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Walking To Maine: The 100-mile wilderness
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View my complete profile. Monday, October 13, 2008. Last night I picked up an issue of. Magazine that was sent to the house. An article claiming to make your hike easier gave 3 tips for alleviating stress on one's body when hiking downhill, which "can be very difficult with a heavy pack on steep terrain for extended periods of time." Those were 3 good tips. I told Dustan. Why didn't I read that article before I walked 2,000 miles? Here's the last thing I saw on pavement:. But the best were these guys....
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Walking To Maine: Wait for it, wait for it....
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View my complete profile. Wait for it, wait for it. Only 2 Weeks Left! Rangeley, Maine and 220 miles left. Hmm, so far I disagree. We made it to Maine. Woo. Last Post Office Stop. Sunday, September 21, 2008. Wait for it, wait for it. Myron H. Avery, 1934. So here we are in Monson, Maine, the last town on the trail! Surprisingly our bodies are holding up really well for having hiked 2,061.7 miles. No serious foot or knee pain, and I thought at this stage in the game we would be hobbling! Here's a third...
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Walking To Maine: May 2008
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View my complete profile. Pearisburg - mile 623 and counting. Hello from - where are we again? Important News Bulletin from Sweet Potato and Bull. Sunday, May 25, 2008. Yesterday we found out that Papaw Owen, my dad's dad, passed away. 96-and-a-half years old, WWII vet, married to Mamaw for almost 70 years. It is sad, but it's also overwhelmingly comforting to imagine. Hands folded in conversation, laughter creasing around their eyes in reunion. I can hear him saying. Jeff, what happened in that truck?
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Walking To Maine: October 2008
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View my complete profile. Monday, October 13, 2008. Party time at the top. That's Brahma, Hoot, Worm, Borders, Sundance, Just Mike and Gonzo. Blaze Broken finger guy. Lyme Menengitis man. Dude with the PIC line, whatever you want to call him. He wept when he reached the sign because of all the trials he faced on the trail, inside and out. We were so happy for him! I think we were more excited to see Blaze summit than to summit ourselves! Brahma getting blown away by the wind. Hee hee. We entered the wild...
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Walking To Maine: March 2008
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View my complete profile. Our Last Day of Civilization. When the going gets cold. Gearing Up - literally. Friday, March 28, 2008. Sis called Mom last night with an update. She and Dustan have walked about 31 miles so far. They were at Neel's Gap ( click here to see a map. This is Goose Creek Cabin. The man that took them here had just dropped his daughter and son-in-law off at Springer and was taking a pit stop on his way home. He and his wife love Jesus and they were AWESOME. . Monday, March 24, 2008.
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Walking To Maine: We made it!
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View my complete profile. Friday, October 3, 2008. Well, it's done. We walked however many crazy miles we walked and we're in the middle of a roadtrip home. Just wanted to make it official on the blog to let everyone know - I'll be back later to post pictures of the 100-mile wilderness, more of summitting Katahdin (it was an amazing climb), and our minivan adventures as we sojourn home. Man, driving is. One journey has come to an end and other one has just begun! October 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM. October 3, 2...
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Walking To Maine: April 2008
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View my complete profile. Friends on the Trail. Quick hello from Erwin, TN. Hello from Hot Springs, NC! Quick Update: The hikers are already through the . Mike and I had a great time meeting the hikers in . Bye, bye Trail (the dog). Betsys trail name Sweet Potato has complete stu. Lots O Pics and Theyre doing great! Monday, April 28, 2008. Friends on the Trail. Well, we're still here in Erwin due to torrential rains and the aroma of Pizza Plus. Random order of both friends and chronology. Bert Great guy ...
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Walking To Maine: August 2008
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View my complete profile. Cant get out of town. 1600 something down, 500 something to go. Next Mail Drop Locale. 1,500 miles and counting. Monday, August 25, 2008. All right, so we're in our next-to-last state! Can you believe it? We now have only 398.5 miles to Katahdin and we've hiked 1,777.7 miles (but who's counting? That's a LOT of hard climbing. The White Mountain range stretches through New Hampshire and a bit into Maine. The Whites mark the hardest (debatable) section of the trail because...We lo...
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Walking To Maine: Katahdin
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View my complete profile. Monday, October 13, 2008. Party time at the top. That's Brahma, Hoot, Worm, Borders, Sundance, Just Mike and Gonzo. Blaze Broken finger guy. Lyme Menengitis man. Dude with the PIC line, whatever you want to call him. He wept when he reached the sign because of all the trials he faced on the trail, inside and out. We were so happy for him! I think we were more excited to see Blaze summit than to summit ourselves! Brahma getting blown away by the wind. Hee hee. Dustan and Betsy,.