kindness in sharing all of the snacks and fruit that they had on their backs, as we were out of food! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634717992126-L1VAWQQU4D4H3YPER0VC/ABEF81B4-B483-4415-BC3C-AD2D6851986E.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1634718377747-8N9CTKDG3MH266QOSTN8/B0FFDB36-2F57-4801-9478-A8F3049A77AF.jpeg Blog - And on the 207th Day, She Rose - Make it stand out My first visit to an organic grocer since March, The Portland Food Co-op, 10/19. I was teary as I touched the produce, overwhelmed by the choices that I was afforded, the vibrant colors, my ability to satiate what I craved. In ways, it was my reintroduction to “Sarah”. I thanked the sales clerk. No, let’s be honest- I hugged him. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/100-miles-wild monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367689050-KBOEIMF6B03MA6AGZBBU/IMG_0110.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Avery peak, the last >4K climb until I reach Lady K ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368046918-YEFXK98G2Z9WF76PQQL2/IMG_0162.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild The Kennebec River is 70 yards wide and impassable by foot, taking the lives of hikers past. The sole way to cross is by canoe, which is a surveyed part of the trail, 10/1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368367691-4LFAU03X37BDF3AQNPFO/3514A3E3-949F-4BCA-83C6-6B96C83FCC47.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild With a private room & breakfast gifted by Joseph Triebsch, boxes of MREs, salami, Fireball, and a fleece hoodie from my Shenandoah boys Ron Woolett & Steve Morrone, and generous donations from Suellen Gallegos, Tina Lasica, Julie Dixon-Ernst, Chan Skiba, Diane Johnston, and Matthew Caldwell, it was Shaw’s for the win! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367326462-4KGOTZIZ8MF7IK3RUWXX/IMG_0208.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Just an inch left! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367985939-2M1WUVJPV27P1CHZE3PW/IMG_0148.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Tim, 10/1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368307759-QAIMRT3OVE7PLTI8W00C/IMG_0197.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Aunt Sandra and Uncle Roy will meet me after my finish in Millinocket, just as they saw me off in Georgia. See yinz soon! Thank you for the box of goodies ! XO ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368066973-825ZLP0V3MEF6WCN5XN8/IMG_0168.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild My first spin in a canoe ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367831213-8Q5C0B1KIF4JHOKED4RQ/IMG_0135.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368334284-YMQWX0UF734AKFW3Y807/IMG_0198.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367407205-RNUHPUJC7OIHEJSY1SYR/IMG_0044.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Roots heavily slow down one’s pace, especially when wet. Slick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367575487-4GBCDQJJ3V5JL34JVJD6/IMG_0092.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367864956-O33MCCBYQ1KC364NHUYO/IMG_0140.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Harrison’s Pierce Pond Camp, 9/30. An extremely primitive cabin, only reachable by quad or snowmobile and is 16 miles to the nearest town. Owned and operated by Tim Harrison, he opens his doors to hikers and hunters alike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368127829-LUMSGOY7N8Y5K5T75B43/IMG_0176.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Ridge of Moxie Bald Mountain, 10/2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367634990-2UGKL39OFEJM2LBWRVB4/IMG_0105.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild View of Sugarloaf Mountain from the Bigelow range’s West peak, 9/29. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367740191-H022E0DCPV58FDRUH67D/IMG_0122.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367480328-LRW4BQTRUS34QFNFG2TL/IMG_0055.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild 9/27. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368172333-TRA32QTGUFRLBU6WR50H/IMG_0173.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Cairns atop Moxie Bald Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367516166-OP66AG54J88RLYB53BL4/IMG_0066.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Polaroid at The Maine Roadhouse hostel, 9/28. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367665662-JH4044UR5G6OP7QHKX3M/IMG_0109.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild View of the Avery peak of the Bigelows from the West Peak, 9/29. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368090882-YGPKCZKJ76954951AKH5/IMG_0171.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Jealous, Katie? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367960639-6UZI3NMBNLBZ1ZY559M7/IMG_0155.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Charlie, Tim’s miniature poodle, who completely stole my ♥️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368254114-7CND223WN7XVIM5Y141U/IMG_0178.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild I disrobed from the thighs down as I forded the Piscataquis River. Its current fierce and its waters ice cold, I recited, “I can feel. I’m alive. I’ve made it this far.” Instead of focusing on the numbingly freezing water, I chose my thoughts, and the discomfort faded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367933211-8BL84YU5NC9LK28BBG64/IMG_0143.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild TWELVE blueberry/raspberry/apple pancakes, 3 eggs, 3 sausage links, orange juice, and coffee. I licked my plate ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367362976-OD544B9KR7ORD3CK5DDY/IMG_0031.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild 9/24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367544547-028VS6U6POWDAVOMEM4R/IMG_0094.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild I hit 2,000 miles marched on September 28th! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367796803-ZI1DI9CV9DLRY2V8P36K/IMG_0125.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368200954-4NP9AOC95X7V62YGHH3J/IMG_0177.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild A stitched blaze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367430992-QJ9BMFWCQ7W9L0BXWFJB/IMG_0046.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Gourmet and 4th Quarter flipped north to Katahdin from Southern New Hampshire. They chose to summit early to alleviate the pressure that loomed surrounding its potential closure on October 15th. They will finish their trek hiking Southbound to their finish; therefore, I got to intersect with them as we crossed paths! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367766781-EMIHOAEB5C1O492R034Y/IMG_0123.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Surfing for water alongside West Carry Pond, 9/30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367613640-LE7ER5K26MVVLEXMH4QD/IMG_0096.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Alpine foliage, 9/28. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367902493-FPPTS32XGNYPOAYIDS4Z/IMG_0141.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Preparing his notorious breakfast of… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367712175-ON0LSLZ0TV8B4XGPY2F4/IMG_0121.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Flagstaff Lake, 9/30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633367383511-I7A6P51H7NZVX6L8N1VJ/IMG_0041.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild Saddleback Mountain, 9/26. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368276861-RHAJW0ILNI7DE9CPT2BD/IMG_0196.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild My Mom is cuter than your Mom ! Care package to Shaw’s Hiker Hostel, 10/3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1633368011832-NCGUYXZ29Y7E0PIDOILS/IMG_0156.jpeg Blog - 100 Miles of Wild https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/can-see-clearly-now monthly 0.5 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529102568-S3IN9XZVW1KFVUYT9265/IMG_9795.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Soup and bread, courtesy of Zealand Hut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632282775646-OUHBNH25UKKOGSOM0VJC/IMG_9412.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 8/24, Jean and Hugh. They have lived atop Stratton Mountain for over 50 years as caretakers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632447948385-GB2EVDA6MFIXSCE1TIPN/IMG_9460.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 8/26, Little Rock Pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632450019613-Z6K537GJ0C5XZCN9089D/IMG_9510.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now I met Christie Bengle (Turkas) in 7th grade and since we had graduated from high school in 1998, I had barely seen her. Reunited initially at our twenty year reunion, it was my journey that allowed us to reconnect. I received a LOVELY care package from her and her family, complete with spiced jerky from her family-owned, Pittsburgh based, Strip District Meats ♥️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530405467-2YRDC09ASYI3RJJ98HWX/IMG_9916.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Sophia’s bandana, gifted to me by my cousin Roxanne, has been on my person since I received it after her passing. We’re almost to Katahdin, baby girl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632469973717-I4N0ZX9WSUXMSLH46BRV/IMG_9538.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470003749-EEKXJJTJVD458L8VN6KK/IMG_9546.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470395594-NP5LO3BI7G69FFH7N1O5/IMG_9607.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/2, Wallflower, President and I at Ramanto’s Pizza, offering a free slice to thru hikers after visiting the record store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529042878-N18UY5PEC3NWCYWIRGNO/IMG_9780.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/11, At the summit of South Twin Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529650230-9CA6LVH3UN4BXWS4NA4T/IMG_9830.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Cairns (mounds of rough stone, sometimes piled upwards of 5 feet tall) are used when above treeline to guide the way, as there are no trees to display white blazes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531149992-JON5B2E2VH571CO58EER/IMG_9981.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Lunch with Happy Meal, Hickory, Casper, Crime Scene, T Hug, Bojangles, and Tarzan after the Notch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528599501-Z4ZM0EWO05FVNQTREKVY/IMG_9753.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/9, Sunset upon descent of Mt. Lafayette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632284276721-JSZDOMAFNQUHFQS3M1N1/IMG_9415.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Casa de Jean and Hugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632451056486-YZM6CXV8EH783AAZ3NI8/IMG_9509.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now From Christie’s daughter, Madden. We like to hike in dresses . Hi Madden!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529300876-C2MNEV40UL5Z489J8SZ5/IMG_9808.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Mount Garfield climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632536544169-1CXO7A6MQEUOD4BLB8NT/IMG_0025.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now My coffee appreciated this taste of home, Molly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530737582-IC03R2NPGRDZS9TVKY5Z/IMG_9966.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/19, Maine arrival! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632474378305-LX3XTFISTTWHJP6XOAJR/IMG_9691.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632472407089-AH2CRRPED82E95E75T80/IMG_9677.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/7, A care package from my mentor, Elena (ref: Das Gear post), received in Lincoln, NH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530564919-I1HARXRP2UTF8EM0WRGZ/IMG_9935.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/18, 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529188866-JHQXQ9W2CLV9WGYVSNUH/IMG_3704.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Little Haystack climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529988161-XH7EJM4GH6LC4SPWAXRM/IMG_3813.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/13, With Mount Washington to my rear, I gaze at Mount Madison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632283618944-F346Y2OAFCJURRTO4IH1/IMG_9729.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Franconia Ridge, 9/9. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529616751-Y744OALB57HA76653MIL/IMG_9825.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/12, Webster Cliffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632447381855-CU5CPUDFHIL4GIP5HSHM/IMG_9446.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530105954-VF6ROBSSSJRCOT99W9TS/IMG_9888.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Also sending their love was Terrie “bada$$” Fowler, my Mamma, Dara Drue, the Defranco’s, Mary Byrne, Tomas Drabek, Kathy Helfrick (Symchak!!), Gail Corbett, Ang Vitale, Kelly Cannon, Angela Kazan, Arielle Brice, Karen Florian, Marilyn Fisher, Barb Dunn, and the Norton’s! Speechless in my humility, truly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531052313-WGIWSA2JDCVQL6ZOFSO6/IMG_9977.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now And over… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531341795-G0E4IXPA8XRTGS2ZIIU9/IMG_9992.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470361079-472HHUTV3UI4X5J26DSR/IMG_9613.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Look what I found in the loaner clothes bin?! Looks just like my namesake . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528964667-TBV4Z1KSNIXNRI8Y9QJM/IMG_9774.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530864774-0BZNHL23KD8EMUBVWO75/IMG_9930.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Now this is what I call fall trail magic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529240833-4LQ5GHTVZ5JX60K1MDCB/IMG_3730.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Scooping water on top of Mt. Lafayette with my coffee mug to filter through the CNOC reservoir. Slim pickins’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529692552-TZFTHX8SOJ22MLLC0JGN/IMG_9838.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now A warning sign posted at the base of Mount Washington that reads, “STOP. The area ahead has the worst weather in America. Many have died there from exposure. Even in the summer. Turn back now if the weather is bad.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632446870132-6A6J2DBCJIQ1BOJ3YWB8/IMG_9436.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now The Vermont Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail share a footpath for 100 miles in Southern Vermont, 8/25. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632536574002-GL6VS8FTJ68UTAEOWYR8/IMG_0026.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Joe ✨. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528523172-GRQH40KYRMM5Y35Y5CM2/IMG_9735.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632449376222-USALKQC69RXTLM9IF7FD/IMG_9513.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Andrew, from the Bronx, hiked with us during his time on the Long Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529885748-XR0L1GR5LGGOST9JP26T/IMG_9869.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Winds exceed hurricane force of greater than 75 mph on more than 100 days per year, as recorded by the weather observatory on the summit of Mount Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530207469-244YR4YHR5828ZN3OAD5/IMG_9911.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Up… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632472531695-V70FMK9DIWR5QMJ2L047/IMG_9679.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/7: Drying tent in the sun outside of post office in Lincoln, NH. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528464186-P3YLCQXITQEWJJXVC6B6/IMG_9733.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now There she is ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632449218895-O5GWPNGWMVZ8RRZU054J/IMG_9512.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Grits and cheesy eggs served for breakfast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530646240-ORWGY6ZQK9Z937HNUX6A/IMG_9968.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now I may have overdone the sardines… Thank you Fauls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632300846979-L3Z6KRPMVHSAZOYPDYNS/IMG_9417.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529578802-TPEI1XABDHWJA2YM9LN4/IMG_9826.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632475483090-XX48GRWFD4IDF1GMZAPX/IMG_9692.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/7, Sue gave us a hitch back to Kinsman Notch from the Dollar General. She thru hiked with her father before he passed, 15 years ago. Mt. Moosilauke in the background . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632475518800-YUSV5VXGVQ8E7CT950VG/IMG_9696.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now And what an appropriate license plate she had! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530830796-PB4JBAW9T7IPAIWTQOFQ/IMG_0007.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/21, Zero day in Bethel, ME at the lovely Bethel Village Motel, courtesy of Angel Jaap! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632282584119-8KAQZ8BK00IY3IQZ09HP/IMG_9403.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Wallflower on the 6 string at Green Mountain Hostel, 8/23, in Manchester Center, VT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531529397-URAHN1W0O952JAJWZ4LT/IMG_3832.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Creative water retrieval. As I laid there collecting, I thought of all of the millions of feet that must have walked this very plank over the years… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470040103-0Z7T9CN3QF1K9RYU5LNU/IMG_9548.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/1, Approaching Norwich, VT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632472452952-5SS3PQUEH96J0KVBR012/IMG_9678.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/7: Wallflower being resourceful as he opens up a can of Bush’s baked beans with a screwdriver and a stone . Thank you, Faulsie, for your ingeniously thoughtful treats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530307093-4ZO4A3B2WY3Z1724CELH/IMG_9913.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632476703010-NS5U0A1NS71QTHJB297S/IMG_9727.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now The parting of the veil… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632447542984-BOVZMEHCCIIMRF4LNN9Z/IMG_9455.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 8/26, Wilderness Bob, a triple crowner, stopped on his way back down the coast to shower us with trail magic and encouraging mantras for the remainder of our hike at USFS 10. He made he and I matching paracord bracelets back in Pearisburg, Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632448336005-W1BFT15OXQFHCKJJOJ37/IMG_9475.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529839022-U5DG6J6HVWKFNI7M3WXQ/IMG_9855.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/13, Mount Washington summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632471759497-8MJ6IXJLFFCL5LVWAZS7/IMG_9640.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/3, An old relic that found a home in Trapper John Shelter . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632474251148-4GNIQ3VLCN6M584WMNTD/IMG_9681.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Resupplying at Price Chopper ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530246918-PPV4LFRRVQBGMLPH098Q/IMG_9912.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now And away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531442294-2RB543LXT0NO9OF1QW81/IMG_3849.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Under… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530938334-HJ6QPZRMO4NMN5W27ER3/IMG_9976.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632536602400-BL7Y4A0ZLCAAKPP1AJ2M/IMG_0029.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/23, Pine Ellis Hostel, Andover, ME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470454385-6EC7Y7GNSC1531TC4E9Q/IMG_9625.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/3, Shuttle back to the trail in Hanover, NH. Lisa, Sara…what’s your plan for this wig?! ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531195353-FE79M5HSKMBXRKBF8G4Y/IMG_9988.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/20, Old Speck Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632448162113-7ZTF0B010FGI4EPXKGUY/IMG_9474.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632449747291-AACQVQNK7L36TDQ0U1IK/IMG_9533.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now The Vermont Long Trail splits from the AT at Maine Junction where the LT continues north to Canada and the AT swings east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632474308643-OHPSXALGS5F69QWKJKFS/IMG_9688.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now We raised our “4000 footers” to the peaks that awaited us ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632475551310-DAH3WEMXX9ZPVONIXOBD/IMG_9697.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now My 5th pair of Lone Peaks arrived, my “summit” shoes. Eeeeek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632447187584-AJWQM3VO4LVOPGGIT6XO/IMG_9444.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Baker Peak, 8/25. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531765015-057WTKR5BIVLAWBBFWNN/IMG_0010.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now “A Couple More Miles”, the hops sang , thank you, Suellen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632447475708-86YVCEE5G2FH57EXXI92/IMG_9456.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Wallflower, Wilderness Bob, and President. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632536465828-2DCJNPX277BKUGGVNFMI/IMG_0021.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Heavenly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529786620-W8K670BB8DWRMYTSVRAT/IMG_9841.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Lake of the Clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529364840-HWTAK115P54J618RZH0X/IMG_3758.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530455958-QRAYKJAF22S09GUSZVKR/IMG_9918.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/16, Carter Notch Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632536430415-UK1NYLFPF4OVCHDE85I3/IMG_0030.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/22, Ran out of contacts before my summit of Baldpate Mountain. Made for an…interesting…day . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530789768-JRUKVHCFL1L64FPTFFMW/IMG_9969.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now And with Maine, comes the…rebar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632536495975-JRRML6MPJIZAXTAOODAD/IMG_0022.