Monthly Archives: March 2010

Well, my Appalachian Trail hike isn’t going to happen this year. Time and money come and go faster than I anticipate sometimes, and this is one of those times. With less than a week until I was planning to leave, I have to call this off for now. Strangely enough though, I am not as bummed out about this setback as I thought I would be. It just is what it is, and I have another year to prepare and further hone my trekking skills. Since I originally posted my plans, quite a bit has changed in my life. I have moved back to my old stomping grounds in the Appalachian mountains, adopted a dog that was near death, hiked some of the Mountain To Sea trail, reconnected with a lot of great folks from my past, and started working on some long-term plans beyond my hiking goals. Hopefully I will be able to post a bit more now and chronicle my year of preparation for a 2011 thru-hike. Stay… Read more