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A quick update to report that I have made it to the mental half way point, on schedule, and in one piece. The last couple of days have been beautiful, with perfect weather. I feel strong and I have great company, Switchback and Arrow. Two guys I met way back in Tennessee, who are greatContinue reading “Harpers Ferry”

So, it’s winding down to my last few hours with Jesse. It’s been so great to have him, and Front Royal has been a nice little town to spend a day and a half in. Tomorrow morning, we go our separate ways. I’m getting picked up by a really nice woman from the visitor center,Continue reading “Back in the Saddle”

I just wanted to brag that I am close friends with an amazing woman! Allie Yanikoski, the only person I’ve ever called my soul mate, (Jesse doesn’t mind. He can tell when he’s defeated:)) just ran her first marathon ever, and finished the race with an incredible time of 3 hours; 57 minutes; and 18Continue reading “My Amazing Friend, Allie”

Today is my little guy’s birthday. He’s 11 years old. I wanted to text Royce to tell him to give him a nice birthday chin scratch, but I have no phone. So if any of you Montana folks read this today, and see Royce or Max, please pass along the message for me. Tell MaxContinue reading “Happy Birthday Max!”

I am very happy to see that no one thinks of me as a big cheater for doing a canoe trip. Because after hiking one day through the Shenandoah National Park with Jesse, we decided that a canoe trip actually sounded pretty rare and special. I think Virginia is trying to kill me. Temps haveContinue reading “Took the Plunge! Literally.”

Just a quick note to let everyone know that things are going fine. Better than fine, actually. We made it to Waynesboro. Which means it’s time to start the Shenandoahs and things are looking pretty luxurious for the next few days, with the promise of beer and snacks at frequent intervals. And what’s better, isContinue reading “Met my Sweetheart in Waynesboro”

Today has been excellent! We spent our last week hiking in the rain. Mostly high-spirited, but quite wet indeed. I knew that Virginia was going to be tough. Folks have been saying it’s wet, steep, plain, rocky, a lot of the same thing…the list goes on. So I’ve been mentally preparing myself, and it’s beenContinue reading “Best 0 Ever!”

I’ll post the exact amount tomorrow night, I want to read people’s guesses. But I will say that Kiddo, weighs significantly less than Shayla! I’ll try to attach some good group photos too. Special thanks to Mackenzie for adding all those pages. The captions are perfect and I really appreciate the new additions! Happy graduation asContinue reading “Guess how much weight I lost!”

Hello everyone. I’m updating instead of Shayla again because I made a few changes to the site that I wanted to tell everyone about. First off, I added a separate page for Shayla’s (Kiddo’s?) list of mail drops. On that note, the dates for her next two mail drops (Daleville VA and Shipman VA) have changed.Continue reading “Updates and New Things to Check Out.”

I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this yet, but my trail name is Kiddo:) I got it because I smile a lot, and look like I’m 16. Which isn’t such a bad thing. I love it. Sometimes I come up to some friends I haven’t seen for a few days and they say in unison, “Kiddo!”Continue reading “Kiddo:)”