
Hello, all! I am a 64-year-old Pennsylvanian (he/him), retired from government legal services and the Coast Guard Reserve, who is excited to be pursuing a decades-old goal of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. I am fortunate to have a likeminded good friend who has the same aim. I look forward to documenting our double flip-flop jaunt!
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Southbound through the Rollercoaster
Years ago in a different life I would regularly draft standardized reports on unusual events. Known as “situation reports,” they were
Slackpacking South from PA
Decades ago, when I sailed the briny blue on a Coast Guard cutter, we had a salty mustang (i.e., a former enlisted member) serving as engineer
My (Planned) AT Journey
As a new blogger, I thought it would be helpful to introduce myself and answer those two big questions: why I am undertaking an AT backpacking trip,