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now More Pittsburgh love from the Galbraith girls, Joe Triebsch (ref: Das Gear post), and my Fuel . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632446705838-GDHFVQEGP231OBLNKZ26/IMG_9433.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Lunch atop Bromley Mountain. The ski lift served as a great sock dryer and picnic table! Surreal to meander around the lift, off-season, when not in operation, 8/25. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632449629878-7JIW2ZG9D7WRAERNFOWO/IMG_9532.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Bus ride back to the trail, 8/29. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632448370645-AV8QQ500X3FK2RRNR882/IMG_9503.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 8/28, Caught the bus into Rutland, VT after descending Mount Killington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632448569290-F5SXMKFGT1NSSZDCYCR9/IMG_9505.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 8/28, Yellow Deli Hiker Hostel. Rutland, VT. Owned an operated by a religious cult, they provided free room and board while softly attempting to prey on the minds of vagabond hikers.✌O-U-T. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528551931-YEOIRYVN1SZ2J1WJFVUJ/IMG_9739.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Above the clouds ☁️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632283865076-FXUIFFLFOIJ3L82URYIZ/IMG_9813.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Sophia Tuinstra, in memory ♥️ December 1, 2003 - August 31, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632472342595-GTBC87FQTZVKIAXX7O0O/IMG_9652.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/6, Ascent of Mt. Moosilauke, “The Moose”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529457861-GI3SK3IFNENN70C5V4NB/IMG_9817.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529413237-WD971SXGO3KXFSQMP6JP/IMG_9815.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now On 9/12, I reached out to a previous student of mine, Janelle, who resides in New Hampshire when I was desperate for a ride into North Conway for more food rations. She contacted her colleague, Rae, who posted a message on the Facebook page of the New Hampshire Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Ashley (above) was one of many who responded to help his then stranger anesthesia colleague. Completely incredible circle of connection and giving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530901929-W9WXRQLUKD5WI2ILI2LT/IMG_9941.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now I spy…MOOSE TRACKS !! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470236877-AJVEIDM9N0DHY88MIHOC/IMG_9583.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/1, Welcome to New Hampshire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528650095-1SAQGY5H0EPGHH99NA38/IMG_9769.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/11, Sweeping the floor in exchange for cold, burnt pancakes at Galehead hut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632471873851-LJWKWPVSFPZFV998STEZ/IMG_9642.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632529920500-PSDS41AG7K65VUPGRKEV/IMG_9878.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530615002-7VILEIAE8YCDL6E4QSZS/IMG_9945.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/18, Gentian Pond Shelter had a chess board inscribed on its floor ♟. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530132076-IHR96EE623MVDEZYJY85/IMG_9884.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now A series of cairns leading the way along Mount Madison , 9/14. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528795928-T9NL1FA8Q38J5K0R1HJF/IMG_9772.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Homemade coffee cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632446303182-38BL7JXENWAFKS49P7Y4/IMG_9421.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Stratton Pond, 8/24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470078568-TDPZEKIMRJSJ52W7WL8X/IMG_9590.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/1, The trail runs right though the heart of Dartmouth college in Hanover, NH. I had all of my cold gear sent back to me here (rain pants, merino wool sleepwear, buff, wool socks, beanie). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531636529-18S00SQR7BC85VE7V358/IMG_0009.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Aaaaaaand, there went my second set of trekking poles with their replacements on the way to Stratton, ME and the death of my rain jacket after getting mangled by a pine tree with its replacement on the way to Andover, ME. Duct tape earns its rent again, and again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632531229043-Q0BOAH9ZCSKYY29FG37M/IMG_3822.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/16, Wildcat D with President ‍♀️. Up… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632472376289-EGUL3GM0WLJJOY2KFEPA/IMG_9659.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Moosilauke, the 1st of 18 >4K climbs in New Hampshire’s White Mountain range along the Appalachian Trail. Also included are North and South Kinsman, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Garfield, South Twin Mountain, Zealand Mountain, Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Washington, Mt. Madison, Wildcat D Peak, Wildcat Mountain, Middle Carter Mountain, Mt. Moriah, Carter Dome, and South Carter Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470302148-ZD5Y9SLP40GHJ4TDDCMT/IMG_9604.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/2, Breakfast at Hanover Adventure Tours Hostel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632449472826-ZFBJM69R1ULJL19LN65K/IMG_9517.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Community jam session in the living area at Yellow Deli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632528716023-PUGC31U0CQ0JVU20LM66/IMG_9770.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632300911948-KSUFH4KFDCWDM53WFBIM/IMG_9419.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now This cavern is what they use for refrigeration and when covered with moss, it lowers the temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632446484438-J3KIQ5119VJR2OU351Q2/IMG_9426.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Tortoise, a Green Mountain Club volunteer. She oversees the trail maintenance over Bromley Mountain, 8/25. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632798553890-4UZADZV0VTXM04QY4QS0/IMG_9889.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/14, Another care package from Holly and Jade in Gorham, NH , which I tore into at the local McDonald’s over a Big Mac, large fry, 20 piece nugget and an orange drink ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632470682447-GKU3GF1JRCW8S6POH2TP/IMG_9626.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Dartmouth’s football stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632471730422-2Q09Y4OQ3RZGK1U07K8O/IMG_9636.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now A fall care package, courtesy of Mary Beth Czerniak. Sure was a taste of home to receive cinnamon spice hand sanitizer, caramel apple body wash, and festive pumpkin sleep socks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632476668949-IM9HKLH4IG1Z5KMY2TM5/IMG_9719.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now 9/9, Franconia Ridge, covered by clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530041023-8RJAQN14LQDJ2RQRZ400/IMG_9900.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Complete with my favorite (and completely unattainable!!) FLOSS!! Praise BE, you two! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632797052041-EIQCLY3EKTQMH9SFJG83/IMG_9663.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now Reached 1800 miles atop Mount Moosilauke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1632530162277-DHXJFWEXRFL6HQ33VE2G/IMG_9881.jpeg Blog - I Can See Clearly Now View of Mount Washington (peak hidden by cloud cover) from the top of Mount Madison. Surreal to witness the previous day’s traverse from afar. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/me-vs-me monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198732322-NZBM1RCGL7RY7GS889S7/IMG_9089.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/9, Hello, CT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630194990131-SSFYEYEYGJQFNJ21TYH0/IMG_8761.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/1, The only loaner clothes at the laundromat in Warwick were this polo and men’s underwear, which I proceeded to dine at a Chinese restaurant in. Life is so (ridiculously) simple, yet complicated in its own right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219898923-1MZ49NAHXB64B94DOX33/IMG_9222.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/14, Nice to meet ya, Mass! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220357980-P2DH8DW7MXUY8SWLYAX4/IMG_9320.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190067875-H6J90E7RZHT1QVIPXDP0/IMG_8556.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/24, Ramen at Sango Kura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190858300-RRL9MB2KSC8EG4A26QUR/IMG_8691.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/29, Reuben to-go packed out from the Sandwich Lobby for dinner at High Point State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220565579-PC1VZ6JSVLWI6HRN7KP6/IMG_9330.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189580026-DYMLCJ3CPEZXOFLJM1E8/IMG_8463.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/22, George W. Outerbridge Shelter. Palmerton, PA. My FIRST night in a shelter alone when I heard a sound similar to one’s hand sliding across a plaster wall. Look at that predator! Needless to say, I didn’t sleep very well… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220209333-WBUM8GCG1YWCPLT0GBXR/IMG_9282.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me The notorious yard of Tom Levardi, garnished with trekking poles. Tom hosts hikers for free on his lawn, providing charging stations and complimentary coffee and donuts in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195028694-XF04VKUPE17HPIV8VH5S/IMG_8768.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 3rd pair of kicks, held together with Leukotape, on their last leg as I awaited my fresh pair in Pawling, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220233290-G4ME3SCFQEN82UQLSHGC/IMG_9304.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/18, “Dinner” at Cumberland Farms Market, if you consider Cheese-it Snap’ds, dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220937618-OTAVBNAMQKCTR8HRTIO9/IMG_9381.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196117845-MSLH672ITZXV2P38D0QL/IMG_8833.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4, The “Lemon Squeezer”. Had to turn sideways as I climbed up and through to navigate the slim (understatement) passageway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189891148-24Y5TAPHS0KZPO5624AK/IMG_8522.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me View of Lehigh River from the summit of the Blue Mountain Ridge. I had camped on the mountain across the river the night before. What a TREK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197447249-U2XGNLVYIBW9X22H8ESP/IMG_8938.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Hikers are known to “deli blaze” in New York, as it’s not difficult to pass 1 or 2 delis per day only a short jaunt off-trail, enabling us to carry less food on our backs through this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196028881-WIEDLTLTSRB4QT90Q0ON/IMG_8828.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/3, Little Dam Lake Inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189662416-WN5HQ5AQ7X5AJ65O0LGV/IMG_8492.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190345037-YW68XXCNH7VH2M2P2PH6/IMG_8623.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630194810268-550LY09HC67NNBNQQ396/IMG_8746.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195866399-VD2O5LGKAE6MA1LGZZKD/IMG_8814.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219843114-FQQN0S8ZGQX7RIPSQB01/IMG_9209.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/13, Peach at sunset atop Bear Mountain, CT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196925554-2LWK0H9OGTISPZMUJY05/IMG_8875.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198353969-UY8924756PT4MVZMGPEE/IMG_9060.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Swamp River Boardwalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220603853-SKLGUGTHTIE0DXXPO3W7/IMG_9339.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/20, Meet Jim, a lifelong North Adams resident who provides daily trail magic along Phelps Ave. In exchange for a Coke, chocolate pudding and graham crackers, Jim asked to try on my pack. “How in the world do you WALK with this thing?!?”, Jim was in disbelief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196805520-9G114PUX6JYNKT2TOSX7/IMG_8867.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4, Meet Greg, “The Frugal Gardener”. He was foraging for wild mushrooms to cook with when he asked if I was out for the weekend. “You look too clean to be a thru hiker!!”, he was in disbelief. I jokingly told him that I was foraging for water, as I was all out on that 90 degree day. He felt terribly that he had none to offer, and we parted ways. A short while later, I heard panting behind me. It was Greg, who had remembered that he had 2 liters of well water in his vehicle. He ran to get it, then ran to find me. Greg is everything that we should all aspire to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199734565-7UHNTU8MA2U1CW7WPO3Q/IMG_9129.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Southbound (SOBO) thru hikers start in Maine and head for Georgia starting in late June to early August. There are 200 of them to our 2,000-ish, who are hiking Northbound. A SOBO hike is more physically demanding, as it begins with the 2 most difficult states and allows for less overall time to finish with the snowfall that will cover the Smokies after Thanksgiving, making them near impassable. There is a brief period where the NOBOs and the SOBOs intersect in New England, like meeting the quarterback from the rival football team, we exchange tactics from our already covered grounds. Pictured, are Hype and Oracle, rooting for them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220308610-WKL84QG2K7WNOBI6W6SP/IMG_9316.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219925502-IPJ4GQ0AHW64G24WLP5Q/IMG_9227.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/14, Race Mountain Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197907705-6L53MY5I6OCJLC2GEOCZ/IMG_8988.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Lunch at O’Conner’s Public House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197975217-AO7NDLMIXBPKCJ96QY26/IMG_9023.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/8, Now this is called, “putting lipstick on a pig”. Sunflower Bakery, Pawling, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220651994-SH9PD8JPEBWXHF9XXWHQ/IMG_9346.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199815635-KB5ZMSFW7KXG5AL9PG8F/IMG_9130.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220820973-M2XL0YYWX55AHMF47SF7/IMG_9439.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Uh huh, still muddy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630200078497-LNHEJ2LCTT63ILHCGTTM/IMG_9178.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Alllllllll of the niceties, sent from Maria Petsiavas ♥️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190027551-HSWNKZ89IWEJ6CHNTA8W/IMG_9325.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Rae back in Seattle, working on her Cayman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195946595-51PGLXTI4RB96T73IR7Z/IMG_8818.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/3, How many copperheads do you spy?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197571435-DA8QB2A3T0P10DOW8ODK/IMG_8978.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/7, Meet Jim and Keith, volunteers for the Appalachian Trail Club who were refurbishing wooden steps on a muddy embankment. They found a place for me to shower and gifted a can of bug spray to me at a time that I was most in need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198013460-QBXC5VG0996TCRYKGQYI/IMG_9033.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/8, Meet Sal, owner of Gaudino Pizzeria. He hiked from Pawling, NY to Mount Katahdin last year, and immediately recognized us as thru hikers. He shared the stack of wallet sized family photos that he was carrying, wrapped in a rubber band, as all good Italians do, as well as his goal of finishing the trail next year. He is 88 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220793865-DVV3S69OF92LQ7S6QGM3/IMG_9438.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Even more mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195767154-UBYVM6VM0Q0UM9A9C6U6/IMG_8809.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219815636-K82YD88EN518JGW97LJ8/IMG_9204.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191473370-VT1396VBJ21AQ45SJAMM/IMG_8744.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/31, Pochuck Boardwalk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630194958419-OGV9W1CPN5XG7YFIWBQY/IMG_8758.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/1, Meet Bingo. A section hiker from New York, who provides trail angel rides to thru hikers in the area. He drove us from the drive-in back to the trailhead after eating salmon lox at the bagel shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195730339-C5HSXBRX5P49P7DVG8DT/IMG_8795.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/2, Bellvale farms creamery , a quarter mile walk off-trail and well worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191264150-JH3EB0SQCA6ZQNYZ7V23/IMG_8737.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/31: Camped on the lawn of the post-office, the only available “housing” in Unionville. No shower, no laundry, but was able to charge up through the external outlet at the P.O.! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196440992-QGZXPIYASNLPUF199M99/10B5D075-E82A-476B-8621-14A6BCE2B81A.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4, Tears at the 1400 mark, right before I read Larry’s email for the first time. You just never know what the day will bring. That’s something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630205487015-64E4CNI9VZ3ZYZ0JEXZ4/IMG_9185.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me A pale ale and a Caesar with extra anchovy at Mizza’s in Lakeville, CT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220687950-PC69TTAFWQFC2KVKNO0L/IMG_9351.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/20, Well, hello there Vermud…I mean, Vermont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220918126-X1NF8TPO42G41E2DD8G5/IMG_9380.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197815207-5IR9E4KZARAP31GOO1VH/IMG_8987.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Laundromat in Pawling. Now that’s ONE dirty sock, standing erect on its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190301863-5X06KJ7QJGWKUI9QZW4C/IMG_8622.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/26, Lunch over Mt. Minsi Overlook, Pennsylvania. Mustard sardines topped with cheddar goldfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220738247-4LKI1F5G6M2A7184O2OM/IMG_9368.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199875208-K65QQPU14FCLCOCKY8OA/IMG_9136.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me An incognito outdoor shower tucked into the side of an ivy covered shed, Falls Village, CT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197339563-OZBAPKZQXP45GWTZAPT0/IMG_8934.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/5, Crossing Bear Mountain Bridge over the Hudson River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630270733223-POSY8MLCW64RUQK2QHKG/IMG_9485.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190177602-THQL6FFKGZQBUWWJ0DJO/IMG_8600.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/25, Rae and Wallflower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220165653-FYYXYC99SFM3BEFQFPBN/IMG_9280.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me The Appalachian Trail is the street address of many homes in Dalton, Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220033122-PBJGI3J8LESHM2OJODPR/IMG_9256.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/16, An honor system shed stocked with ice cold drinks and sought after snacks along Jerusalem Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196352004-MUSTWWN05IFYD6TUQB71/IMG_8848.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199473722-XAJMAZF6P7ICFI70YO47/IMG_9101.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/9, Meet Miss Janet, a true trail legend. Years ago, she maintained a hostel in Erwin, TN that rivaled with Uncle Johnny’s. Now, she lives the van life, traveling up and down the AT during thru hiking season, serving us with first-aid, snacks, and stories. An honor to meet you, Miss Janet ♥️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199619849-JFR48BSO530RTCYEQGJ6/IMG_9115.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220759232-RW66470N2JRO1UL5J99Y/IMG_9369.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me More mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198488654-CWFI82GAF733L0APK3ZK/IMG_9067.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Trail magic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630200031444-57I2UYRCQ9MUD3EA5AVV/IMG_9170.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/12, 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198109249-AKO7A98K7EVM7K5EGOUO/IMG_9047.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/8, Meet José from Mexico City. I gave him almonds and $40, and he gave me a lift back to the trail. Both lucky to have the exchange ✨ (And thank you, Suellen ♥️.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198169268-V0ZN2CR3FLUZHLUBX55R/IMG_9050.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220399500-X749ZI2DDDPQRBMQVDUC/IMG_9322.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Meet Grandpa Joe and his Grandson, R.J. We met them at Crystal Mountain Campsite the evening before we summited Greylock. They were out for a 4 day section hike, and when Grandpa Joe saw us standing shivering and water logged in the reception area of Bascom Lodge, he paid for our bunks without us knowing. Acts of kindness are sweetest when silent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220963349-IFRZAQ735NHYXVU8FLKJ/IMG_9499.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/28, 1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196475789-GWJA6FFH4XATAEOGTZN3/IMG_8853.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190131797-AB48NII62ZSWT2FT5EW9/IMG_8590.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/25, Rae and Katie got to meet for the very first time at KOA Campground near Delaware Water Gap, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220286300-N7BZ70DHNTW9DFUT5CAY/IMG_9311.