Author: Faith Lane
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Dreams Deferred (Again)
or A Hiker’s Guide to Global Pandemic 20200322 How quickly time has passed since our send-off event at Dorcas Library on Leap Day! So much has happened, in so brief a time. As posted on Facebook, Craig and I have postponed our trek of the Appalachian Trail for the time being. Depending upon travel restrictions…
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20191227 Training Update
We cannot believe how quickly time is passing… Less than 100 days until we begin our AT hike! Still so much to do. A point of clarification from an earlier blog. My childhood memory of the trail crossing a road near Weld was correct but the location was not. At Thanksgiving, my father pointed out…
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20191101 About Our Walk
What do we intend to do? First, we intend to hike all 2200-ish miles in one year. That’s the definition of a thru-hike. We intend to carry our own packs, although that is not required. We intend to hike mostly Southbound [SOBO]. We are considering a flipflop hike, following one of two options: start in…
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not psychotic break
not psychotic break but midlife walkabout for two i want to go on a walking retreat with you i want to lose the false masks the false stress the false problems i want to feel my body working harder than it’s ever done i want to challenge my body, my emotions, and my brain i…
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Thoughts About Blogging
When we began this journey in April 2019, I began to make notes about our training hikes, about our physical-mental-emotional health concerns, about books and resources we were studying, and about equipment selections we were exploring. I called these notes “Essay Germs.” While my goal is to blog at least weekly, I have been more…
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20190525 A Dream Deferred: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
I grew up in western Maine. During the summer months, we would drive from Wilton to Weld to swim at Dummer’s Beach. Halfway to the Weld, the Appalachian Trail crosses US ROUTE 2. When I was about 8 or 9 years old, I noticed people with large packs waiting to cross the road near the…
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20190523 Baxter State Park
Big & Little Niagara Falls We began at Daicey Pond parking lot, where we signed the register to hike to the falls. It was late May, but there was still snow in some areas of the park. Katahdin trails were not yet opened, and not expected to be opened until June. We hiked steadily, albeit…