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My Appalachian Trail Adventure – Part 1 of 5
This is the first in a series of 5 posts about a section hike of the Appalachian Trail. Sunset from the Skyland Lodge the night before our departure. Last Wednesday after months of preparation my wife...
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My Appalachian Trail Adventure – Part 2 of 5
This is the second in a series of 5 posts about a section hike of the Appalachian Trail. 6am, Day 2 ready to hit the trail and try to outrun a storm. After the first night’s sleep I woke up...
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My Appalachian Trail Adventure – Part 3 of 5
This is the third in a series of 5 posts about a section hike of the Appalachian Trail. To fight the cold temperature Lisa wore socks on her hands. I was just ready to get out of the site that had been...
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My Appalachian Trail Adventure – Part 4 of 5
This is the fourth in a series of 5 posts about a section hike of the Appalachian Trail. Each morning we took a picture just before heading out for the day and in my opinion the pictures grew...
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My Appalachian Trail Adventure Conclusion – 10 Lessons Learned
This is the final posting of a 5-part series on a section hike of the Appalachian Trail. At many points during my 4-day section hike of the AT I asked myself, “Would I do this again?” and each time the...
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Return to Shenandoah National Park…This Time by Bike
The view at the beginning of summer from Shenandoah National Park The last time I blogged about Shenandoah National Park I was hiking it by foot along the Appalachian Trail. This time it will be by...
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Skyline Drive – Sheanandoah National Park by Bike
This map is from the National Park Service website Today is about logistics. The actual bike riding does not begin until tomorrow but it will take a full day to get everything in place. One lesson I...
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Skyline Drive by Bike – Day 1 of 3
Our bike trip began with a lot of logistics. We drove two cars out to the mountains, leaving one a the southern end of Skyline drive, and driving the second car and bikes to the northern end. The...
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Skyline Drive by Bike – Day 2 of 3
Fresh and ready to ride! Day 2 of this trip was the first day of actual bicycling. Day 1 had been mostly about positioning the cars, getting there, and as I mentioned, some unwise celebrating! Thus,...
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Skyline Drive by Bike – Day 3 of 3
If you have been following my Skyline Drive trip by bike you know there was an element of overestimating my ability, and not taking seriously the extent of this challenge. After quitting at the 25...
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