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Corn fields on summit to Mount Greylock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196884902-SUI1JUVAR40JVHTA05OB/IMG_8869.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4, Path to The Bear Mountain Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219618112-NYM6ZUJN6T8SQ64C8HIP/IMG_9202.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Meet Tim. Tim hiked the trail in 2007, when he met and stayed with Maria himself. He has traveled to Connecticut from North Carolina to see her every single year since to celebrate her birthday with her. He shared his watermelon, advice, washed my dishes, and drove me back to the trailhead, saving me from walking an extra mile in 100+ degree heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189618914-ZJWIORDH9E1NGLW7AA8C/IMG_8478.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/23, Meet Speedgoat. He was night hiking past the shelter as I was trying to get some shuteye. When I saw his headlamp, I asked, “Are you a murderer?”. He retorted, “Are you?!”. Fair. We sat and talked in the pitch darkness from about 2-4am of our pasts, struggles, and what brought us to trail. Ended up describing what we imagined the other to look like based upon our verbiage, a connection that was metaphoric to the trail itself. The trail sees no physicality. No gender, age, nor income. He pegged me for a 26 year old. Black hair, blue eyes. 5’4”, medium build. Covered in tattoos and without nail polish. Interesting how my words led him to this very incorrect image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191119849-EX0S8739ITS0WKFUPDIJ/IMG_8699.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/30, General store in Unionville, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190818499-7S9YK2M16OI7UFYDZ9XZ/IMG_8681.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/29, Meet Moose. Trail magic at Culver’s Gap complete with a generator to charge our electronics ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630205590869-BEFJEW3C7TYU4Z71ET7A/IMG_9188.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/12, Meet, the one and only, Maria McCabe. The least expensive suite for sale at the White Hart Inn, the only accommodations, in Salisbury, CT was going for $495.00 per night. Ya know, very reasonable for a hiker’s budget. Maria has opened up her home and her heart to hikers for decades for $40 per night. We talked. We laughed. She told me that she loved me. She had the essence of my Grandmother, my Aurora. Maria just celebrated her 92nd birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219873244-JL3W7TBBJOWYKK67BQDK/IMG_9213.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/14, Saturday morning mocha, courtesy of Holly Broadbent-Horvat. Sages Ravine, CT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630194842242-82A007CKN81ZIESKCXME/IMG_8749.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/31, Meet Pop Pop. The owner and operator of the Warwick drive-in in Warwick, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191198229-HBANX3OKWK0BIPRMG48S/IMG_8727.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Mom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220136588-9OC8GD3PWQJIRWFPX8UJ/IMG_9277.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220256092-AB03BQ4MVGNVUGRMKN78/IMG_9310.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/19 (Happy birthday, Dad! I love you!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189507091-CZ1ZXPCDOFPM9P3M06Y8/65006459831__ECCAD0E5-97DD-4707-8FC4-7E3821C12D4A.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/7, Morrow Park. Pawling, NY, post-“shower”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198307525-8R6V431WJBDBYF8C3HRD/IMG_9059.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/9, Meet Betty, a day hiker who tucked her homeopathic citron bug repellant into my pack after taking one look at my excoriated legs. Bless you, Betty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219477151-ERMX93R5CSY1BHACNMXP/IMG_9193.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/23, Stephen, Andrew, Nicky, and Maggie Webber-Plank showering Stache, Gushers, Sparks, and Bear legs with trail magic ✨. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199645830-YS4MGVBH65KR2Q7AUG5B/IMG_9126.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197146507-C19OAPGKKYFY70FIF8O7/IMG_8895.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/5, Meet Paulie. Paulie, Paulie, Paulie… I approached him on his John Deere while he was doing maintenance for the Inn. I had 15 minutes to make it 3 quarters of a mile for the complimentary breakfast, and I wasn’t going to make it. Could he give me a lift?, I shamelessly asked. “Hop in kid, and if anyone asks- you’ve sprained your ankle.” Roger that, Paulie. With his thick Brooklyn dialect and heart of gold, his “threes” sounded like “tree”, and he shared with me his dreams of philanthropic work in the setting of natural disaster…or would he write and star in his own screenplay?… We agreed that we were meant to meet, and I assured him that I’d hold him to his dreams. And “I’ll be there”, Paulie promised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197221197-XMCWQSLJUC8A4OVEXOF3/IMG_8912.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/5, The AT goes through the Trailside Zoo! Cheesin’ in the aquarium . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190763705-8QTAN5257VWO3904D7U0/IMG_8669.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/28, Catfish Firetower, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220060871-JKI3I1VLX31GDIB3C7PS/IMG_9257.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220332625-RT3R8CRBI147LL8ABP0L/IMG_9319.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/19, Mount Greylock was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s, Moby Dick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195981076-KNLE5FTB078TP19OYIW6/IMG_8827.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/3, Wallflower climbing Buchanan Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197308448-IHSBVEFDT8K5P41ARPEL/IMG_8916.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me And….I saw….a….BEAR !! At the zoo, but nonetheless…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191334719-NFAF3A9YZCMK79D2HXR6/IMG_8742.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220089646-4DLWX51PFBA8ZOAF2LDD/65090498816__292888DF-81A0-4F58-9A23-23A54800B6B3.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Oops, I did it again ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190006039-TBDQXH3W075LTJL59KZ9/IMG_8546.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/24, Surpise! Rae with a trunk full of goodies, Wind Gap, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190992801-GEQ2Z3Y84J4RLAGPJSR9/IMG_8695.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630270811888-W3EEOF7HNINOMSCJCWA3/IMG_9389.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630194928318-GW8IHPJPLQTYUXAEE4RV/IMG_8754.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195123056-OQ8VX4Y8Q0I4U8JPYFO0/IMG_8784.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/2, Look closely in the distance, you can see the Manhattan skyline from Prospect Rock ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195654739-36RPVVGDYDFUXDXOIWBJ/IMG_8793.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220111201-IOTUIIY0CYSC9FUK2C91/IMG_9276.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/17, Ned and Mrs. Jones along Blotz Road, 9 miles outside of Dalton, MA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199845783-JPFX137DWSI6KWBO2076/IMG_9131.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/11, Hike along the Housatonic. In a frenzy of clock watching, stressed over beating sundown, I turned a bend to find this. THIS. Unedited, you see what confronted me. The rays of the setting sun, acting as a stop sign. “Slow down, Sarah.”, they whispered. I listened. Quite possibly my most memorable moment on trail thus far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630199543337-NJM9RWD8GGLT8PE33LNV/IMG_9103.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/9, Schaghticoke Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191154911-TP31L78QXBX5OY4PYEXU/IMG_8725.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Mailed love from Carly Bellora, Kelly Minney, and Mom & Dad ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190949676-6JCVQ7JNEOHR26J49GY2/IMG_8693.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220379686-OPSHXMZ88MQ3MIPSAF8D/IMG_9321.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/19, Wallflower and I found refuge from Hurricane Henri and Cabernet at Bascom Lodge, atop Mount Greylock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220884676-SEJX4JGRETRBDF629ND3/IMG_9375.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/21, Glastenbury Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190205657-TSYTR4ATNCUMFN60AUSB/IMG_3423.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/26, “This is discrimination, Denise…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198669739-YVUKE7TSDXWHH98F4Y2Y/IMG_9088.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197026643-TF52OPSWBQ12GWRFMMRH/IMG_8886.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/5, The historic Bear Mountain Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198418274-KLPGOK1EZ2EL4KGHGFYX/IMG_9063.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me The train has a stop right on the AT, heading to Grand Central Station in the Big Apple ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196508817-VR6GY47RFND2QXMWZM2V/IMG_8860.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4, Atop Bear Mountain, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219951060-0ND3XKSSIMEFQLP22SIJ/IMG_9235.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190436994-H7HMVA01AIFCCBCAM1KJ/IMG_8655.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/27, Crossing I-80 into New Jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190680922-QWRS8YL5149XY069SSS7/IMG_8660.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/27, Sunfish Pond, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195617818-B88WDF0FAR3YAUU1N8IH/IMG_8789.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197783997-GX0QFDD3X0Y55QCFRJF7/IMG_8981.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/7, Meet Jefferson. He saw me sitting on a guardrail adjacent to Route 55 and stopped to see if I was in need. When I told him that I was waiting for an Uber into town (hitching is illegal in NY), he asked if he could sit and talk with me while I waited and insisted that I take his ice cold bottle of water. From Brazil, he had never heard of the Appalachian Trail and was quite intrigued. The kindest of souls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196969047-YSCFD5FJQKWAQHSNKRGJ/IMG_8881.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/5, Meet Brian Richardson, born in Trinidad and currently residing in Manhattan. He saw me writing cards in the lobby of the Inn and was awestruck by my journey, asking a multitude of questions which I was happy to answer. He returned the favor by taking the birthday cards home with him to mail to my besties, as I had no access to a mailbox. Kindness such as Brian’s makes trail life magical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189783382-0759PSAPHK2LWF9MYK0Q/IMG_8502.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/23, Blurred view over Palmerton, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220844493-IJFMHNJODMQ9OYMHJ3C5/IMG_9424.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/25, With Hurricane Henri to thank for 3 pair of soaked socks, my feet were literally sloughing off. I tried to protect the driest pair that I had with gallon zip lock bags as liners. This vacuum created moisture but much less than the puddles would’ve brought. I’d recommend it ✔️. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190393498-VUF8P1TJNANHPM9PDUPR/IMG_8640.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/27, Goodbye Pennsylvania! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197480883-H0XB2385UZX5JDZMVZZG/64989152078__A98E3BD2-70D0-43E9-8F6E-8056BEF1DD78.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197942339-RP3JF7FOKDNV4G3LITFN/IMG_8990.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me The last of Sam Minney’s renowned chocolate chip cookies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220427161-J3OKRIWK1C04RV79A22H/IMG_9323.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Cooking indoors in the Bascom Lodge bunk room. Pays to travel with a stove- can stop, drop and cook in a moment’s notice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630191018256-775OTORDE1IYEO4YUZ01/IMG_8698.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197507999-0RAN2TWVFKNVMOB6UJX2/IMG_8961.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220625193-PWJSE1M2CXABM92NWL4R/IMG_9343.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/20, Meet Bob Donald. Bob witnessed our receipt of snacks from Jim (above) and curiously, he asked of the details of our hike. From where to where? Do you receive support? What do you do for food? “Don’t mind my funny face”, Bob said. Bob served our country in the Vietnam War, sustaining an injury to his eye. Bob called me his hero. Me. Bob, YOU are the hero. He went on to read my entire blog that evening and has invited me to his home in Asheville, North Carolina should I ever be in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196301897-CU5X4MV1VMIYVR71YYB9/IMG_8842.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/4, William Brien Shelter, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630205450717-WIZG6JMZ916TEKLBH3EE/IMG_9184.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/12, Laundry in Salisbury, CT in my finest from the bin of loaner clothes . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220585652-AY5AWU24TTRPW70YH3UH/IMG_9331.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/20, A foggy summit yielded zero views from Mount Greylock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195207645-1EOEJWUXH2DSGOKXR5CH/IMG_8786.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Steep ascents require rebar to climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630219978778-HHC6P748PXPGFSWJTF4H/IMG_9247.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189856238-QG4QMZBD30S0O37W70DW/IMG_8519.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Made it to the top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630194894457-X23EA2NHKU6RK1QMQJ33/IMG_8751.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me He has let thru hikers camp on his lawn for years, providing charging stations, water, and free movies. It was a must stop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220528318-RV1CY0CYKJE7GAEAAE84/IMG_9329.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190269244-S7VXOUUF5D4J9DKNU8TS/IMG_8617.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198522960-HW43F0LKP3SWJSIWZHUN/IMG_9085.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/9, Bull’s Bridge rapids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630190470582-L60VBXO0KPVPHI08TQ2I/IMG_8658.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/27, 1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630196997730-B8275RYMGQB29KN9WY7D/IMG_8885.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/5, Meet R & J. “Are you one of them??”, J asked. “See honey, I told you that we would meet one!!”. We talked of the subjective definitions of success, of happiness, of wealth. They have a lot of things and were hugely inspired by my lack thereof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189804806-19HJ2OONPYJ68U6FSO4L/IMG_8513.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/23, Blue Mountain Ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220712003-4DH6GRF52FBG144FAJ1S/IMG_9357.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/20, 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197065198-KUK5H42P4QK9V16MWALU/IMG_8889.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Hessian Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630197628419-022ND91UKGGDS5RWR75J/IMG_8980.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Old Route 55, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630220001699-6V08YSZVY4HE5IJJ1YP9/IMG_9252.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189942119-2RMIACAUNOTJW022OLAW/IMG_8525.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189542549-E12E7NQL9Y09ZWHGBSUY/IMG_9395.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/23, Green Mountain Hostel. Manchester Center, VT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630189967579-XEHFHCW6MR6D0Q1S9LUA/IMG_8537.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 7/24, Pre-hike freshly ground fresh press in the Webber-Plank’s pop-up camper, courtesy of Katie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630200052945-3QJGN0F9Y765SKSZO8B9/IMG_9173.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198197792-BS3YJ96LPE6HSIC4IQ8K/IMG_9052.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/8, The mosquitos were so relentless as I hiked out of Pawling, that I was forced to stealth camp 2 miles prior to my intended destination for the night. I was categorically being eaten alive and kept refuge in my tent, lending a gallon zip-lock to double as a commode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198253584-HJ165IDQCPITS23K17GW/IMG_9056.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me The Dover Oak, upwards of 300 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195060291-HQY0R1XSW8YVTWXR3SNV/IMG_8769.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me Meet Mark. A professor and trail legend in the Warwick area, saw Wallflower and I sitting, moderately desperate, on the side of Warwick turnpike. He pulled over without us having to thumb and insisted that we hop in before the skies opened up. He drove us to the laundromat, returned 2 hours later to deliver us to the Appalachian Motel and again in the morning for a ride back to the trail, only after securing our bagels and coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630198144231-O4R8434HME0BC7XH7LAY/IMG_9048.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1630195098933-91UFGSRNY9ZX8Z3US4G8/IMG_8780.jpeg Blog - Me vs. Me 8/2, Formally crossing into NY! The trail jostled between the borders of NJ and NY, just as it did in North Carolina and Tennessee. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/country-roads-took-me-home monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991919206-MNM391NT27JIO6FZCUYU/IMG_8395.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home For all of you hikers, bikers, and runners out there- I highly recommend this alternative to Body Glide for your anti-chafe balm! Much more emollient and long-lasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627992913106-E0PCYFWPN30EVEFHI5GH/IMG_8423.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home You are now entering the pinnacle of Rocksylvania… Cost of admission: your soul. Keep your hands inside of the ride at all times. Buckle up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988203209-DUMUOTNSRUGW9J418MNL/IMG_8224.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/13: The mixed media of the departure from Duncannon- trail woven with neighborhood charm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627992624336-N5U3B99BHXTG79VET7ZM/IMG_8416.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/21: Solo stealth camping in my new tent. Thank you, Nicky Webber-Plank!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627907875995-UM9G0KH0JYYAHBKE1YGT/IMG_8081.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/5: Mom & Dad, Pen Mar Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627984830015-E5GUTNRJSK2HJGP6K2VK/IMG_8114.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/9: Wallflower, early AM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990559656-F55HH55PD0OWACWA9PSA/IMG_8322.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/17: An intro to Rocksylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988816141-KH7ADQI2W6THEXMID5UC/C9851868-7CBD-448F-955A-9E4CE620B2ED.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/14: Bug netting essential to moving forward. Otherwise, I was perpetually plucking gnats out of my eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987651855-ATPZ4WTIAI4EXEQZ9K34/IMG_8211.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/12: Glitter playing strings on the Doyle’s front porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988291603-LG4FCH83AV6NI4TS7P59/IMG_8227.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/13: Wallflower helping a local boy remove his sweatshirt drawstring from his rear wheel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627985339079-1WCS7JFSB5OATSCQTGDR/IMG_8134.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/9: The official half-way point of the AT (with outdated mileage inscribed) in Pine Grove Furnace, PA. Should read, “⬅️ N 1096.5/1096.5 S ➡️.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627983880859-R21MVJZTZOEO9QZMWJF7/IMG_8107.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/7: The scene of my fall and the impaired railing to prove it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627984678476-5HFD2YBV5TP1CTAZA502/IMG_8111.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Welcome home, Sarah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993176494-ECRXU318MOYP0ZFMEVTO/IMG_8426.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990895599-P2YSE4CP41TIFFWUI69Z/IMG_8341.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/18: Dinner of Suellen’s refried Costa Rican beans, tuna packet with rice, and packed-out avocado on tortilla! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627983796714-OSSW1AQMBLYN8IXNMO17/IMG_8106.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/7: Escaped this by mere hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990007112-OIT09Z0LHTIDMLTRDKZ8/IMG_8295.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Judy’s hand-picked farm fresh eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986788440-I1EYKMR7IOKA4JOG5P7T/IMG_8161.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/10: descent into Boiling Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627992545067-ZLD63J0WDZJN9DZARDA5/IMG_8406.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/21: MUCH needed water cache at Fort Franklin Road! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988977072-IB6Y3XC5PL9TNL62C6A4/IMG_8266.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/14: Rumored to be haunted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988951450-0H5W0UGSD25P7IZF3C0C/IMG_8262.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627989025969-0TPGP3F7GUQHCMQDSWBP/IMG_8268.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987056861-S8AOSWGXND57P3NI0HC7/IMG_8173.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/10: Blogging at the Flying J in Carlisle on my new Bluetooth keyboard coming in at an ultralight 5.6 ounces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987208457-83I4QXV3MOFJISM3XFN5/IMG_8176.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/11: The “murder” room at the Motel 6, Carlisle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986924600-IFF39ERYA1TQHXRHSM9L/IMG_8167.