Just a few days till I hike out. Everything has led me to this point. My jobs, my friends, growing up in the woods, all of this has prepared me for this journey. You prepare for so long, doing whatever it takes to leave this place, and now that your chance to leave is finally [...]
Category: AT Prep 2015
What I did to get ready for my first thru-hike of the AT in 2015
In the stillness of your mind
At this point Kevin and I are about two weeks out from Georgia. There are quite a few things a few thing's that need to still get done. Kevin will be in town this Sunday, I am not sure if I am excited for us to leave or not yet. Of course I am excited [...]
Life After The Trail
At work I spend most of my days lost in thought, you tend to get trail brain while you do these thoughtless tasks. One thought may be lets say apples well apples are fruits and fruits are yummy, you know what's yummy rice, wow I haven't had rice in a week or so and its [...]
In The Weeks To Come
My days have been blurring together lately and in all honesty I haven't had much to write about. My weeks so far have consisted of leaving for work on Monday at 5pm and working till 5am and back in bed by 6 am every day through Wednesday. Thursday is laundry and date night. Friday during [...]
Getting back out there
It's been a few weeks since I lost Roland and I still feel a little off. It is a bit quiet when I come home and I am having a hard time readjusting to being alone. We would go everywhere together, the bar, out for a ride, and even to grab a burger. I have [...]
Roland, Our last day.
The house is filled with people and yet it is empty. There is something missing, gone, lost to us. I am no longer whole. There is a huge wound in me that can not be healed now. I cry all the time, a song, a thought, a memory, a picture brings me to tears. I [...]
The Vet
Before moving into our new place I took Roland to the vet to ask some questions and get him checked out before we did the trail. We arrived without any problems and waited just a few minutes. Walking back to the exam room I really only had one question and it was about rattlesnakes. This [...]
A few marbles short of a full deck.
I'm quickly learning how off my roommate is. We have been "having problems" mostly with Roland. At first it started as a kind of over parenting, telling me to go to bed, telling me we would talk after I slept. You see I work midnights and I took it at first as her looking out [...]
Old Dog, New Tricks
We awoke early, our gear packed from the night before, grabbing my bag and setting out. Rushing downstairs to feed Roland, I quietly float down the steps as to not wake up anyone else. Its early, the sun is up though, there is a chill about the air, crisp and clean. Roland devours his food [...]
Almost Home
Its 5:00 on this Saturday morning and I am wide awake. I feel rested, refreshed, reawakened. The past few weeks have been busy to say the least. So much has changed in the past two months which is a part of why I haven't written. I started two jobs at the end of October, working [...]
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