Off the Couch and On the Trail

As I sit here in Rockville, Maryland looking out the window at what has to this point been a minor storm, I am given cause for thought.  What would it be like to be on the Appalachian Trail right now?  Last year we weathered Hurricane Irene in exactly the same position.  For us Irene was little more than a windy night.  For those in New York it was much different.  In the days following saw images of highways in New York flooded, we saw video of Prattsville, NY disappearing under water. The same forces that slowly cut away the Grand Canyon over millions of years can cut away a town in a few hours.  It’s awesome in the intended form of the word.

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DISCLAIMER:  I’M REPOSTING THIS AS A NEW POST BECAUSE WORDPRESS SAW FIT TO DELETE THE BETTER PART OF IT THIS MORNING, SO HERE’S THE SECOND GO

It’s crazy how timing works out in life sometimes.  We recently had our first unsuccessful hike and it was very hard to handle.  When you are planning to hike for 6 months the idea of not being able to achieve any goal makes you wonder if you should reconsider your strategy.  If we can’t make it 4 miles in soupy, Maryland summer heat how the hell are we going to do it Maine in July?  I will get to the details shortly but it was about the time I was pondering these questions that three blogs posts popped up. Continue reading →

My fiancee and I have been doing outdoorsy stuff since the beginning of our relationship.  Her family has a large plot of land in the Catskills that they used to go to for weekend escapes from the Hudson Valley.  This was legit camping as well- no bathroom, just a privy and LOTS of bugs.  So it came naturally for both of us to use our free time together outside.  In fact the first time I met her father was on a trip to his property. Continue reading →