Happy Anniversary to Us

Happy Anniversary to Us

We celebrated the dawn of our 29th anniversary on the AT in northern Tennessee. It was 32* 🥶 Thanking God for beautiful hiking days and…

Saw a Bear

Saw a Bear

Thankfully it was dead being pulled by 2 hunters with their 20 coon dogs. One less for us to worry about. How many are out…

It’s raining

It’s raining

Beautiful hiking day. Thinking of and praying lots for my family. Arrived at Abington Gap shelter/campground. Completed all camp chores; refill water, set up tent,…

A Delayed Start

A Delayed Start

My excitement and joy of doing this AT thru hike is muted knowing what my Mom and Dad are going through. Mom spent more than…

And we’re off…

And we’re off…

Thanks to Carolyn’s awesome sisters, Becky and Judy, we started South from Damascus VA Friday morning. We hiked about 10 miles before stopping for the…

Hike on Hold

Hike on Hold

Carolyn’s mother was taken to the hospital by ambulance yesterday with a life-threatening condition. Regretfully, we are putting our plans on hold until we can…

Let the Adventure Begin

Let the Adventure Begin

As we retire and move into a new phase of our lives, I look back fondly on the many opportunities that I was given and…

Hiking off into the Future

Hiking off into the Future

Carolyn and I retire on September 21. Four days later, we will start hiking the Appalachian Trail. It is hard to leave a job I…