Trail Names: This is funny (I think). I don’t know if you know or not but hikers at least on the big trails (Appalachian, PCT, CDT etc) end up with trail names. Even though I doubt this is a tradition on transcontinental events (but what do I know, I’m a big newbie at this) but…
Read moreThe Significance of March 2nd
Wow – I was talking to my doctor today and realized that my start date (2 March 2019) will be one day shy of my first hospitalization (in that 5 weeks of hospitalization) two years ago! I hadn’t realized that and it certainly wasn’t in my plans but I suppose it’s very fitting! When I…
Read moreHow Fortunate Am I
I want to shout from the roof tops about how very blessed I am!!!! So much good stuff happened today but I will put it out in several posts. I can’t even pick the best because all of them took more weight off my shoulders for my transcontinental walk. There are angels all around us…
Read moreAngel Brian
I promised to let you know more about the Angels that appeared yesterday. How true it is when they say “there’s an Angel among us” – Angels come in every size, shape, age, sex, profession etc. Brian Khepri is one of those “pop-up” angels. I met him several years ago at Across The Years and…
Read moreCan I Really Do This?
As I’m out there at 5 a.m. every morning my mind begins its day. Actually my mind begins its day when I first wake up and force myself to get up in the cold and get ready to go out – this is not that easy at this time of year because you have to…
Read moreNow It’s Getting Real
Ok now it’s getting real! January 1st the countdown began and today I took the next plunge and got my Amtrak ticket. Unfortunately due to construction on the rails the train I wanted isn’t going so I will get into LA on the 1st. that might not be so bad for starting on the 2nd….
Read more“Open Wide….”
“Open Wide…..” Ouch is the best word to describe the past few weeks since i was ‘forced’ back to the dentist. I’ve had an unbelievable fear of dentists since i was young (I think it was the sound of the drill I remember from my childhood – like nails screeching across the chalkboard). I have…
Read moreChristmas Training
The training begins…of course I’ve been training since before Vol State this summer but now I’m really going to be stringing long mileage days together until I leave. I started this weekend with four long walks in a row. Not too bad but still wish I were faster. I’m still working on the strength part…
Read moreMy Dream Come True
For the past 28 years I have wanted to traverse the United States on foot (first I wanted to run but now I know it will only be walking). It is finally going to happen. I intend to start my adventure on 2 March 2019. Unfortunately I am still having problems figuring out the route…
Read moreThe Wonder of It All
As I found a new route to walk on last weekend, it renewed my motivation to get out there and not just sit around and wait until March – it’s not like I don’t have a ton of things still to do. I am not a big fan of the hustle and bustle of highways…
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