“Not all who wander are lost.”
J. R. R. Tolkien
Introduction
On March 6, 2020 I will start my journey south and will eventually arrive at Amicolola Falls to start the approach trail that leads to the summit of Springer Mountain, GA, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. This blog will give you updates and a glimpse of my life on the trail as I hike north and attempt to complete a thru hike to Mt. Katahdin in Maine.
Post #35: Commencement
Shaw’s hostel in Monson, ME, is one of the most popular hostels on the AT. So I chose to spend September 9 there to find out what all the hullabaloo was about. Once again I was blessed to be indoors while two inches of rain fell during my 24 hour stay; that has happened several…
Post #34 Heading Toward the Barn
I nero at the Sterling Inn in Caratunk where I also resupply. The inn has a good selection of food for hikers to buy as well. When I resupply at a grocery store, I often can’t purchase food in the quantities that I want. For instance, I can’t purchase a single ramen noodle packet; I…
Post #33 Support
I spent the nights of August 31 and September 1 at the Maine Roadhouse so that I could have a much needed zero day. The owners, Jen and Jen, just opened the hostel a couple months ago and provided everything a hiker could want: Shuttle rides to and from the trailhead and into town; a…
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Ken hikes the Appalachian Trail 
I admire you for taking this big leap in your life. More often we regret what we did not do as what we did! You and your family will be in my prayers. Love you all.
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Thanks for your encouragement, aunt Valetta. And don’t break in to my house while I’m gone! Wait a minute, on second thought, I really like cherry Pie.
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Hi Ken, Anita and I sing in Lynn Waickman’s Wednesday singing group. I’d love to follow your thru hike as my husband Ed and I Thru-Hiked the AT in 1986 … a loooong time ago. It brings back so many wonderful memories of a life journey. Enjoy Spring greening up the mountainsides and the redbud!
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