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Weird Thoughts I Have When Hiking
After my last blog about the wind, I have mixed feelings reporting that the wind has dissipated quite a bit. It still comes up during storms and threatens to blow my tent down, but unfortunately it’s lessened in these days when the temperatures are in the high 80s and 90s. Just now I would gladly…
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Things we get used to
For me, the incessant wind in North Dakota is a bit tiring. It reminds me of the wind in the great basin in Wyoming on the Continental Divide Trail where some hikers feel the wind is making them crazy and they end up screaming for it to stop. The wind certainly has given me something…
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Holy Shit day number one on the NCT
There are about 100 people who get a ping sent from my Garmin satellite device every night showing where I’m camped. Most of the time it says “on the north country trail” and the recipient can scroll in and see where I am. But every once in a while a message goes out that says…
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Keeping it in Perspective
As I’m sitting in town after my first 97 miles on the North Country Trail, during which I’ve cried more than I’ve cried on most of my 2000 mile hikes, I’ve been thinking a lot about keeping things in perspective. Yes, my foot hurts with every single step I take. It’s like walking with two…
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One step at a time
People often ask me how I do these long distance hikes. My response is always the same. “One step at a time.” When I stand at the beginning of a 2000 mile hike, it would be overwhelming to think about the entire trip, especially if I figure that each step I take covers only about…
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Aren’t you afraid?
When I am adventuring, one of the questions I get asked most is, “Aren’t you afraid?” Now, two days into my next adventure, I can honestly say I believe the most dangerous part is behind me. Even though I hope to hike for four months, statistically I was in more danger during the two-day, 1257…
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