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993216379-LSEU6IQIDXLUZ3VY36EV/IMG_8430.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627907994894-65DJ4R7M6WS5SBRU3RNN/IMG_8083.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627912332416-ZZWH5TA3YOG9ZHBAVJEV/IMG_7670.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 6/30: Northern Virginia’s “Rollercoaster” is a 13.5 stretch of trail with stacked ups and downs and without switchbacks. I had previously completed this challenge on a Southbound section hike, and I will say with certainty that it’s much more grueling going Northbound…in the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627907939446-8KXMJDN87L2Z3GI75KW0/IMG_8082.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home I got them on the trail! What a dichotomy… See that blaze at 3 o’clock? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627912035362-N0NPXMVYI0C8GF4H1R5G/IMG_8099.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991054647-ZFKNQZDIQTT2YUEJ6EKA/IMG_8347.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/19: Peanut Shop candy emporium, Port Clinton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627985486812-0WUD9WBTSMZWSSCTY3RG/IMG_8138.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986127434-ZB0DUUBPN70EU2H4IH4M/IMG_8149.png Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Boom. 27 minutes and 15.4 seconds. That’s your girl! And the only female present to get the gold, also beating Wallflower, who finished in over 30 minutes. Unsure if I should be proud or ashamed… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986577654-BRF2JG0Z55GOKY2GGXKB/IMG_8152.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home “Gold”, meaning a disposable wooden spoon stamped with “MEMBER OF THE HALF GALLON CLUB.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991296041-N2JX11FJ05QG8XFKEG60/IMG_8350.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home And more rocks… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987530315-WYIVFWLCTB1F8Q5VS2C6/IMG_8198.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990617234-NDJ9ZRDJUGD3BMSARQ50/IMG_8323.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627912073240-3KITKQLRKNPLEIUZBUX0/IMG_8103.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/7: The exact sign that I gazed upon, 10 yards into my first section hike with Katie in September of 2019 as I called out to her, “I’m going to walk every inch of this thing one day!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627982690267-ZRRTBZFUUGMP7BLIFR6V/IMG_8044.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/5: The picnic table at Rock Raven Hollow where I met my very first thru hikers, Sunshine and Seeker, while section hiking in 2019. Where Katie earned her trail name, “Fuel”. To be sitting here in the midst of my own thru hike is mind blowing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993468943-DA7YR85VA2VBN4IKLXTP/IMG_8454.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Anyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987949007-A3L6LXHWLF9UJ169SE9M/IMG_8223.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/13: Reunited with my Deja child wonder outside of Kind of Outdoorsy outfitter, Duncannon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627921122306-GBTQK81YTB34K8UE120N/IMG_8037.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/5: Meet “Trail Boss”, a very active member of the PATC (Potomac Application Trail Club). He’s responsible for maintaining the integrity of blazes throughout the state of Maryland. As per the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the A.T. is marked for travel in both directions using a system of white “blazes,” or a rectangle of white paint 2 inches wide and 6 inches high. Blazes are found most often on trees, occasionally on posts and rocks and are used as our guide in addition to mapping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990252931-8AML18QTK296JJKODRTE/IMG_8301.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Entryway at the Bowlby’s. Judy took the time to explain the history behind each painting, decorum, and heirloom. Her decorating style and sentimentality reminded me of my own, leaving me longing for home, but also finding it within their walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993272730-EV8NIKW1R19K7OVOMDRA/IMG_8437.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987853585-JLU6MT8J3BLUO3D7HJ42/IMG_8217.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/13: Deja, President, and Wallflower waiting in the breakfast line at Goodies Diner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627992420530-P8I47FGOK36W4XVLYOQD/IMG_8400.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/21: My banana hot dog lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990654934-21KLWDVDYC47QXAHND4O/IMG_8330.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/17: 1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627992786537-FHLR256H63WZVMPT9I13/IMG_8419.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Size comparison of tent to shoe. Compact AF! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986730871-M6SL5MO5PBOOQMM1CUIZ/IMG_8160.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993611024-SHJJ2Q91A4WWFSZ4LSQJ/IMG_8523.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/23: Ellen, a dayhiker, helped me up and over Blue Mountain Ridge in the Lehigh Valley. The climb too steep to manage my trekking poles and keep my balance, I would pass them off to her in increments as I ascended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990804320-GP1CKI5N4PVMPKDGI8II/64825209369__EBDB7047-D11A-427B-82DB-0DC8D0828A02.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home That shower lasted all of 4 hours… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987504899-TAY4CH2AQBLHGR2PS8Q7/IMG_8191.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991722906-KEORPSUCFR386PP5YIK3/IMG_8381.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/20: Ang and I at Lost Tavern Brewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991832185-OSFM0EUJDQHIKNV1648R/IMG_8390.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Handmade tie dyed satchel that Zoey made for me ♥️! They’ll ship it to me upon my finish! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627992283380-W32PT4M6EMAIUF0C6H8P/64857488302__193B5BF6-2EA3-4B52-9A8B-DFBB682DC2E7.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 14 days in to my 3rd pair of trail runners. The beginning of my Pennsylvania-induced shoe demise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987387408-ARVJPRC3NT6LYO5LFDEA/IMG_1044.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Artwork, courtesy of Charlotte Novosel. What she thought Auntie Lionel had taken along ♥️ I love you, sweet Charlotte! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988058925-JAZQBF5FJCC9Y1MEKWTY/IMG_8220.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/13: Trail town vending machine complete with Leukotape, fuel canisters, Snickers and iPhone chargers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991537936-58Y05FXD1U9KTHMFPG3Y/IMG_8360.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Angela’s husband, Brandon, took it upon himself to remedy my pack frame and call Osprey while I was soaking in the tub after he heard me complain of my back pain. You’re an ace, Brandon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627989315523-W4RKCG4IKXT0558L7EII/IMG_8278.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/15: Happy birthday, Mom !! Thanks to my childhood friend, Tabby’s (ref: “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes” post), ingenuity. I was able to surprise my Mom with a cake and balloons! Difficult for me to ask for help, there were lessons layered throughout. My gratitude, Bun and Jack Rabbit, for your stealth-ops!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991362774-WI41ON69EPG2INL4E92L/IMG_8366.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/20: A warm welcome into the Kazan’s farmhouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990997882-RJ4GEL1B6AB6JKDEDBMT/IMG_8346.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/19: Descent into Port Clinton, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986835074-QP976SKV6G82L6B1K6MO/IMG_8164.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990690083-92UFUC58F6ZH7LXNVX4G/IMG_8334.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/17: Judy’s packed lunch of ham & cheese with avocado at Hertline Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627989969774-H53SQWD5PYZ3BX1IGKN6/IMG_8291.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Dinner at the Bowlby’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987708873-DEIFRRQY9T70GL9B77VR/IMG_8212.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/12: Martino Salvatore Nave, owner of Sorrento’s pizza in Duncannon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627985647854-PSTMVWRRNBIRDB2RBFAI/IMG_8146.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/9: The Pine Grove Furnace General Store- home of the “Half Gallon Challenge”, a challenge to eat an entire half-gallon of ice cream, at the halfway point, in one half hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987004618-U0TWD6FJO1EB3AYUHSD6/IMG_8170.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/10: Boiling Springs, Children’s Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627983102239-DEWWYZW84O2OU07WRPFM/IMG_8059.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/5: Mom & Dad with Sunshine, Mortis, Crush, Wallflower, and BZ. 2 of which are now off-trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627983219766-EUPK9MR68Z5CQCTYN4Y2/IMG_8061.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/6: Mom resupplying with Wallflower at Walmart in Waynesboro, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987560535-YGH3VWJYDYBWJSIF6RJ8/IMG_8210.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/12: The notorious “Doyle” in Duncannon, PA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991422228-QMW0S939CJOVHOW6BPZD/IMG_8361.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Sweet, sweet Zoey. This young lady is grace, kindness, wonder and beauty. And has the COOLEST newly decorated retro bedroom!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990107748-DDUIHO50CG8JPPBWHAVT/IMG_8300.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Breakfast potatoes made to order! “Would you like them shredded, sliced, cubed? Skin, on or off? Onions, mushrooms, peppers?”, Judy asked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627986883687-TNMYG8QG2V4QPNAHHQIQ/IMG_8166.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991254353-ZK9Z0V5UUWXM0KJP1AN5/IMG_8349.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993243812-M646U4MOA0UT0JJPDWHA/IMG_8431.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627985247304-6T01OIABQRX7TF4BV3AS/IMG_8131.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/9: 1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627991144867-C8QTLN1XMELJVIA4ZG5S/IMG_8348.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/19: My very 1st birch beer! A mix of cream soda and root beer, IMO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627994150620-U5OVVE55GWWZYYJJTENM/IMG_7950.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Handmade card from my GI Lab boo, Ray Elmore Completely precious. Y’all have no idea how your small gestures keep me strong and equipped ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627987348600-UIOMO9L813D3J8OCLPGS/IMG_8181.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/11: Goodbye Sunshine ☀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993437263-I3AQIGI4JM1FBQH3O8HZ/IMG_8446.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Someone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627989069022-N9B7LTZZ1R45P3KBHSNR/IMG_8271.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/14: Camping at Rausch Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627989880412-JZEZ5T5WQATQW8PK2PYS/IMG_8317.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/15: Judy & Dave Bowlby. Or as Jeremy refers to them- “Judge Judy” and “DH”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993304737-H80955EFTRPRI7UY5UPU/IMG_8438.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627985033226-URP95YW38HHTVSLM1JGU/IMG_8121.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/9: Trail Magic and cheeseburgers, courtesy of Dennis and Marie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627990051083-KR04YA9WC3S5THXGOC9F/IMG_8297.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Coffee and news with “DH” in the “time-out” chair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993139419-01RJ2QDGZMYPCVS3FI1B/IMG_8424.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993362038-FQD5I5R06TM1Y5FL12D2/IMG_8442.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Please. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627988405951-7EEBH9VRKAU2IBK7IHFH/IMG_8233.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/13: Water cache at Peter’s Mountain Road. A kind act of locals throughout Pennsylvania! The water sources are SCARCE here, and they support us with leaving cold beverages at road access points If you live in the area, you should consider it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627912006835-BYKPS9HBRR2GPB7RFXII/IMG_8086.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627989183791-07TRN6EHKXI67GADNL7W/IMG_8274.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/15: Beaver Dam at Stony Creek. One of my least favorite experiences on trail, thus far. If I would’ve fallen in, my skin would have curdled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627985793559-86AZ3MAKCH7NABKCLNP5/IMG_8148.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home Is your money on Dips?? Note: I learned on this day that a proper half-gallon of ice cream is the rectangular tub which I had previously thought to be an entire half-gallon PLUS a pint. Also of note: I do not prefer Cookies & Cream varieties of ice cream, but this is the only flavor that came in both sizes, and I couldn’t mix types between the 2 containers. Who is shocked? Suellen? Anyone? Some things will never change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1627993950456-BCHU9JZ3JHAUGJ1O19C1/IMG_8610.jpeg Blog - Country Roads Took Me Home 7/25: Dara, Dave, and “flat Sarah” had dinner at my parents’ ♥️. Thank you for continuing to love up on them while I’m away, Dru! XOXO https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/june-21-2021 monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001526751-89ILVBP1C3XIPF6VD66G/IMG_7772.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996863176-JIDH1WIXKK86XPX110PW/IMG_7418.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005775552-OIGG4FYAYF922XO5DUDW/IMG_7996.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 The original Washington Monument, circa 1827, Boonsboro, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996970304-SVR3I44A3M3OSOWBXRK5/IMG_7434.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Foggy morning at Gravel Springs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000893488-HRSLNX0O0L4IHZNSA7TP/IMG_7722.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Complete with a lift back to Bear’s Den Hostel in the back of Phil’s pick-up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626006064229-S8MPDTGXIDHLXDT764XR/IMG_8004.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625994460290-2LEMVKO1S7PBL2G03GJQ/IMG_7211.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Hit 900 in SNP on 6/22, in a downpour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978410594-2RPVLXRX2YGSWV5OS5YF/IMG_7182.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625994543257-U1J81AKZT4UUPFBAXBDG/IMG_7218.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Ham & cheese from Mike and Vicky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003551973-DU9V8KXBX214IV8LDKAQ/IMG_7870.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004047804-1475SCCXJ9006GR2RFCA/IMG_7888.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Harper’s Ferry pedestrian bridge, 7/2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996071263-03E7TG5V7LC7KWJC504H/IMG_7373.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Bear bag rock sack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005753777-M9JKE18U3GHWCPQ6W7OH/IMG_7986.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995025839-1GOCT9SHTU957TBVEM6V/IMG_7239.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Magic at Lewis Mountain Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996397376-KTRIE0OEXX3Q7SKO5NAX/IMG_7395.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Flamin’ Hot and Ballsack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003588396-P8ZSTT4WWWFVG4JIE5A2/IMG_7837.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Postal love from Dara and Nicole! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996040735-85FO9XBZGN7JR5JR2HFH/IMG_7369.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997233470-4MW4IR8TQ9W09WMIFOSS/IMG_7455.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995747723-HH2QKYD7VKD1O9L70T1Q/IMG_7303.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 My sacred space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995327269-07FJQB79L93TFHMDEK34/IMG_7259.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park. It weaves through all 100 miles of trail, causing us to cross it multiple times per day. Keeping us quarantined from the public and the most beautiful of the park’s overlooks, we escape from the brush like gremlins only to saunter back in on the other side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978584956-PVNRCZ1UXBO53US0T1BA/IMG_7199.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978191121-8TF9H6NI7L6HWKTYFPW1/IMG_7172.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Kuju pour over coffee, courtesy of Rick Henker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000121707-U6H0G2NSPXVB02ZYK0RQ/IMG_7618.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Homemade spaghetti and meatballs from the kitchen of Suellen ♥️, 6/29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001650248-I7Q14JXAMG8RRQMQ5UT2/IMG_7796.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 The tent…mishap… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995080125-Q5K4SPY0LPBB94E1521Y/IMG_7242.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Shower and laundry at a convenience store , 6/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004117701-QGAVFDYLMISGZBG5ECVB/IMG_7896.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000029504-T7883I2GU45S3313Q2A4/IMG_7632.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Sleepover! Thank you, Donna and Todd, for welcoming Wallflower and I into your home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978538163-43F26EHH3ZRYL9ACGBIN/IMG_7197.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Breakfast with a view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998943126-D9YYEDUKPURX5DQVIXMT/IMG_7574.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Sardines, courtesy of my Faulsy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978920488-Y9XENL48FBLRIWWCD596/IMG_7209.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 4th quarter reunion by happenstance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996912897-ECTBOCK62E83GB1ZP8V8/IMG_7430.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Prepping for dusk as I hiked to Gravel Springs Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996142283-4XTR6L4OW4EFDOIHSX3W/IMG_7385.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Logbook at Byrd’s Nest #3 Hut, 6/25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625999410393-LPKJEVG7CYH1C650LPIC/IMG_7607.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Bella and her Mom, Eve, showered us with some lovely trail magic…and a new do for Minnie ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001435592-28MC37ZR09COGPC5407X/IMG_7766.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 The 544 miles of Virginia behind me, I celebrated with Jim Beam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996518819-UBWOAA89R25B1DXR6JW2/IMG_7400.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004388137-52KSRZA1WU80EKT8MZ3J/IMG_7914.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Weverton Cliffs, and the last time that Bear Bear would be photographed before his head injury… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625999983315-9LQ8L1HSJNJNY7FM2UFM/IMG_7646.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Pam, Suellen (middle), and Donna ♥️♥️♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003884187-L6P38W1K7K2RQHTA9COJ/IMG_7853.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997161453-59OOJIVJXEY811CWGTWS/IMG_7463.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625999724752-XGYQLQS20Q4QDQYKVBXF/IMG_7605.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997191377-EXIROPYU3748ZERF8MXT/IMG_7454.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Abe, OMG, and Ironman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998686688-MN1LB0PG97I4PKJDM3QJ/IMG_7536.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 A meadery located in downtown Front Royal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000273207-LHI5XBBUEE5CE920YP2Q/IMG_7672.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 White blaze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626006209479-C4ID8QR2E7B7HDD2U0D1/IMG_8015.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Me and my sparkler at Pine Knob Shelter. The shelter where I used a backpacking stove for the first time, almost 2 years ago. The shelter where I earned my trail name. Who would’ve thought?… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001726142-1P5OGYSSDYR7S877P81O/IMG_7815.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 “They” say that you get your trail legs at around 500 miles. Mine came around at 850 and came so fierce that I felt confident enough to hold both poles in one hand…while traversing down a hill…in the mud…while I called the post office. This did not end well. Shocker. Add new trekking poles to the list ✔️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004263515-A92SLS6F0KBI035ZAPL0/IMG_7907.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Donald and Wallflower attempting to mend the sheared tent pole, post-nosedive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005917401-FISHGYRWRIU2XJV5SPZE/IMG_8002.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995867158-TWFS8OJAB5X3OFPCN2YN/IMG_7336.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Breakfast at Big Meadows overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626002559712-MNEQ0K70OZ7FGBQDN742/IMG_7860.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995785457-J0DZE1GLJ14IHEOTSNCZ/IMG_7333.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Steve & Ron ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001575557-0A4EY7QD8PZS2BHIC518/IMG_7781.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Supine Honey Nut Cheerios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978054560-VYH8R6FWPYP24HDMI50Y/IMG_7158.