HUMANITY HIKER

As time nears for a big event two things happen.  The magnitude of everything that needs to get done starts to overwhelm.  In response things get prioritized.  Tasks that don’t really need to happen get weeded out and the things that do receive greater focus.  This blog will be a big part of our journey and is now getting the focus it deserves.

Wow!  5,300 miles!  A whole year!  People to meet!  Places to see!  A cause to promote!  Fortunately, we’ve been on long distance hikes before, the longest being the 3,000 mile Continental Divide Hike.  That brings a level of confidence that the unknown need not be as frightening as it first seems.  Still, we ain’t spring chickens any more.  When you are young you feel invincible and your body heals quickly.  How will our bodies handle this hike?  The wisdom of age will have to temper some of the youthful exuberance that led to many a daredevil stunt thirty years ago.

Today I’m focusing on getting the newsletter going.  Features include Team Humanity; The Lions Share; Trail Tales; Trail Tips; Trail Photos; Housing Health Hunger; Support Lines; and Potluck Picks.  It’s going to be a great newsletter, make sure you sign up for it.

I’m using software provided by National Geographic Maps to plot the waypoints from the ADT guide onto topo maps.  It’s like taking a virtual journey of the ADT before the real one starts.  Of course, I’m traveling a bit faster than on foot.  At the end of today I’ve made it to Foresthill in California.