We have done the Hokie-Pokie (in and out of Maryland)... The Hop (over the boulders of Pennsylvania)... The Twist (through Fat Man Squeeze and Lemon Squeeze)... The Bump (rock crawling up and down the mountains)... now WE ARE DOING "THE RIVER DANCE" as we hike down into the Lower Hudson River Valley. We knew as [...]
While the mileage denoted in the Feature Photo may appear to be further than you can imagine to hike... hold on... wait a minute... Katie-Bar-The-Door... We have already hiked just UNDER double these miles! Needless to say, the above photos are great morale boosters for us as we work through excruciating feet and knee pain [...]
People still wonder how we know if we are on the correct trail or not (being that there are so many trails to hike on around The Appalachian Trail). We know that we are on the correct trail by the "White Blaze." All along The Appalachian Trail (Northbound and Southbound) trees... and sometimes even rocks... [...]
I can hear Liza Minelli and Frank Sinatra singing the lyrics that entitles this blog: "NEW YORK... NEW YORK!" Slipper and I are both amazed of the beauty of the New York landscape (other than the tall skyscrapers... buildings... and mass of people). After waking up to the view from our tent (as seen in [...]
So we have officially hiked from New Jersey into New York... and needless to say, WE'RE IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND! Just when you think that the rock... stones... and boulders are behind you and you are about to take a stroll through "Central Park"... think again! These boulder and cliff climbs took [...]
For those of you who might be wondering what this Blog of THE BIRDS AND THE BEES could possible lead up to… should you be wondering if I am going to get a little provocative within this particular Blog… you know I am! I love conversations about THE BIRDS AND THE BEES! I’m also going [...]
Coming out from Delaware Water Gap, we cross The Delaware River and take note of the beauty we are about to encounter... so much so that I MAY JUST JOIN "THE JERSEY BOYS!" I gotta be honest... if I had the opportunity to "Aqua Blaze" a portion of the trail at this point along The [...]
We enter Delaware Gap on a mission! You might say that we are "SHOPPING AT "THE GAP!" What are we shopping for? What are we on the hunt for? (To be honest... Slipper is "Shopping" and I am "Hunting") What are we looking for? The state line of New Jersey! Pennsylvania has certainly lived up [...]
Who's ya Daddy... ya PaPa... ya PeePaw... da' man??? Me... cause PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE (rollin' up and over the rocks and boulders of Pennsylvania)! I must say that as we were rollin' into Port Clinton, PA we certainly thought about taking a train to Clarksville (even if it was the last train). Did [...]
Yep... yup... yes... yeah... we continue POUNDING THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA... Plantar Faciitis and all! While the foot pain is pretty intense... we have all heard it said "No Pain-No Gain!," and let's be honest... I never thought that we would thru-hike The Appalachian Trail apart from pain. I appreciate the prayers and encouragement (and even the [...]