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Tom, 82 years old, originally from Hershey, Pennsylvania was my shuttle driver from my hotel in Waynesboro, VA to the entry of the Shenandoahs. He said that if I moved there post-hike, that he’d like me to be mayor. Now, there’s an idea… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978480709-8K1HMJZQCATMO7RC0MLE/IMG_7195.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Colored by Mom ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001382687-NQLR7YW8O73HN1TWXZJQ/IMG_7751.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998859771-FN81QM0C1ZUPHPHG0IRF/IMG_7538.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625999244098-0WN57EPK7S1GY85FK18C/IMG_7588.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Met Wallflower for a beer and hot wings at Front Royal Brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000794255-184PF1VNFHJ5IBN1OFLX/IMG_7711.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Horseshoe Curve Tavern, Bluemont, Virginia. They had stopped serving food, but did have a live 12 string https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001291048-RKMRH5ICN1IRIJYHXSWS/IMG_7750.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Fresh fall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004317961-QFS3XCY8H7WYQZU1YRN9/IMG_7908.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Homemade pole splint made with sticks. Resourceful, but unreliable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625994613865-447SPV2NDC6S1LDRYF7T/IMG_7227.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625994784728-LF5QQ50IIW20RYX05A8Y/IMG_7237.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Kat and Eric, from New Jersey, were out for a day hike when we met. My days in the Shenandoahs were longer as I took the time to chat with their abundance of day hikers and answer questions. Hopefully they’ll heed my advice and take on Maryland in the Spring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995268385-LIJMWLAO1N8MVVC02HQF/IMG_7257.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995202108-IZAY8SFHDHKPD8RNISLE/IMG_7249.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997418650-A3IDL0EA3ZAN9OAK9FH2/IMG_7480.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 The Fisher’s, Greg & Marilyn, and I! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005619917-4IKOCGPYT247ZF2MURM3/IMG_7983.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Was Smokey the Bear talking to me ?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003637241-0DLFXWWJBETYQHLSTSX6/IMG_7844.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Letters from Nic, Luke, and Taylor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004507539-0HCPR683BNU8H2M2QU7B/IMG_7952.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Stephen overlooks, horrified, as Bear Bear had seemingly fallen to his death. Donald wasn’t having this on his watch. No, no, no. He scaled the cliffs, Superman style, and switchbacked back up to the top, placing the resuscitated bear back into the arms of Nicky. This man wears a cape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625994654190-HQC89X6UDSS2I9CJK9L2/IMG_7234.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Filtering water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625999026485-LI7SM8O2Z1QQOTXGU7G6/IMG_7580.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 I woke up to Seeker playing acapella, his gorgeous voice softly ringing throughout the house of hardwoods. It was magic, and I sat and sobbed. I have the time to truly feel what I’m feeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000736901-XQYWS1X6U8PSDW1327GY/IMG_7697.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 1K, 6/30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998322937-XU4NUHV6YJ1TPKQTY719/IMG_7516.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996581329-HZLA50SOSRRDKLVMO83H/IMG_7408.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Elkwallow Wayside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001092481-BV5AGGSU8NZI669UR1LS/IMG_7734.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Can you find “Dips”?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997013953-62VH3U8QXRZO4MEVJW6I/IMG_7446.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 An overlook where Katie and I shared dinner last fall with Skymall. I picked his brain as the sun set. To be back here, thru hiking… I am at a loss for words and was heavily emoting. Ugly crying tears of both joy and disbelief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997479657-ZFPQZDTE282WIKC7Y6PI/IMG_7486.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 ✌ out, Shennys. You were exactly what I needed, 6/26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626002493187-6G63OU1YKBSFWEPGN3SK/IMG_7856.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998905753-0QGZLPTBQTVGLHH99OG3/IMG_7548.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996641983-YIBQL29Q287WYZJ9HVBV/IMG_7410.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Resupply at Elkwallow Wayside. I stared at this exact wall last year in anxiety and awe…how would I ever know how to be a thru hiker? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995820509-FH42XKMWVHNYSBF9HZIR/IMG_7329.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Goofin’ off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000182018-B3YV3D7B53HZYJJD0SYD/IMG_7661.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 I hadn’t been in a home, nor in a kitchen, a living room, since March 16th https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997262849-P3F3OZDWNT3HQO9XIV7V/IMG_7470.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Tree, unearthed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998419117-7QQ8BCL7A8E5UZYV2VEE/IMG_7557.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Completely blown away by your kindness, Kevin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998359573-AQ4715BH3DDIMD3F7FYC/IMG_7502.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Monica, my KS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005655547-OUISCKRG4C0RP63D4A6O/IMG_7984.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626001199646-MWS4M5E0BWDS338TH9HS/IMG_7745.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 VA Route 7 at Snicker’s Gap, 7/1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995138572-9WXOXD2M99E9BJWV7UH3/64617326579__ED3D1970-D1C7-42F4-997A-DCFB02AEAD72.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995995161-KIJ4MDW4IL7NN51HQLIY/IMG_7366.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626006106529-CIQ96R5IJEESMZ4NXMFJ/IMG_8006.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Randy and Sara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978253842-6CYCTGENF3VPVXE71N4L/IMG_7176.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996106866-M8Q3JRYS38YXMYXY87VP/IMG_7384.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995236733-05WBIZ0G1QMFG5HDR2DW/IMG_7255.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003987594-Z8G69020A8TUQ66S8T4Q/IMG_7881.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Flat Dara having root beers with the Tram on the lawn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004885739-12CEZF43S99UX6XBP56Y/IMG_7957.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Meet Bill and Ann Strauss, the father and sister of my beloved Aunt Chris, the wife of my Father’s late brother, Walter. Bill and Ann live in Maryland and traveled over an hour to see me for the fraction of one. We hadn’t seen each other in years as a result of the COVID outbreak and distance, but as you’ve seen, the trail brings people together. I shared stories and the ins and outs of my gear, and they shared plenty of hugs and a handmade card that will be most certainly be framed upon my return. One of my highlights of the trail, thank you for your unique kindness and utmost support, Bill and Ann ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996262309-T3KDD3S8L9142M6NVBL6/IMG_7386.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005560635-MUXWJFBKBAK8VCMNXFGK/IMG_7977.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Independence Day swag, courtesy of MB Czerniak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998550183-TH67L7IGKQ2Q7IF4ATFI/IMG_7526.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Marilyn and I had coffee with Deja and her Mom, who was visiting ☕️ How beautiful, connecting these women, previously strangers who are now tied together thru our hikes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996487666-EWRGUPUCVYKWRFHN2MMC/IMG_7398.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000974571-V3C6XIPM0YFCNSV8XQLH/IMG_7730.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Pancakes at Bear’s Den https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626002604040-MP9A38X7ZYTLUAMVWIOM/IMG_7868.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 My official bag tag! Thank you KAREN!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005488926-KHELRNLFB0W6L7AFSSRM/IMG_7967.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Katie and I at Gathland State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625977684957-R98FH9AAH8Y9P1D58IES/IMG_7360.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Little Stony Man Cliffs, 6/24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997652844-EYNJ2T2LKAM5OP3PLDE4/IMG_7496.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 9 boxes and 8 cards later, I set the record for the number of maildrops received at this hostel The McGraths, Chan Skiba, Monica and even Mrs. Helinski, Fauls, MB Czerniak, Jessica Schroeder- a friend of my sister’s whom I’ve never met but have inspired, Tina Lasica, Margaret Lucas, Maureen Tannous, GAIL CORBETT, Tomas Drabek, Karen Florian again, Matthew Caldwell again, Mary Byrne again, Bozena Brooks Larsen, Becca Powers…how do I thank each of you? You are making a difference, I hope that you FEEL that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998769935-AUK6QU2O2FPSL8AEXTHE/IMG_7531.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 The Salvetti’s drove over an hour to treat me to lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004814727-N2TG4XQ1VOHHWAYV8GQO/IMG_7964.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Nicky, Stephen and I sharing morning snuggles. Still working on Andrew… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625994729469-CT30391P9ZTS5A2PYL4O/IMG_7236.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Altra Lone Peak 5.0, now on my 3rd pair. Averaging a pair every 500 miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625998496124-FSWLXX4UPSD4SMRRPYUA/IMG_7508.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626006520054-PC5F12W8OBFKM6KPJZRF/IMG_7923.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Nicky Webber-Plank with my lone trekking pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626005955624-6P4LN3C72KFSTEF8FIFM/IMG_8003.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Footbridge over I-70, Maryland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003825241-G77CD2WH3NM3AXJ4RCO7/IMG_7848.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Art from Dara and Dave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995904732-XG0D82O0I930AEQXO6FX/64624488200__9B9116AB-E435-4982-9E7E-922678C686A9.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997568454-4TYHJ688VY5NMWPTV3PF/IMG_7495.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Mountain Home B&B, where I met Skymall on his Southbound thru hike last October https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625997304510-EV8HZNX8UJWVAFY7L9TF/IMG_7475.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Hit mile 100 of my 108 mile week at Jenkins Gap. Thank you, Katie Weir, for always remembering the minutiae ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003764690-FFMZ9EE58LMC7145PT5E/IMG_7847.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Thank you, T https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626003713864-OV8E4UH4JR6L99W33RC5/64694122078__88BAD71C-0C95-4337-AD21-802AF46D6F5E.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Luke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626000632911-6ZFJ0AZWMBSZ1GSC49FY/IMG_7674.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Thank you in advance for the hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, Becca! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978284047-USIXBEH820G8PYVB30RB/IMG_7177.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Cream cheese, salmon, and salt and cracked pepper chips on a wheat tortilla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978377207-OFP1AV3QGY7WNWFHJEIM/IMG_7180.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625996736093-KGL97R0SKZU503NJFVAB/IMG_7413.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Link https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625978624430-6UV87SQU6J0TYK7O2TTZ/IMG_7200.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 I connected with Mike and Vicky by flagging them down as they drove by. Desperate for a mailbox, I asked them to kindly mail my Goddaughter, Kenzie Vitsas, this postcard that I had been carrying for her birthday. They were fascinated by my quest and were full of inquires and a homemade ham and cheese sandwich ♥️! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626002699303-9JRAQZ6KTNYDB48IK231/IMG_7864.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 My iconic Polaroid taken at the “spiritual” halfway point of Harper’s Ferry. Spiritual, because the town houses all things “halfway” but milage wise, falls a bit short https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626006607751-O5RW14KV94DZPQ45CSG6/IMG_7938.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Look what I found in a hiker box!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995538102-10272XWNYN8SIVEDUTK2/IMG_7262.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Roughly 100 family cemeteries exist in Shenandoah National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1625995942098-QQBWFITTSCI6IFRKM4DX/IMG_7356.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Spring atop Little Stony Man https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626002350850-XOYMGZEVD1WAGBDWXS2J/IMG_7826.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 Bridge over the Potomac into Harper’s Ferry, 7/2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1626004152872-S2UFNHROEIAAHUWDR2T2/IMG_7944.jpeg Blog - June 21, 2021 The Webber-Planks welcomed Wallflower and Sunshine to the table and to camp with us at Treehouse campground for the night. Family. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/changes monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624199041348-R211JCHE7H8GQEIU65B2/IMG_7165.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes And to my Daddy from another caddy- “I don’t LIKE soup!!” ♥️ Happy Father’s Day, Tom NorTON!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147356550-58M34H75SBCQZ96400BZ/IMG_6928.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624148649159-VWARH2XLB01ID0KD9Q33/IMG_6952.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Let me tell you about my dear friend named Tabby… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153461560-4X9JFJUVH75U6X3FMRTT/IMG_7049.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Salt & pepper tuna with jalapeño Fritos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624149150663-J4GWWB340CMW554SBKNP/IMG_6961.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Tabby and I joined forces in 9th grade when we shared rides to fast pitch practice and minted shamrock shakes from McDonald’s come March. Deeming each other “Bun”, short for “Bunny”, for an exact reason that I can’t entirely recall, we haven’t seen one another since 1999. 22 years later, she learned of my journey and surprised me with this load of LOVE in Glasgow, VA. Complete with enough resupply for me AND my ENTIRE Tramily, she blindly supported me in my time of need and our friendship rebirthed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146082504-8KDT78O9IKW37ET6PAAZ/IMG_7010.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Bluff Mountain, 6/12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153240928-EL27CF4EVZTD0YEKD839/IMG_7021.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes 8 miles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153343546-CWEPWEJMWK93V9DH7D9R/IMG_7047.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Suspension Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158184281-LBDJZ3G3K2CBGXDK7XU2/IMG_7090.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Bullet and Rosie, fellow Pittsburgh natives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147931633-FV2M2CDARKII36L9CUTV/IMG_6934.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624156881010-LZXR3CR5039VCDSPGDIR/IMG_7058.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Wallflower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624156776569-YRK87GNKX008LZWO2TAM/IMG_7055.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Brewing coffee atop Cole Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153101477-7UAC3ZZJQKGOTO5S2VQV/IMG_7005.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes James River from the summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146938406-7Z2U6MF73SW317ORX5WY/IMG_3131.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Filtering in the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153004540-Z14P4FP9UOT5Q86VN15U/IMG_3156.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Subway retaliation, rear stage left. #bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624156925442-JBAHDJ7QX3951CSX7OZZ/IMG_7067.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes The Ledges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624159233265-VGIBY4XZYW8O07J3PIOP/IMG_7145.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes The generosity of Karl Love, Matt Caldwell, Tina Lasica, and Mary Byrne allowed for me to have a poolside private room during my 2nd night in Waynesboro, VA. Recharged, relaxed, and full of gratitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147102835-L5YO4J3K5P4TYL2N6XRF/IMG_6919.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624157148752-VJFZUXKPEERAUXV3XAPI/IMG_7074.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Tye River, 6/15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624159099014-B6ZPCWP5YM2TC4GG4TF2/IMG_7150.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes My last supper before the Shenandoahs- an avocado from Kroger, a piece of wheat from the Quality Inn’s continental breakfast, and a can of sardines from Tina! That lady knows the way to my heart! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146575211-0NRKE4XCMFW4NXXLI3AV/IMG_6896.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Boys along the Blue Ridge Parkway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624151987286-2QYENO4I4M3Z57Q35GLF/64513008589__E9390AEA-6339-4DD9-A8BF-349B36F8539C.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Quilt drying rack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158248711-VVB8QDE0VN42399D8996/IMG_7100.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146274436-ZA42UZTX6FN3MYLRHG97/IMG_6889.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Climb out of Daleville, 6/7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153548120-09CVE75ZT75AIPEIWUE2/IMG_7052.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Foot rot post-tsunami https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147472263-ZR8Z8OJL2102XN3ASGNL/IMG_6929.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147814516-5TPHNRKSYF2DTWX6UKEG/IMG_6942.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes The longest footbridge on the AT at 1,000 feet long https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624150947814-THVV4N5K7YFEHNMJ31UK/IMG_6970.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Scotto’s anchovy pie in Buena Vista, VA, 6/11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158437348-QNWFQCE60VTGTXPAVD3Z/IMG_7116.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Junkyard Jim and Sugar, both 80+ years old, and still showering us with trail magic. Crackers and stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158582867-BYM9P1FDCVUM35OXUZ2D/IMG_7123.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Gateway to Waynesboro, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147137222-1F8FUIPYS1CGY1855DA1/IMG_6920.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158690579-58PSLZJVGFI6RD9KNDIF/IMG_7151.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Smell-good supplies, chocolate and TLC from one of my very best friends, Jenn and crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146763522-JPD6PAR5WMSJEXD45NO6/IMG_6911.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158223924-YGVL2NUMCNPEC8EX17G7/IMG_7094.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624190963947-JHB0RPBODM23XPCROI4K/IMG_7157.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Mike (front) and Jess Devine, with sweet Shawn ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624150689125-P29IQ5OPPBA1UX54X1UQ/IMG_7156.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Bun and I, circa 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624198653780-71Z0NX4MQ50M3QGMOM0K/IMG_1805.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Happy Father’s Day to my gentle giant with his heart of gold and his passion for the remote. This photo was taken the day that I told him that I was going to leave my job, leave Pittsburgh, and thru hike. I felt his pain through his tears, he’s petrified of me living in the wild. I’ll bring home a win for you, Dad! Love, “Bum” ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624151299491-XENS6HCCABQUA3N152ZB/IMG_6954.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Raincover air out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158620302-TWZIU0NZ4FGICAT9CWTN/IMG_7133.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Deja and Seeker over a poolside jam session https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624153177189-1MTWTWB18I9CH1CFA4U4/IMG_7006.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes The “trail” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624157871531-LT357SFEQBRL79VW958L/IMG_7082.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Complete depletion after summiting Three Ridges, 6/15. My most difficult climb to date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624157060411-NA010OHVJIKY85IYWEU8/IMG_7071.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Wallflower and I ⛰ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624152520983-E61AEQ941IEBWBPX1ZEL/IMG_6986.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Our “renovated” motel kitchen, complete with a mustard yellow booth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624148831947-9RNJPULCV8XBTAQ87AQV/IMG_6958.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes And her son named Jack who colored a picture of Bowser for me… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624148519480-DFWW81WRVQNGXY03Z04X/IMG_6940.