Recovered from the weather, mostly dry we set our for another big day, 25 miles. At one of our first gaps we, Huck and I, met a couple from Vermont. They shared with us pretzels and more magic. Giving us thier info they told us when we reached Vermont that they would provide more magic … Continue reading Marching to music
Our first day in the Shenandoah's was thirty miles of view after view. When I hiked out of Damascus, the Creeper Trail went for thirty miles next to the AT. The long smooth gravel trail went by waterfalls, the river and many streams. The AT went up and down over rocks, roots and crap no … Continue reading Look out Shenandoah’s
The first few miles flew by, before I knew it I had done 5 miles a d was reaching the shelter by eight in the morning. Here I was a few minutes behind my friends. The machine, the tall one, had informed me they had just left, I took off with a fury. Climbing the … Continue reading Long lost friend
The lasting effects of our trail angel still affected me the next morning. I awoke feeling rejuvenated, free from my depression and feelings of self doubt. Everything was clear again, her kindess and company quelled the negativity that I had been dealing with the past week or two. The two of us packed up and … Continue reading Hulkspiration or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
I slept in for the first time in a long time. I layed in bed till around 7, saying goodbye to Diesel and packing up, I met Huck at the trail head. We both had planned on stopping at the river for the night, a short 18 mile day for us, at most 9 hours. … Continue reading Our Trail Angel
The day was the longest day in the year and that meant hike naked day. Diesel and I continued our getting to know each other as we climbed the mountain. We were both feeling down and trying to motivate the other, he was missing his dad on father's day and I was deep within the … Continue reading 800 miles of naked thoughts
New insoles in my shoes, I hitched out to the gap. A very large man in a fitting size pickup, picked me up and took me down to the gap. We talked of life and love on the way. He was moving in with his girlfriend and today was the last day to do it, … Continue reading If everyone jumped off a bridge
We set a goal of thirty miles for the day, the only way we could justify taking the slow day before. Since we were now hiking partners, Diesel and I, took the opportunity to get to know each other for the morning. Playing the question game, we took turns sharing and asking questions. This went … Continue reading One thing leads to another
Leaving town I felt better, but not complete. Losing my phone had dealt a huge blow to my psyche. I never would have thought that such a small thing could tear me down. The thought of losing my phone wasn't the problem, the names, numbers, messages could all be replaced. The pictures on the other … Continue reading So close yet so far
The lack of sleep had taken its toll I was toast. I had ten mile so go before town and it would drag on and on. Each foot feeling like lead as I drug them across the gorund, looking more a zombie than a person. The miles went on forever as I crossed over the … Continue reading Miracles
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