Wow! Are we in a serious drought or what? Slipper and I are much aware of the challenges faced when water sources dry up! It's not pretty! It's not sweet! It's not nice! So what is the solution to a water drought! What is the answer to desert dryness? GET CREATIVE! While on our thru-hike [...]
LET US ALL DO OUR PART on November 8 (or earlier if need be) to cast our vote for the person whom will best represent our nation as President of the United States. Listen... you may or may not be totally supportive of the person whom is running for office, but you should be totally [...]
While in The Whites, Slipper has asked that I take the lead (due to the trail difficulty… and especially the descents), and as I turn a corner and say “Oh my goodness!,” she thinks that I have either run into a bear… moose… or snake, when what has actually happened is that I have been [...]
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 [...]
When the rain drops are as big as bricks... When the rain is torrential and hasn't let up all night... When the rain is blowing down... sideways... and beating the mud up onto your tent... When the rain finally makes its way under your tent in the form of a slow moving creek... When the [...]
Whenever the Appalachian Trail Guide designates that a "Knob" is approaching... it means get ready for an excruciating climb upward. With the usual views thathe await us... we try our best to TURN THE KNOB into an enjoyable climb (knowing that we will enjoy the views as soon as we arrive at the summit... and [...]
After stopping to filter water at a slow flowing water source (creek) and ascending a little further up the trail to Blue Mountain Shelter, we noticed a few additional tents. From conversation among fellow hikers, it appears that the trail is becoming more and more crowded by the day. After setting up our tent for [...]
Today began with a Farewell Meeting at our weekly Sales Meeting with Kerley Family Homes, as we were encouraged to "Be Safe," to complete the thru-hike and to return to the sales team after our summit of Mount Katahdin. Our Broker invited us to share about our journey and to encourage "donation-participation" via our representation [...]
Okay... okay... okay... before all the criticism is hurled my way... DON'T HATE! I know that I am "clothes heavy," but I would rather have a few pieces too many that I can discard, than not enough to put on (being we are starting on FEBRUARY 14). So for everyone who would say, "Take Off [...]
On our way to Mountain Crossings for (what we would consider as our official launch to thru-hike The Appalachian Trail), we took a walk to the highest point in the state of Georgia (Brasstown Bald). With some snow still clinging to the ground (as it it were begging Mother Nature to let it stay around [...]
