Good Luck to the Class of 2014

Have you ever had one of those days, weeks, months or years that your emotions kind of remind you of this picture?

For me, this last month has been just this way, very stormy and not a little horrifying. This will be my last post, and since I don't like to leave those who have been following my blog hanging and wondering where I went, I will relate a little of why I won't be hiking the trail this year.

Merry Christmas to All!

From our house to yours, Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays!

Lego, Poco, and Angel

Snow Day

This post has nothing to do with the trail, but since snow days are my very favorite weather systems and I enjoy the heck out of them,(unless I have to walk 20+ miles in the stuff) I figured I would share our fun filled snow day with you.

Notice how Angel will pick up her Frisbees and put them in the middle of the yard. Sorry Beads, we are still throwing all the Frisbees! We can't help ourselves.

I was also practicing uploading videos and picture via Ipad, and find it to be pretty easy now. Every once in a while I get a happy surprise and get some fun animation going. I have no idea how I do it, it just happens.

 

We didn't get a lot of snow, but it was beautiful and fun while it was snowing.

Funhog goes Hog Wild

Let me introduce a great guy, Funhog, to all you prospective hikers who might enjoy a different twist when you sign your trail registers.

 

Funhog is a really talented guy who makes stamps for hikers and seems to have a great time doing it. He made stamps for Erin "Wired" Saver, and Mindy "Heart" Dunham who both loved their stamps. I don't have permission from either one to show their stamps, so I will direct you to their blogs to find the pictures of their stamps. For Wired: go to  http://www.walkingwithwired.com/p/home-page.html. You'll find a picture of her stamp on just about every page. For Heart: go to http://www.hikeforheart.blogspot.com/. Her stamp is featured on the post for Sat. March 17, 2012 entitled Heart-full Thanks. I do believe that Wired created this stamp with help from Funhog.

 

Not so Fantastic Gear Choices, and Definate Maybes

Thursday - Nov. 21, 2013
Word of the Day: Foolishness



Heavy, Heavy 1999 (Guffy Campground)

"Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow." ~ Henry David Thoreau, American Author

As my legs were moving this summer, the thoughts did flow indeed! And as the days moved past, my thoughts were dwelling more and more on what gear just wasn't working. For example, as I made camp each night and broke camp each morning, first thought was "Wow, this Tyvek ground sheet sure is noisy!" Sure the Tyvek is pretty light, but if I'm disturbing all the other hikers who are trying to sleep, what good is it doing me?  This will be the first casualty, but what to replace it with? Not sure yet, I'm thinking of using ripstop nylon. Light and quiet. I would be willing to entertain ideas of ground sheets that worked for others.