The Transition
I don’t think I can be too creative today, but I am so grateful for the community that has formed around us, I need to let everyone know that all is good. Very good. Michael has landed in San Diego and I am at my […]
Month: April 2017
Here We Are.
Well. We’ve arrived at the point I knew would come sooner than I’d like. And of course, it did. But I’m ready. Michael has been ready for weeks. Oh, there have been a few last-minute changes and unplanned trips to REi and a mad dash yesterday […]
The Final Stretch
Michael’s dad came from Connecticut to visit him this weekend. It was a perfect way to start his last week of preparation before leaving on Friday. I credit his dad with fostering in Michael his love of the outdoors and his spirit of adventure and […]
The Final Stretch is All About Food
With only 12 days until take off, our household is focused on food. I can’t say its the most nutritious-looking food, but nutrition seems to be taking a backseat to caloric value. Rumor has it Snickers leads the pack as most popular thru-hiker food. It’s amazing […]
Home Safely, Round One
Because so many of you are asking….a quick post to say Michael arrived home last night about 10:45, having completed his test hike and wearing pretty much everything he’d packed. Here’s a few highlights: It rained the whole time. He’d lined his backpack with a trash […]
Test Run: Winding Stair Mountain Loop
It’s April. Things are getting real, folks. Two days ago, Michael asked me if it would be OK to take my/our Subaru to Oklahoma and do a two day “test” hike with all his new equipment. After what is now a familiar sequence of reactions (first […]