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147240577-KI7D7AOR07TA2V378YA2/IMG_6927.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Thunder Ridge Overlook, 6/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147587537-AW4F7AR6R76M760LED0V/IMG_6932.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes James River Footbridge, 6/11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146339538-WKI48IT66UFWP4B026M5/IMG_6893.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Water was available at Fullhardt Knob Shelter from a cistern that collects rainwater from the roof, 6/7. Looks like urine to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624147188293-AIALHDH5F4A9FLBD0W5M/IMG_3134.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Big rock, 6/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146804919-PKNFZKUSBJ3081IHMS77/IMG_6910.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Lake intramurals at Middle Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624151916023-JAKOEJ5YY4L6QOT780QG/IMG_6955.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158023334-S5CLFYB1MU1PJVS1O0PM/IMG_7087.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Big Dog Doug offered us a hitch to Devil’s Backbone Brewery after 45 minutes of fails, 6/15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158342683-SRUEPBHNPKE56ML5O8JV/IMG_7112.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Old School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158282149-INUOULXU69Y92HAXLQTQ/IMG_7108.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Dinner from Wintergreen View, 6/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624146688581-VNOABHEOKU8YQG2EZXPB/IMG_6899.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Veggie burger with bacon at Middle Creek Campground, 6/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1624158846762-6UNWZHMOLFNR8JVZP7OR/IMG_7153.jpeg Blog - Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes Christina, a recovery room nurse whom I’ve worked alongside for years, took it upon herself to utterly surprise me with her kindness in Waynesboro, VA. I had never heard of Barilla pre-cooked pasta ! https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/they-say-virginia-flat monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623085129269-OJ3ZIZIQDMNM8ERDE6O0/20210604_113501_Original.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. You may think that I’m pictured freshly showered. Nope. Just sweat-logged after climbing to McAfee Knob https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623097275347-UR7HLNRF5IYCF585PSRF/IMG_6814.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. A box of care from Angel, complete with my FAVORITE Five Points Bakery granola, a much needed hair comb, CBD tincture for my ankle, and Pittsburgh’s famous Nancy B’s chocolate chip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623102954410-JE9MIR7SXN7M3O39P7W4/IMG_6820.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Crocs sent home and traded for these open-toed Tevas. My feet need as much air flow as possible when not hiking to aid in the healing of my Pitting Keratolysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084788188-X1JK3U1G99P9TEQBEEZM/IMG_6683.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Off-trail to Catawba Market for lunch, BLT for me ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084451481-DFFP3MCWSN8BXP2ERSEH/IMG_6653.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623081178603-IM0YMY3GWDN07Y5BPQJ7/IMG_6549.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084131250-4WVGEYDBOHHWIG4WEB5L/IMG_6616.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. 7x! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084886357-1ND298M2YWAODN3ANKB8/IMG_6690.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Fresh-faced in the morning, there are zero hair ties in my weave. Grimy enough to stand on its own. This is me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623083918948-33JOGRV9XJEP63VRHO4I/IMG_6605.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Brushing while stretching the piriformis, Trout Creek 6/3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623085096190-CW4ODYFNFIR7L5MJWGSW/IMG_6691.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623081931438-6UQ0I7FVVLM2K0JAB5WG/IMG_6551.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Dinner at Bailey Gap Shelter on Memorial Day. Sheerin’s dehydrated peppered chicken mixed with roasted garlic instant potatoes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103710711-FJ5RZPITXPRWIT4XVUX3/IMG_6880.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. BZ lost our wing eating contest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082067306-6QP7QW0E9EZ5Q5PVN5PY/IMG_6568.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084670209-WGLJTG0TPRGCOT4DTKKH/IMG_6675.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623081221349-658DWK13A8K32PAKTCCD/IMG_6520.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. The “KEEP GOING” bracelet that Nicole had made for me caught on my pack strap as I was leaving Bear Garden Hiker Hostel, sending the beads flying ! I prayed to St. Anthony, as Gram would have me do. On my hands and knees, in the lawn, I found all but the “K”. I am now “GOING PEE”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090109696-PINX1GRQXBVA1MRTL90Y/IMG_6765.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Tinker Cliffs, 6/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084736889-COSAPZROYBYXFR0JD8Z1/IMG_6680.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090071177-YZPVXOMP3V21BLU1EE6C/IMG_6747.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Pepper picked from a wild cherry tree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084322260-EU9RW0XEIW4CIHAKF2CK/IMG_6648.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Dragon’s Tooth, 6/3. I filmed “Dragon’s Tooth, Part Deux” (video, above) from the ledge where Wallflower is standing in this photo, for reference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082578521-T81TV0V4CSO3IQ2XB0B8/IMG_6583.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084273762-LM6BMW8JZXI5H0Q0GMJ2/IMG_6643.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103566305-FKUSANUP43CL63E0QS6D/IMG_6857.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Resupplying in pajamas, dualing as town clothes. Florals and African elephants can co-exist on trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623080713119-PBZRAUXWBK16TDBC3VL3/IMG_6522.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Bridge over Pearisburg, 5/30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090419654-Z9BKN8RD8AYIZGUS7Y1V/IMG_6805.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. A 2 mile hitch to the Post Office with “Admiral”. Pepper, Wallflower and I sausaged into the passenger seat while he secured his portable washer/dryer combo onto the roof of his station wagon. After a quick stop at the auto mechanic, we were on our way to pick up our mail drops. Geezo… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623081664549-IURYQ7TB06PIC1182HN5/64313702763__D4471C53-C935-46A4-98E1-6D7101F954C9.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. This, I am indeed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103088080-G2XMKOS5HT7AZIO3NIXA/IMG_6829.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082607756-42I47NIH52BSOIL0TA48/IMG_6591.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. 6/2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084182855-PUXB2UQCG5ESOXMRFU52/IMG_6627.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623080908861-5Q3C86LYMQLO1ZEZ7JTV/IMG_6536.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Business casual attire, courtesy of Goodwill, as I waited for my tank from home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082379528-A0H90VK8XWQAXI1C5802/IMG_6577.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Camped in an Apple Orchard under a 300 year old tree, 6/1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103483091-8VRD4JYM74VUO0999VBF/IMG_6844.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Holly B-H made it RAIN mayo packets ! In the words of Bill Bryson, thru hiking the Appalachian Trail yields the opportunity for frequent “low level ecstasy”. Mayonnaise. A shower. 10 toenails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623081847730-KCIJW4GO5JXRF329NVUX/20210530_194243_Original.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. And then we purchased Nerf guns… It can get monotonous, OK?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103652784-MI8001VXMYV2HIR79RJ7/IMG_6872.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Karla is the housekeeper at the Super 8 in Daleville and brings her daughter, Allison, to work with her each day because she doesn’t have childcare. She was so proud to help her Mama, they truly touched me with their spirits. I snuck Allison a few dollars for her hard work, she felt important. Seen. My favorite part of the weekend in town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082517050-P6A866OKO2B2IYN39S2Y/IMG_6580.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103609694-N303N9IF8VBTPH5DG80N/IMG_6868.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Weir for the win! Thank you, friend ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082094196-UEXYOQEZG181039PKG3A/IMG_6572.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Pepper, myself, Wallflower and Wandering Cowboy atop Kelly Knob, 6/1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623102920205-6MBP1IRSZPOXF8HYOA1Q/IMG_6819.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Ginny & Timmy offered us a hitch to Cracker Barrel for breakfast if we wouldn’t mind stopping at the dry cleaner with them on the way. Ginny is holding up her son’s navy blazer from when he was a child to have cleaned for his son, her grandson ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103022567-G0ONHWCOWK2MVADEOW0N/IMG_6825.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Angel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090140458-G6ZF9ZT4DM7H1N68ZP99/IMG_6774.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082353043-CFGALT3RNE3RCG3O43CE/IMG_6575.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623081721860-EBZRQRZM9IDMW6PS4XRX/IMG_6540.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Sunshine does 22 push ups each morning to promote awareness for veteran suicide prevention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084482968-GIBU17AJ4TGKIYJFO7KU/IMG_6663.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. I spy 7 hikers hiding, can YOU ?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623089962501-O7Z7UQN6LQTRKNC4IWZ5/IMG_6718.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. McAfee Knob, 6/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082765525-XSTDD4MIBX04EAFH06AC/IMG_6598.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Wallflower, myself, BZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103512119-SVI6TOVFZB1LKW9EYNLJ/IMG_6847.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Congrats River & Rooster Tied the knot in their trail runners and cargos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623097197953-2ZO7CKNJL5B1GUFRA8RI/IMG_6809.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Stacked with rain mittens, Teva camp sandals, summer PJs, homemade protein bars from the kitchen of Debbie & John, shower supplies & snacks galore from my Presby fam, and a week’s worth of gourmet dehydrated dinners from my Dougie at the O.R. pharmacy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103251526-QRZIQP5AR35G39972X41/IMG_6832.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Love you Beefy ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090165815-EIHIT4O23DZZ92P6LNW5/IMG_6782.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Night hike into Daleville, 6/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623103687226-1KIFJLU2B3L0F5X6FLN5/IMG_6879.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. 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It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623102985267-L7MNBAMZ991E5KJQ2T0Z/IMG_6823.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Individual (what a find !!!!) honey packets from my ride or die, my Beef, the namer of my alter ego- Sara Fauls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090197949-Z90PZLTGP52Z8GYLCRI7/IMG_6787.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Burritos up in lights after 25 miles. Praise BE ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623080829262-RIXZIF1LJSXRLALIV7UK/IMG_6517.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Friends & Family Diner, Pearisburg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623084245291-5W4NY2B4LZKJ1ER8I4CI/IMG_6641.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623089889706-AAXP2FKG8CP0SM0WJGSD/IMG_6700.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Tramily on McAfee Knob, the most photographed peak on the AT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623116777653-4Z3ASUTWXGYHRHO1IZN3/IMG_3070.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. 3 miles shy of our 19 mile goal, I momentarily collapsed for my second wind alongside VA Route 42. 6/1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090016245-25T2FGRAB082U3BKWXRF/IMG_6732.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. And again… ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623090282670-558DGJSZF684N89KKMTE/IMG_6793.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. A well-deserved Jarritos Fruit Punch and a 22oz. Negro Modelo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1623082636409-U4SGDIEOZJZI2I9INLMZ/IMG_6592.jpeg Blog - Virginia is Flat, They Say. It Will Get Easier, They Say. Yup. Walkie talkies. Uh huh. With their 16 mile range, they’ve allowed us to communicate when cell reception hasn’t https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/playing-with-fire monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315989774-DGWNH125PN7PN53KJSKO/IMG_6317.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire BZ imbibing in the roadside malts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314153956-Z8P1TG54CHIVJMJ03EHN/IMG_6183.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Deja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314712330-ZK4387F32GTX08J54K64/IMG_6251.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Mid-day dip in Holston River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314610272-IA0EJCFA33ZPK14T5MI8/IMG_6245.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Baby Olive, A.K.A. “Freeloader” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316479892-W0MK09QOCZ4DHE5BS3UD/IMG_6406.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire “Just DO it. Just JUMP IN man!!”, pleaded Old School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622318599488-XE00W0JSTDSGH7PN4ZPG/IMG_6479.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Thank you, Shawn Weber !! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315118859-19ZVXPFJX09PLMOGTSIL/IMG_6274.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Link builds bridges over Lick Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622317125584-P5KH4MQ6B5UV4YOP6892/IMG_6441.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire We made it to Pearisburg a day early! 5/27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316184380-HJIURYI4NAJS1FYVLWD1/IMG_6334.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Sunshine for the ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316870440-VGQWP9Y1WEK9LZ4SLZXX/IMG_6430.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Bug net season has arrived https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622318024816-PWQVTDF4CYTGC3YASKYB/IMG_6456.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315013036-VXMLF24OVM8U9W7YO42V/IMG_6272.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire This = said absent footbridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316034361-VJSJ2QAG79B3DO0CCHL6/IMG_6319.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Roadside resupply https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315839405-IOEESZDBCW0HYLO1FXCC/IMG_6305.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Jenny Knob Shelter, 5/25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314248603-UTCIPIFQ0PZGDTXREL34/IMG_6201.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Porch swings at 1890 farm, 5/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314550966-LDV1K7MBCN85Z0XRLQOU/IMG_6239.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314380324-AAVMTIY4IC7TH3YNKZ9G/IMG_6220.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316288972-SPDGJ6RS0MRNZK5WR3N9/IMG_6377.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Deja and Wallflower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622313965701-QDLL3LZU45Y42FJVHBB9/IMG_2979.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire A finessed Honey Bunches of Oats transfer outside of a Marion, VA Walmart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316315909-3QA7CRK7KJRGZQ8LMF7Z/IMG_6379.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Lemon and I, we camped together our VERY first night on trail at Springer Mountain Shelter and have recently reconnected ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622318052234-62C6TZULQK6NCNRQV5RH/IMG_6457.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire My Tramily THANKS you too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314789280-L7KJ9AVGUEDWQI5WWBLW/IMG_6265.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316130224-CYLVOTSMS0HBMH7GDA15/IMG_6326.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Dismal Falls, 5/25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316242180-QWVZ8J3Y3SILUY7COO9O/IMG_6355.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622317259481-2XSWO5SSOIUQ9YKYQFP2/IMG_6453.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire I’ve set the record for both quantity and poundage of mail-drops received at Angel’s Rest Hostel! Boutique baked goods from Weir. Champagne, shave gel, and Aquaphor from my sister. A Ben Franklin, dried plantains and chocolate covered potato chips from Mom & Dad. Mountain Houses from Horvat. Dehydrated peppered chicken from Sheerin. Necessities sprinkled with TLC from the Webber-Planks. Christina Smith, Weber, Byrne, Hasson, Defranco, Dixon-Ernst, and Florian with generous donations, cards, and even poems in show of their support. Replacement camp shoes, shades, and tank, diner biscuits & gravy, USPS costs, and 2 nights off-trail at Angel’s Rest Hostel were possible because of YOU. There are truly no words to express my humility and gratitude. None. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316765689-XV4ROVTZ079SOZ6LMPWK/IMG_6420.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Pepper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316803395-6UPU7TJPX93PV42VW2B4/IMG_6429.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire I’ve found my ferns ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622318308486-5HLUHGO0ODANEO541626/IMG_6471.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Wandering Cowboy had his pocket picked in Erwin, TN, forcing him off-trail for a new photo ID. He’s trekked 25+!!!! miles per day to catch up with us ever since, he’s a straight soldier! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314333266-GBDP2F7D1CO6MSUZSCQT/IMG_6211.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314469240-GWR0EETPKXF03MBK3DOX/IMG_6222.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315561106-ZFHT09UBWY5MOCFL3HX9/IMG_6297.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Ice cream with BZ at Brushy Mountain Outpost, 5/24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314351550-HEODPWKWER1OLQ70I7GO/IMG_6217.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Listening for trains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316076956-DPIB6POJ3ETWWSB9IZ0S/IMG_6320.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Nomadic “cooler” at Dismal Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315338082-DFATBHDQIARY8CYAWR3O/IMG_6292.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Heading back to the trail in Lemonade’s pick-up from Mountain Garden Hostel, 5/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622313903179-ZTFQQ0VB7IH4AJUM94IF/IMG_2974.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Stretching along VA 16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316215911-11MIGTSGEJ1XMDQ7GGX2/IMG_6343.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315217307-5O4OXJ6V1ER236VIFPIG/IMG_6284.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Lunch at Chesnut Knob Shelter with Pepper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316565318-A13BL2NYXRR3CJYD3ZVR/IMG_6413.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Homemade matching Tramily friendship bracelets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314743321-C2VO8MMZ5E6KBPEMUGSI/IMG_6260.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315964692-3010KMGCKFP7MA22RFM0/IMG_6312.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Suspension bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316631158-VAMWLL9IR3HAPD6A9IQ9/IMG_3036.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire “Dips, something bad happened. It caught on fire.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315406721-8ZO1O8MV64BOLAP1KGCG/IMG_6294.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314962445-60RJVDZWKYA4KW6QBLDS/IMG_6271.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Hahahaha… Funny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315653806-891POWV4VUSB0SMBSGOX/IMG_6298.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Interstate blazes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315735131-WJUJV82T0KHW5JXYSV3U/IMG_6303.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire 1,325,000 steps ✔️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316415142-8W1QU21TUKSD2AO2SSLO/IMG_6380.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Sgt. Pepper, a TWO time Iron Man finisher from San Diego ‍♀️ ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314574461-2VGBPAMAQ5VEX4HXJGVJ/IMG_6242.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Drenched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622318694679-CCICUFBDSTQANKLEHXBW/IMG_6487.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire “Flat Sarah” has been born. Since I had to sit out on this year’s week in Key Largo, Dara threw me in her carry-on Ace award right here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314105982-JQ51DDCGL83PNFUJCO1J/IMG_6103.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Marion, VA, 5/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622318667646-TIJJUNXRPRUCF5F5GCNE/IMG_6482.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Wilderness Bob https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622317091569-BWZJV6LTOEAYRJS07VW9/IMG_6435.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire …and the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314304136-FWFH7O98VIPSA5GVDB3F/IMG_6205.