I laid out my pack with my base items (no food and water). It is a good exercise to take one final look at the list. I discovered I could use a smaller bottle of multi-purpose soap and I’m rethinking my rain poncho situation. I ordered a Frogs Togs ultralight…
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Two weeks out!
It’s getting real! We are two weeks out from our section hike of the AT. I’m in full logistics mode and here’s what we have so far: I also need to finalize my pack – this is a work in progress.
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Shake down trip and Changes
Life throws curve balls and for us, it means we can no longer take a whole month off for a trip. We have two weeks and the JMT is going to be there another year. But with the two weeks, we are going to start section hiking the Appalachian Trail…
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Sunday Hike. Kids and Snakes.
Michael is sick so I took the two kids for a 9 mile hike at Rocky Fork State Park in Tennessee. It is getting a bit hot and muggy out here and the insects are out. I used a ton of insect spray but they still tried to get into…
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Week 10 : Back On The Trail – Wolf Creek Falls
I did a lot of kettlebells this week and I have been working on my Turkish get ups step by step. This weekend, we enjoyed a nice easy day hike to Wolf Creek Falls. My leg is mostly recovered and I only had a little bit of pain coming down…
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Tuning in my pack
I have a new page on the site with my gear list- you can access it from the Main Menu at the top. I was recommended this site LighterPack.com as a good place to organize and track a packing list. It lets you categorize different items and does a nice…
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Week 7 Training and Hike Wrap Up
I changed things up this week! My kettlebells arrived during the week so I switched my strength sessions to kettlebells and boy was that fun! I got a 26 and a 35 lb Rogue kettlebell and also this book “Simple and Sinister“ I managed to do 100 deadlifts with the…
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Week 5 Training and Hike Wrap Up
It’s been a GOOD week for me! 3 Strength training sessions My big achievements – I also picked up Michael’s 50 lb kettlebell and was able to do some squats. I might end up adding that to the program at some point. My cardio during the week is a 1…
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Week 4 Training Wrap Up and Hike
Oh this was a tough week. I had swapped out last weekend’s hike from Saturday to Sunday. By Wednesday morning, my quads were tight and hurting. The idea of a strength session that morning was not appealing. Then when an early morning meeting got scheduled, it was a relief to…
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Gear : Sippy bottle water system (WIP)
I like the convenience of a water bladder for drinking on the go but boy do I hate filling and refilling it and having to take it out and stuff it into a pack, especially a full pack. I researched silicone tubing sizes that would fit the sports caps and…