It was over before it began. Almost. To be accurate, it was over six hours after it began. On the bright side, I’ve hiked 1% of the Mountain-to-Sea Trail. On the indifferent side, there is a high likelihood that I will never hike the other 99%. On Sunday, my mom drove me two hours down … Continue reading
Mountain-to-Sea Trail: a simple footpath stretching almost 1,000 miles across North Carolina from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer Banks. Hear ye, hear ye. I’ve decided to finally get off my lazy butt and do something physical again. In case you’ve never read my dribble before, hi! In … Continue reading
I know that “hate” is a really strong word, but please take the title of the post in context. In my past two weeks in Pennsylvania I’ve experienced some of my highest highs and lowest lows on the trail to date. I’ve had moments where I felt in the groove – “on” – bounding from … Continue reading
I know my last post was pretty scattered. Damascus was the first trail town I hit in which I didn’t actually Zero. Instead, I hiked ten miles in one day and another 12 miles or so out the next day. Consequently, I didn’t have much time to write a post, nonetheless to proof read. Please … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, a friend brought to my attention that the ads WordPress placed on my site were frustrating and obtrusive when trying to read a post. This was news to me because, while I’m logged into my account, I cannot see the ads. Since WordPress hosts blogs for free, it “pays the … Continue reading
Thank you to everyone that participated in the contest I announced in my blog post from this past Monday! I asked you all to figure out what I planned to make with: You came up with some pretty creative responses. Many of your ideas were really close, but the answer that was spot on came … Continue reading
Perhaps some of you remember my blog post from October 26 in which I announced a fun contest. I got the idea when noticing Chattahoochee National Forest on my Appalachian Trail map, which reminded me of this song: The winner, I said, would be the person that came up with the most songs that relate … Continue reading
I cannot come to the blog right now, but if you’ll leave a message, I will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, please enjoy these songs from Animaniacs, a cartoon show from the late ’80s/early ’90s. They’re nerdy, educational, and awesome(!!). They will definitely be hummed up and down the Appalachian Trail for … Continue reading