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Wallflower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316948345-B0DEX6S5W69SNCR84TWZ/IMG_6434.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Pitted Keratolysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622316720550-3Y6QT5YLTUFKAI437ZWG/IMG_6419.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Scorched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314194757-U7QYAGIBZ9PGCZXGWIE2/IMG_6184.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire When you hitch a ride with a hillbilly… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314518408-7RMZHCARBT6CBNU4ZZ8H/IMG_6236.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire Officially a quarter of the way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622314935143-9WN93LVATSWJT9LQ5XUL/IMG_6267.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622317186620-EL5X5JWMOJJ0G5QYTAOA/IMG_6444.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire And found Flamin’ Hot!! Have been disconnected from him since Fontana Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1622315181749-KI3OXIC3XZC00JRZWFPH/IMG_6287.jpeg Blog - Playing With Fire https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/trail-daze monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621785593539-3V2KBHHJ6SVNP6EJDXT1/IMG_2399.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Old School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621783484242-UUDW8GRE4L0VWKTB1I3D/IMG_6125.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621780158818-5GL3LFONKJBBC3ZVERYJ/IMG_5986.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Brother and sister, David and Debbie, Damascus locals. We shared stories and they their (4 inch!!) funnel cake. I learned that David’s love for the Pittsburgh Pirates rivals my late Uncle Walter’s which gave me the opportunity to boast about Uncle Walt ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786447470-VMMQEA7A5SM42RBTDQZ8/IMG_6019.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621779751335-0KI2QZIXOWM4SPC0SEC1/IMG_6061.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621783594028-2XJCX80BKLPCNPMGU0NW/IMG_6008.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Wallflower on the strings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621783638227-AGPVZYHWOW1ZM1VGDJZH/64280009917__F0331B63-7AF0-4798-A9CE-5E4BF7ACF3B9.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621779775628-Q8OPPNLDVTXJEFQ6QLYI/IMG_5975.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Damascus, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621782834713-E43XRRM17LOEQTIEDFET/IMG_5991.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze I first met Olivia, now “Slingshot”, my very first day under the arch at Amicalola Falls. Haven’t seen her since, only to hear her familiar voice ordering bacon behind me at Damascus Diner. We’ll always be each others’ firsts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621788850195-TS89CE9506EK2AJ3QXHK/IMG_6191.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Red Beard reunion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621785421326-FJJI2ER0G5ZTGT4NFTH5/IMG_6130.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621783509703-EV7RUQ62WPW0I7KP4JTI/IMG_6128.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Hiker reunions abound! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621789441146-TD44XJ0DKI2J657X2SWB/IMG_0550.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Nicole & Taylor ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621779906752-B0VY0MT6UI5ZF82AKY41/IMG_5989.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Pancakes with Teal at Damascus Diner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621783562015-DZ9CQDM60JGAZYVFQTA0/IMG_6137.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786842448-VCYU7CFKWYS3J2FK5WC4/IMG_6050.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Transition to thinner socks as it heats up . I sent the heavier ones back to Katie, and she’ll be returning such cold-gear to me once I hit New England. There’s a constant rotating swap of gear as the weather cycles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621782804187-F6R0AT6GPL4LTCEX3EUL/IMG_5990.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621779813792-4K3UYW5O8V1D7GONGBBL/IMG_5977.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Sun soaking at Laurel Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786320465-FX462OV7QSIKNFWY16WG/IMG_6012.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Pig roast, courtesy of Riff Raff at Tent City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786821792-0DVS9GWBJTFUSYHG529G/64295398031__D3798324-0365-48CA-AEF1-B1C90D79792B.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621788925115-JS3WG9GWRLJ8IANYXVZP/IMG_6193.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze I was tranced. Thank you David! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621785831416-JHOLFX95H75Q06ILF2BL/IMG_2407.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Old School, Link, Sgt. Pepper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621785979902-OQ4DC4B2K35JZJHXP9ML/IMG_6033.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Striking a pose in my weekend thrift shop finds, $7 well spent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621787070005-7DDMFMJYX49QR2SJ5IGJ/IMG_6052.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Aaaaaaand…we’re baaaaack to Massie Gap, having survived the shenanigans of Trail Days. Tallyho! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621782773040-W1ZW1Y49P7BXYCDI4E9T/IMG_6041.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Not Weird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621785884549-S4IECDR7FOREAHRNX3PC/IMG_6114.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Doughboy & Deja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786787221-8NPS9GK9BA422T5GF6IU/IMG_2955.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Salon de Old School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786484135-MMJUK4L1VDTO5ZDLYFFS/64288883966__5DB1B6F7-C5D4-40B3-A27E-1D148405E752.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Thank you for the socks, Amanda! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621785488327-MDNGQ01OMJQR494RDQU6/IMG_6144.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze Link https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621786528788-3T3BLJ55XPDE5GJWSK3B/IMG_6039.jpeg Blog - Trail Daze When the laundromat was sold out of Tide pods, Jett insisted that we share hers instead of walking to Food City for a full sized bottle. But…her husband had it in his trunk…across the way…at a car wash. He was speechless as I skipped up to him in my “hot cakes” tee, smelling like a Porta John, asking for detergent… https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/tested-positive-hiker-trash monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117202334-YES8YNB4560CZ50MLWSJ/IMG_5655.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Hiker Trash conveyer belt at Redi Mart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117895354-09TKLMAG08MBMI5LKPT3/IMG_5703.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621139084520-0G1OCUI97YH30P3UHOJC/IMG_5982.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Wallflower, Buddha, Giving Tree and I outside of The Virginia Creeper Lodge, 5/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123190455-KZUXZE6RZFWA4XSF3KNE/IMG_5833.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Straight Branch Footbridge, mile 476 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117264165-WQ8FNIWKPPT2Y8OD01ZQ/IMG_5662.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Wallflower and I, sharing a headset , 5/6. Approaching Laurel Falls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118314129-XUU4FN7YK59WL88EHOLX/IMG_5713.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621120009757-7WK4GIB6ZZJWCTP659AJ/64243989141__D7F40ADC-B247-45BA-9D0E-50D5746503E0.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive “Ello!!”, Webber-Plank honey ! (In Anna Gombar’s non-leak breast milk contraption…don’t be salty, Wysocki’s!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621122478281-47ZN6S4UMADEHEUP651X/IMG_5829.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Tawny took the time to add a note after placing my phone order ♥️ Little touches like this remind me of home and aren’t lost on me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621124655559-WHCFFKFJQ0XI5S8GRQUU/IMG_5876.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Tibetan flag ️‍ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138810593-IW23SVUVK8WO47DKRCG1/IMG_5933.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621191374052-ZVN8N26P2D3NPXTJWMU6/IMG_5875.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Wallflower’s FIRST time seeing snow in his LIFE! Florida boy ☀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138639359-MNV2BUOAK1U083XUC2NI/IMG_5916.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive “And I have walked 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more…”, 5/13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621125001295-QNVWT1971XLNIBFOC2TZ/IMG_5950.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive AM stretches ‍♀️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123435663-UG3E4WO0QWGI6L5WHWDE/IMG_5845.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Snow, what snow?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621119951694-A1U0SEA8PG4MT8ZCNUQ0/IMG_5818.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Notes and from Dani and Paige ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123627158-1W3LR466AJRYI7ML66CB/IMG_5866.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Climb to Buzzard Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621120975288-YKTI4MQFS2GM33HULMAT/IMG_5828.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Grandma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955. The 1st of her 3 thru hikes, she traversed this land in our modern day equivalent of Converse All-Stars without exception. These are her originals, showcased at Mount Roger Outfitter in Damascus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123577072-OS8S855BYLT90644IXNJ/IMG_5861.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621124831912-XD3GPMCDZ7M0PFGNPNIC/IMG_5948.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive “Vaguely approximate”…double entendre?! Made me chuckle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118813744-IHMPAJV1GRN9AFRTUM0U/IMG_5748.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Moooooooo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621122584693-035TMBHW3SRKXDS361U9/IMG_5974.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive My 2nd pair of kicks…from Altra…to Fleet Feet Pittsburgh via Tim Lyman to Hampton, Tennessee…back to Pittsburgh as a result of a USPS glitch…baaaaaack to Damascus, again with the help of Tim…to the wrong outfitter at the mis-discretion of UPS…then into my hands after a 1 mile walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138740041-6S72ZBNJKEUBYVXAPIFS/IMG_5965.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621119685923-F32074K21GGT72LJK9K2/IMG_5776.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118416472-1EDT0CME923XJS2245E9/IMG_5720.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Doughboy, wearing his Grandfather’s WWII uniform for his entire thru hike, has served as an inspiration for us all through his quiet confidence, 5/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118065197-8BAX70R1NQNN9A6E0EFV/IMG_5719.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Wilderness Bob, a Triple Crowner (meaning that he has thru hiked the AT, the PCT, the CDT…A.K.A.- MY IDOL!!) has silently shared his pearls with us at Vandeventer Shelter, 5/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118011501-B7H3WNVXFTAV5D8ZZADQ/IMG_5708.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118966987-PRFOLLGIZY7W9SLBU623/IMG_5752.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Then I just feel criminal tearing into my jerky with the cow still in earshot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117495013-AD9L8RX8379OEGFULTLK/IMG_5666.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Watauga Lake, 5/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621119611224-ASLOA8VB7HQ7UVPWEP7V/IMG_5775.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Tennessee/Virginia State line! 5/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138493873-2D6UM85F6JTSW82WVT8D/IMG_5895.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive “Wiiiiiiiild horses …” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118788854-LGEBESDRXSXNWXJ0X750/IMG_5746.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123278822-NZ00V1TU7PY4H2JTP3HH/IMG_5836.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Night hike with Old School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138878632-83UJSAYLT0IVA11LBF9N/IMG_5969.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118692579-LEEZIFU7NN9FHSFH7Z7O/64228273339__BA1688BB-9C51-4051-BA41-66376AAAA2AD.fullsizerender.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118853021-E853MA6R6OA7EBCUUP3C/IMG_5751.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Embedded blaze within the cow escape prevention bench! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123600866-CG8OMVUM7VL673715B9Y/IMG_5864.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621119805399-XXXGYN6V5811QJ1FT6QU/IMG_5808.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Buddha and I reach Damascus, 5/10! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123320368-L6MGLD1EE6OI178NA8QW/IMG_5837.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Fro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138578351-1X7H7UHQ2E21173TQN86/IMG_5900.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Grayson Highlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621124712691-RFWB31VP4CADC06S828X/IMG_5880.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Buddha, myself, and Wallflower…I had them “over” for coffee, mile 492 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117720735-LR93SIJ88ACDOA430R1G/IMG_5701.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Tramily leaving Hampton, TN heading for Damascus, VA, 5/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621139028530-KAJMGMR6PD62Y0UMP6J0/IMG_5941.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Chad, The “Giving Tree” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118732013-HU015ZAELV351FC27T61/IMG_5726.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621138842792-KMJGLMA9VQ995G3R4PT0/IMG_5935.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123540586-R2J465CSCU0J9BKZ7OZZ/IMG_5857.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Buddha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123694932-KV2CIOA8OWP37SWJWNTZ/IMG_5868.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive No filter or editing, promise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117933856-AN3DR6BXEFBU8N8OE8GR/IMG_5706.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Wallflower and Deja, Watauga Lake, 5/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621117656843-0LX87YOZ1W1L483ZZR0J/IMG_5668.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Mallard Ducks on Watauga, 5/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621119716806-JNI9K0ZPQZ8NTI8A7S7J/IMG_5800.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Right foot, Tennessee ➡️ Left foot, Virginia! 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Altras ☠️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621118585006-7JXMALNZLG4CKOBS8I9Z/IMG_5723.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Spam, greens, and Mayo! If you’d like to send along a mail drop, MAYO PACKETS PLEASE! Hard to come by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621119868163-0FFXCJ9Z3YNFX7T8ZBNC/IMG_5811.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive KWP signature “oatmeal mix” has ARRIVED ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621125091171-IGNRFTM27JTPR829VITU/IMG_5883.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive Bridging the gap between 61 and 21 years young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1621123500033-3JISPR1D1SL6AR3V57R8/IMG_5848.jpeg Blog - I’ve Tested Positive ❄️ flakes on my brim https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/walking-home monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620416019302-ESJF08Q9NRR5QB0P1XM7/IMG_5468.jpeg Blog - Walking Home The only dame on the trail with a hair mask, for certain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415514471-SE5UXXT3F0FLXATRZO0X/IMG_5571.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421123096-YN0SJ2KDOOMSOZJZLWDI/IMG_5526.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421410305-0B2O7FL61478H9PR6XG9/IMG_5534.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415051691-FS6CJA0A71NVG5P7A92G/IMG_5406.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Nolichucky River, 4/28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414905643-MKLR5MM0FXXSF3L4YE33/IMG_5400.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Nero, the eternal pessimist, turned my “trail project”. He’s only allowed to hike with me if he shouts positivity. I haven’t seen him in over a week… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620422918735-HLOLKLHDUB2HQQB13VW1/IMG_5561.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Roan High Knob Shelter with the fam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415029026-WV9U57NM5P86FGQS6S4U/IMG_5401.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423681474-GQ5SBKKV4RSSFZNDE5LJ/57F80760-FCD2-408C-8050-7F4AEE82DF72.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Baby hit 400 at Sugar Creek, TN! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415819749-5S1WCEV8KEDE36EINNEJ/IMG_5446.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421325847-AJ5NERAX53UXSADDBXD4/IMG_5532.jpeg Blog - Walking Home ….FALSE ALARM! Damn this quaint National Forest sign ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421084616-MEUVZ0TPW3TRBXAH6OZV/IMG_5525.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Peanut butter on wheat atop Unaka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423107810-6M7Z1OVQFSP6UQLFPLRJ/IMG_5584.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423785162-KFI2RG91D1EJARFNU6DP/IMG_5648.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Launch at Laurel Falls with ma boys! They may keep pace faster than me, but they never let me out of their eyesight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620416351659-8KP3BSTSTCCK4VUB12C2/IMG_5506.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Powerline dualing as a bear bag cable ⚡️! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415594864-GWZVA67CP8GDML7VQSUW/64133628091__687D3270-F262-4AB4-86D1-70B79DC98F89.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Thank you, Jonas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414651480-EAN0IWQDKR5NIASFB05Q/IMG_5381.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Big Bald, 4/27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620422964843-ED27HW1K42ZSUSQBK664/IMG_5567.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Roan Mountain balds, 5/3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423476134-L7UC9KHD95HQ6PMRJZLT/IMG_5600.jpeg Blog - Walking Home “Hiker closet”. Clothes for borrow while you’re laundering your own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414620482-GEWXP6CWSMWGC54L7HWH/IMG_5378.jpeg Blog - Walking Home More expedient to filter water when you place a long leaf in the cascade of a streamline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415237603-I7X1RNGSTOJNUQ2602TE/IMG_5407.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Uncle Johnny’s Hostel, Erwin TN, 4/28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415377572-88PU1MJPFIW6130KTVS9/IMG_5419.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Maildrops, or as Deja calls them, “Sarah’s fanfare”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423746611-V05XEZPE3BW7COEYLXAZ/IMG_5640.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Wallflower ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414736955-S8CLBRPSRHROKTKEBRU6/IMG_5384.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421143897-UM9C8IF20MOS2K4S3X7B/IMG_5529.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Cresting Hughes Gap, I spotted what I thought to be a trash can, a delicacy for thru hikers. To rid your pack of trash is to relieve your back of 2 to 3 pounds of wrappers, banana peels and coffee grounds. Yessssssss! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414761505-UQ988KXTU5NFCSMXF8T3/IMG_5385.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415922588-GLHR7V1UQDTZILF2RJTP/IMG_5451.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620422790490-T2VSRJLJ8RD872AOFP7O/IMG_5604.jpeg Blog - Walking Home With the help of Sargent Pepper’s lift and a trekking pole, I successfully retrieved my lodged carabiner from the branch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423210000-A781S7EYERY7ZL1WOZJA/IMG_5591.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415631214-KUFAGKFUYYLUU7X073Y2/IMG_5423.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Take-out Chinese and boxed wine al fresco, courtesy of Turtle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423135170-WLA0RCKBFO0GAB4TR567/IMG_5589.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Adios North Cackalacky ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423239378-00DHP8WZTJ2B6U3CTVKA/IMG_5599.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Hostel, The Station at 19E, a welcomed refuge after sideways hail and 30mph winds, 5/4! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620416108604-YLDZ2FFN3RR2WXAEOMXO/IMG_5485.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Thank you, Mimi ‍♀️! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620422555655-ZYZ9202UIA5N34N5NG1K/IMG_5559.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Blister beneath thick callus. Prodded multiple times with large bore safety pin to allow drainage throughout the upcoming day’s hike. Was my biggest mile day! 5/3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620416076761-1K1GP6GUBU8LLK7S0ZG4/IMG_5480.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Shore time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620409676377-FPNHAY671D7CP20AKP7Q/IMG_5537.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415716202-X9TXFB6DQ91UIYYNA23C/IMG_5447.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Steel Rails Coffee House, Erwin TN, 4/29. Oat milk latte ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415129746-QYQF1XZ9J3XR5KBVKOP9/IMG_5585.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Baby Red Eft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620416168670-ZOJLZGA0DX4DQJFPHMCS/IMG_5504.jpeg Blog - Walking Home J.J. sent a mini bottle for each evening of my resupply to enjoy while I set up my tent. Good, in theory. TOO HEAVY! Operation solution- finish them in 1 night. My back thanked me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423551652-06W2LIV6P43929NU95NS/IMG_5610.