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Last weekend off trail
September 15, 2014
This weekend was our last hoorah with the thru-hiker friends who have become so dear to us. We have cried together, we have walked hundreds of miles together, we have laughed - a lot, we have prayed together, we have seen each other at our best and our worst. We ...
There's this too
September 5, 2014
Yes, my heart aches each day with my family in the woods, a separation unexpected and difficult. But there's this too. An unexpected rejuvenation for me, having time to do my own things, on my own schedule and at my own pace.
This year especially so
September 4, 2014
This September, supporting my family as they finish their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, feels like my most melancholy late summer.
Not how it was supposed to end
August 25, 2014
My journey now is not on the Appalachian Trail, but beside it. Driving our car and meeting my family at road crossings, supporting them and others with the perspective of a former thru-hiker, someone with intimate knowledge of what a thru-hiker needs and wants.
A Summer Sabbatical
June 15, 2014
For reasons personal, logistical, professional, and spiritual I have decided to take a writing and blogging sabbatical for, what I anticipate will be, the duration of our hike. A summer sabbatical.
Is Family Thru-Hiking like Family Bootcamp?
June 1, 2014
This family adventure is the most physically challenging thing our kids have done. It's the most challenging thing I've done. And a lot of discipline is required in our hiking days to pull it off. This is not a vacation.
