Reflections from March 15

Hey friends! Got off the trail temporarily with some trail friends to try and avoid this storm coming through. The trail so far has been absolutely delightful, and so are these lovely folks at @stanimalsaroundthebendhostel in Hiawassee, GA #at2025 #supportlivingartists

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Reflections from March 13

The first day was one of nervous energy and hard goodbyes. Lucked out on amazing weather. Not much signal on trail, but I’ll try to keep y’all updated. If you’ll go to my journal page of my website, maybe weekly, you should be able to get more info about this journey I’m on! #at2025 #supportlivingartists

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Time to Catch y’all up on this hike!

I’ve been hiking on Appalachian Trail a full month. I started March 11, and here it is, mid-April. From early Lent to nearly Easter and Passover. I’m proud of where I am and how far I’ve come. I’ve had to learn more than I expected, and was definitely not in the kind of shape I…

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Driving to Georgia- AT Journal entry (day “zero”)

I started writing this journal entry almost two weeks before leaving for my grand adventure.  I’m writing this as I’m on the interstate headed from Mississippi to Georgia. My wife is driving and her mother in the front passenger seat, and I in the backseat of the truck, finishing up the last minute things I…

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It’s Almost Time!

In a month I’ll be packing up the truck with Ashleigh and my fabulous mother-in-law and heading to Georgia.  Ash and Triss will send me off at the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, at Springer Mountain.  I will then walk northbound on the trail, aiming to reach Mount Katahdin in Maine sometime in the…

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