Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Joy of Cindy

Cindy jokes that she was attracted at the start to my humor, now remarking:  “Good Lord, what was I thinking?”  I’ll be the first to admit this means she’s easily amused, yet this overall joyful nature of Cindy’s keeps my … Continue reading

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The Beauty of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Cindy and I did not talk much to each other while hiking the 5,000 mile American Discovery Trail.  Part of this was due to being around each other 24/7.  What news did we have for each other? “What did you … Continue reading

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Trail Games

Hiking thousands of miles over a few months involves a fair bit of potential monotony.  Personally, my mind and spirit are perpetually engaged when hiking above treeline, or when following a creek, but there remains stretches of miles upon miles … Continue reading

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The Activity of Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Back in my former persona as a blogger, three or four long weeks ago–back when I focused on the virtues of kindness, community and humanity–much of the foundation for what I wrote came from my study and understanding of early … Continue reading

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Cindy’s Perspective

Cindy knows that I am sharing her story on my blog and will be writing a book that shares her story as well.  That begs the question of how she feels about that.  Here is Cindy’s perspective about her early … Continue reading

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The Simplicity of Hiking the PCT

This past week Cindy and I started going for walks wearing almost full backpacks.  We are training for our five-month, 2666 mile hike of the Pacific Crest Trail that will start in June.  On the first day Cindy could not … Continue reading

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