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Smitty behind a sour IPA, toasted with coconut. Aces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423601979-1655RJV410PM4FHEPM06/IMG_5622.jpeg Blog - Walking Home “Cigarette daydreams” rendition performed by the Tramily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415950162-OEXOGO09W2T54DOON6DJ/IMG_5453.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Alex, owner and operator of Groovy Smoothie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423042101-5AJVE9YQFO1FQYZYSJ8U/IMG_5581.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421020148-54RWUTERXYI9GXAGVNT8/IMG_5524.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Top of Unaka Mountain, 5/1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620421488536-C2T0XIBMX3M6GLMDPCHV/IMG_5546.jpeg Blog - Walking Home My lunch break is cooler than yours! Little Rock Knob Vista, 5/2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414702601-9CJ9AYGT0JZMTQ4BFNVG/IMG_5383.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620415313838-7C9VFPP2SXVNQTJ5LSJ9/IMG_5408.jpeg Blog - Walking Home 4th Quarter and his lovely wife, Pam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620423996430-OGN5Q3GLJ5G132U7QKC4/IMG_5651.jpeg Blog - Walking Home Bridge across Laurel Fork River, 5/6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1620414884147-HMY7IXR713VMR57XP0UV/IMG_5395.jpeg Blog - Walking Home https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/stats monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619495885210-YTS07WYPOT0D9WANUDSV/IMG_5352.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at This individual must’ve threw their hands up at the trail’s “leave no trace” policy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484663893-V2AD0N7XKGAW2PF3IEAD/IMG_5297.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619481711314-3LLOAPV3GPYR0UT9XVDJ/IMG_4655.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Check out this bad boy’s head wrapped around the back of this tree! Can snakes chase humans?? This one seemed fully capable and was about to swallow me whole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484382406-Y3W10ZWX1M7A3MMEKBML/IMG_5263.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Sriracha sauce packed out in an empty Purell container, epic idea Pam! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484571926-2QMOBPXMA3YU6BZB02NW/IMG_5294.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Took the “exposed ridgeline trail” on a bad weather day. Obviously ➡️. (KWP, Delucia, Grove…you’d agree, I’m certain!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619495711490-9K5IZ2581J9Y7JWZ699L/IMG_5341.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Mystic morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619485369512-ENP7SII90K54XPFC9BCT/IMG_5324.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Tight squeeze! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484710840-JRYYHXZJMXZR049H3EZJ/IMG_5320.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at The gray cover over my pack is a raincover. Coupled with a compactor trash bag lining the inside of my pack, it keeps my things dry. Especially my down jacket and sleeping bag. If those get wet on cold nights, that’s a very dangerous situation. The raincover folds into a pouch the size of your fist for storage on sunny days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619496018416-JEY41RAGI8UQYG37XS67/IMG_5358.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Waiting for shuttle to Nature’s Inn hostel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484445842-PUDQK6ZF84SYTAEG4FA8/IMG_5271.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Wallflower’s clothing mishap remedied with a needle and dental floss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619481346887-H21ZP59MEK7GWQ5RWA0N/IMG_5312.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at My sister, Rachel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619495742381-9G1KPB6AIQ1OEVZUH8Q0/IMG_5343.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484645584-WK4OFY2KD3PP09AN52QT/IMG_5295.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619495963720-O8FH6MXYRUCXBG5J4BCV/IMG_5357.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at 4th quarter and Android https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484352153-KJ12B1HS1RJ3QWL108A2/IMG_5260.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Infant honeysuckles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619483800299-DJMK0MR061QKXE6D4TBW/IMG_5255.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Blaze over French Broad River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484536173-AJN57Z0RCPFSLNSLVA7W/IMG_5290.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at New swag for Crocs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619481371565-NJ5EL3G9M80Z1SKFLUL6/IMG_5310.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Rachel and myself, pre-hike & post-shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484497249-97ZD3TN714X5RLBQ5X1U/IMG_5276.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at My newfound facial Ebola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619496065686-UMBT3H6APONFRYGA7I3W/IMG_5337.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at I’ve walked 300 miles. Repeat 6 more times, and Katahdin will be in eyeshot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619481590566-9OSVYYD2TFY826JPC89S/63959978980__95AC9C98-1276-4E63-AFD1-C23FF6D4D320.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Piraat , courtesy of Inserra ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619484681173-JATN7PTVF0UE0C6D490K/IMG_5299.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at Howard Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619485403177-CRYJ5PCDFUANVGXCCVEF/IMG_5325.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at The tramily has taken on this British tense of saying my trail name… “Ello Dips!!”, I hear multiple, if not hundreds of times per day. They left me a ‘surprise’ at the 300 mile mark… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619495768156-RP7UKXJHQPZQ9BY0DQQ0/IMG_5351.jpeg Blog - Stats N’at The multitude of landscapes can change within yards, as you can see. It’s incredible. Mind blowing, in fact. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/naked-afraid monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039445644-PMYSAR4T0PEYYQ6742S2/IMG_5054.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Sunset, Max Patch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034540230-QPASGLI3ICNLR94QJQXM/IMG_4980.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Adios Smokies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619040109294-TUARZ77QHWGTTQBTA7FS/IMG_5096.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619038922129-4PAHJ26YRQ6CLVHURNC7/IMG_4998.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Link, with the help of 4th quarter, for the WIN!! MAC SALAD!! I. Ate. The. Entire. Container. Ask, and you shall receive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034935855-VJE46IT6TNIKMINCWUP9/IMG_4993.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039422134-7U8NY7AC9YGJUHKUCZ7W/IMG_5077.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Sunrise, Max Patch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033929155-BQ91V7SM72LMK1E1DYGG/IMG_4949.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034338998-QA3VOZHYRTQ4LADKR91E/IMG_4973.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Deja and I, the exhibit, rather than the spectators. Should’ve charged admission! “5 dolla! 5 dolla! Step right up!”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034661812-ZHX455F49HU0PSJBNM1Z/IMG_4987.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid …to find ice cream, courtesy of Turtle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039582109-WH2BGOVDUCHNGSJ21KVO/IMG_5084.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Holy morning coffee scene ☕️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033795408-94P4EOQGPJIBE2HN7L1Q/IMG_4944.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619082079854-HKV5UZW57US2ZQO3YGIF/IMG_5252.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Deja owned open mic night at Big Pillow Brewery! Pictured is her acoustic rendition of Of Monsters and Men’s, “Little Talks”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033770232-25JFLHENC227P9NFNY43/IMG_4942.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041417045-Q04AOASY7091G0JV3B6I/0877124f-b776-450a-9d12-a4d9c8989fe5.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Sheer thru hiker BLISS (understatement!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041602118-ZDV1I8W6PCARXLV8K65I/cc18496e-3c0e-409d-b751-97656bd2996e.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Pam ♥️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039704469-0G3EUPRL2KCAD2YBDANR/IMG_5088.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034136984-5IZUJ32HYP7CY92DK584/IMG_4972.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Davenport Gap shelter. Bear activity is so dense in this area that the A.T. Conservancy has CAGED the lean to shelter, as it would be to dangerous to camp here without such fool-proof protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619040089660-E4T760QSLKOFAILK7H9S/IMG_5091.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033171721-0R0QVRB8ATTEKDQZHZEV/IMG_4929.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Bunion, take 2! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039230153-5TX4O54RIWVBAYJ1ADL3/IMG_5031.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid S’mores coma-induced Deja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039487469-U1Q8TDF547I5JBXL1R1R/IMG_5057.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid 4th quarter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619035173057-JOO4TJ4Y7WCFA38X5BCL/IMG_5004.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid A tried and true washboard minus actual laundry detergent is better than…wearing dirty underwear for the 5th day in a row. Remember this pearl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039011224-DALW1NQH2QRP9GZ6SGO2/IMG_5010.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Noshing HARD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039532580-UKRY9SY15IEI2HNLP61R/IMG_5052.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041049027-XG8KREFZCLBKH8CNRHZD/IMG_5112.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid “Surprise!!”, hollered Pammy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039042063-IWF0892UUCDJ7EY1KEQU/IMG_5015.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Communal shower at Standing Bear Farm, complete with “AT” scribed in the butts of beer bottles! Trashy stained-glass nirvana at its finest. And when I say “communal”, I mean 1 shower:40+ hikers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619035076247-9SAYIYW3RBAHSN5D5DL1/IMG_4999.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid “Dr. R.!”…(clearing my throat…). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041277693-H9NCQ7CYHVQT3FWZHV52/IMG_5135.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid A mail drop from Mom & Dad, no detail ever left unattended ✨ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041688456-99AYE53HHT2OAG4HU5Y3/2f61a444-4873-455b-bbee-6b29572751b0.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid A meeting of the minds of Great legs, myself and Wandering Cowboy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034747773-IOP73DU5E3Y1B3O6UQK1/IMG_4990.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Blazes on the TN I-40 underpass (Hi Roz & Lauren!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039262586-6UYVKJJB5MJ1NX7XL253/IMG_5035.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Quite literally witnessing the birth of Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039339675-8YVIUSWF6GCNWOPD7UIP/IMG_5046.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Summiting Max Patch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034593450-V5UCKV0GSZ414KGGRQCX/IMG_4985.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Naturally, we walked 50 yards off trail… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041660258-PUXV7BKXI1Z2AQKLYBM7/ad1fa606-dea2-41ec-9a05-9ee3cd686579.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid “Mamma Bear” and me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034717363-TS9YVT7HR03A1MFFPFKO/IMG_4988.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Turtle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041499942-PJMW95LV39XZSZ180OEK/d4084d48-465e-4a84-adaf-941d78621b7c.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid I mentioned to an adjacent patron that I admired her sunglasses, and without hesitation, Jessica took them right off of her face and told me to keep them. She had mad respect for my quest and the kindest of hearts, thank you Jessica! XOXO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039554105-0PRFFQFTMC3INU6UO1IE/IMG_5051.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid “Cowboy camping”, i.e.- sleeping with just your sleeping bag and pad, no tent. Pros- ease, unobstructed views of sunset and rise. Cons- unprotected from the elements (wind especially) and critters, zero privacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619035131487-VBJ0WVTBY8RLKJ2XTKOE/IMG_5003.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033147278-F5HBLJL9P2CBUYJIRR1Y/IMG_4921.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Charlies Bunion, take 1! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034901848-QU4BKQFENB52KRR81D14/IMG_4992.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033358497-DCV1ZDDHKGBFHHB781CS/IMG_4937.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Bunion, take 3! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619040131156-T89CKOU0GI793HXYZJJ9/IMG_5098.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619040165677-BLKEKWJ9WP995V24U2O0/IMG_5108.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Came across an old graveyard 3.2 miles before reaching Hot Springs, NC. The stone reflects the passing of Eva in 1940, 8 years prior to the first claimed thru hike in 1948 by Earl Schaffer. Therefore, she was most likely buried on her family’s property prior to the land being governed by its national scenic trail system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033821542-MK49SVLAFAIIPHDE1ZSM/IMG_4945.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039385937-CQHENX1YO2EUOGL9ZK84/IMG_5047.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041359962-BM0EASYDG0I41VSFT0ZZ/IMG_5138.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid The hands are…evolving… We’ll leave it at that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039205193-1H40BBMS4IN37GLA3KCC/IMG_5021.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Old school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033851863-E4S4GFZVHRXTXSZYUKJB/IMG_4947.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Uprooted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041147346-D6RD1FHBC22BHA51B2X9/IMG_5122.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid The Dempsey’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033950170-GF72CLKY8YIB4MLZVEIU/IMG_4962.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Salty ramen bomb for dinner + sleeping at an ever so slight “head down” angle = balloon face, A.K.A. Elephant Woman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619033737959-1XZ90P64Y2O2BDUKP67L/IMG_4939.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039314830-BWZL88MJNCC7M6LL9RRV/IMG_5037.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041634944-4LQFD1428JC26ZH5F5JQ/f74a0121-2955-4573-8ffd-9934c18f6612.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Descent into Hot Springs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619034984095-PV6XTYO3N71YW5YCK673/IMG_4996.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid “Nero-ed” at Standing Bear Farm. A-DOR-A-BLE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619041106987-F346JVPOCM0C1PPNFI8R/IMG_5116.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Laughing Heart Hostel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1619039627732-62SR14IKF0QROVW4QQKY/IMG_5060.jpeg Blog - Naked and Afraid Sunset from my living room. I met this opportunity in the middle and opted out of cowboy camping but left the rainfly off of my tent which allowed for the unobstructed views but left me subject to strong winds at such a high elevation and no tree protection with only a thin layer of mesh between myself and the elements. https://www.andtheniwalked.com/blog/lions-tigers-bears monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481368992-FM34AMAXECOSU4UAK4JT/E0DB584E-9F50-4D9A-9DCE-FE47CFDB3C2E.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! 2/14! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618482321250-8BB142HCM5RLZF97IMXE/IMG_4771.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Climb to Clingmans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618483281863-4LFMKKECD7KFBRRA3I1U/IMG_4860.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Dancing Wind, a successful 2010 thru hiker, said goodbye to her successful corporate banking career in Manhattan and met her husband, Red Stick, on the trail. 2 children, a goat farm in Florida, and a puppy later, she serendipitously crossed paths with me as I descended into Gaitlinburg and we hiked together for miles as she taught me a great deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481462620-JELN2YVXPXOMXI6NOIV8/IMG_4751.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Crossing Fontana Dam Bridge into Great Smoky Mountain National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481723685-NZJLYGE7QPH3ATJLV7XU/IMG_4777.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Wildflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618484953613-T8EMF35PA2IPWT5K6WY4/IMG_4901.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618482934656-339Q18F3WXIC8RY2V1S4/IMG_4844.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618483609530-OG4BUQXL0LM85UZGHX08/IMG_4861.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Hitched with Johnny into Gaitlinburg from Newfound Gap. He approached us, eager to tell us of his goal to hike all 900 miles of the Smoky Mountains. He’s made it to 600. Johnny is 80 years YOUNG. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618484127732-KFX09L33ZQKO0M0F8QKV/IMG_4885.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Tramily together again to complete the Smokies ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618485020199-KPC9WFTS4KJ1VBAXYE1J/IMG_4890.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Shuttle driver, Neal, originally from Great Britain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618484607500-IGPM02ZW6GMJQ1R210LF/IMG_4893.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! 1,972 bottles of beer on the wall, 1,972 bottles of beer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618484822016-77L1WZKSIXRGFMZ0G924/IMG_4900.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Packed out hot dogs from Gaitlinburg and kept them warm in the Jetboil. Why do hot dogs come 10 to a pack and the buns 8? This has to be remedied. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481617754-RCSR9KFQVCI217X9217F/IMG_4760.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481415903-CIFPDQXRLY64CV4WCGTQ/IMG_4747.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618483827514-HM4DYH55D44NV0J2LGPB/IMG_4870.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Reunited with Deja! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618484738794-HCQS54RQT5ZBKQJ9NQJ7/IMG_4899.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618482090483-4U9URZT7VA31LAR81WKU/IMG_4804.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! I placed grits, Raisin Bran, nuts, dried cherries and flaxseed into an empty Talenti gelato container and topped with filtered water before bed, and in the morning I had a delicious cold cereal full of protein, fat and carbs. The consistency of thick oatmeal, but chilled. I honestly love it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481678757-4ZTKW7FM9MZ3OB9DOE5I/IMG_4768.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618483151245-IVVTVSIX2I2YPGM7L7GS/BE76CADD-AA23-4D83-80D8-C7AFAA7D4361.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Reached 200 mile mark on Tuesday, 4/13! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618483992310-9A4PRCUUHFJ1O7C337T4/IMG_4876.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Guac ➡️ reused Craisins bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618482378764-EBIRWIATIRAC0DIQOWIB/IMG_4824.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Clingmans Dome, an unobstructed 360 degree view once you walk the ramp to the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618481904200-O8NJZECIR0UV4V2RK1U9/IMG_4778.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! Thumbs down to the additional quarter mile hike off trail to retrieve water ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600228613294c756242bec6b/1618482021656-P7XFRU9SMPJCHG41AQWS/IMG_4798.jpeg Blog - Lions, Tigers, and I WANT TO SEE A BEAR! 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I was named after the family cat. Yes, our Persian wonder being Sarah Lee and myself, Sarah Elizabeth. You can imagine the confusion that this created come dinner time. However, this is a story for another day. Home is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My 42 years here have gifted me with layers, upon layers, of friendships and a thick relationship with my parents. This increasingly ecclectic city is also the home of my alma mater for both my undergraduate and graduate degrees, The University of Pittsburgh. Despite my professional background being hugely science-based as a Nurse Anesthetist, I am a medley of both right and left brain dominance. My love for creativity, the arts and adventure only rivals my very analytical mind and incessant integration of logic. I am the Jack of all trades, master of none. An underdog of sorts. I rely on my discomfort as a guide, letting my largest fears foster my greatest growth. Said discomfort has most recently led me to something that I would’ve considered unfathomable only a few short years ago. In 2021, at the age of 40, I resigned from gainful employment and put everything that I owned into a storage cubical. And I hiked the Appalachian Trail in its entirety. This footpath spans 2,193.1 miles, over 14 states, from Georgia to Maine. I initially birthed this site as a way of sharing the details of my trek with family, friends, and colleagues, but as I walked, I developed an innate adoration for writing. My sharing of my truths through my words became as big a part of my journey as the hike itself. My mind was stretched just as far as my brawn, and I evolved through publicly sharing my vulnerabilities and triumphs with anyone who would open their heart and and their mind to listen. 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