Author Archives: kengochenaur

Balds I’ve been hiking through the NC and southern VA sections of the Appalachians which are known for having balds.  These are mountain tops that have no trees, just high grasses.  I don’t know how they came to be this way nor why they don’t naturally re-forest, but they sure are appreciated.  Without them, theContinue reading “Balds: Blog #5”

Since you are following along, I should give you some definitions so you too can learn to speak the AT language like a seasoned veteran.  Stop using deodorant and taking showers and you will be able to fool even the most discerning into thinking you have hiking creds. Hiker midnight– around sunset when we allContinue reading “AT Linguistics 101 Post #4”

In the beginning, God created…. There are five of us in the family station wagon, on our way to have a picnic at Pine Grove Furnace State Park which is a 40 minute drive from home.  Staring out the window from the back seat and watching the fields and then forests go by, I seeContinue reading “Post #3”

It’s early January and I realize it is time to decide. My kids have been telling me I should do it; my wife says I should go for it. And I’m convinced that waiting until retirement to do a thru hike of the Appalachian trail isn’t a good idea for me. Too many times IContinue reading “Hooray for Mediocrity!”

“In the beginning, God created…..” I wonder how long God thought about creating mankind before he took action. Did He do it on a whim or did he think about it for a few thousand years? Was he getting bored with the angels always doing everything he asks so he decided to spice things upContinue reading “Beginning”