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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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The Burdens We Carry
As I’m packing to go on my hike, I’m aware the preparations for this trip are a bit different than previous hikes. In addition to what I usually carry, I will be carrying close to a pound of medical supplies I need to take care of my foot and the donor site where the skin…
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It Takes a Village
As I do one of my usual nighttime wake ups with my foot screaming in pain, I think about how grateful I am that even with this painful foot I feel able to start out on another adventure. In a few days I will start the North Country Trail, the only one of the eleven…
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Breaking out of the Writing Desert
I will start by saying thanks to all of you who checked in on me because you hadn’t heard from me in a while. I’ve been in a bit of a writing desert, unable to push myself to do it, feeling whatever I had to say was mostly dribble. In part my difficulty was spurred…
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Rewriting the Narrative
As I work to heal from the first of numerous surgeries on my foot, I’ve been thinking about how what we experience in life creates the story we carry with us into our future. This impacts how we interpret the behavior of others and how we react in the world. Because of experiences in my…
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Scars, Post Surgery and Hiking
I’ve been thinking a lot about scars lately, both physical and emotional ones. Some scars barely impact our lives, but others have more lasting impact. When I burned 40% of my body over 30 years ago, I had some scars that were so tight I had to have them surgically removed and expanded by cutting…
The Mary Badass
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