i have done lots of research on various websites. i will soon post a list of everything at-related that i found helpful and then i will add a blog roll with links to all these sites on my blog.
ps - have got to talk to my parents about my decision - my deadline is feb 12th, which will give them about a month to get used to my news.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
support comes when we just listen . . .
i am so grateful. you cannot imagine the support i have received from my best friend and all those whom i have told about my upcoming adventure. just a quick post to acknowledge that when you choose to listen to the soul and trust, all just falls into place. only when we resist do challenges clutter our path . . .
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
confronting a fear . . .
so in getting closer to the date i am feeling more and more pressure to confront that which is probably my biggest fear - telling my parents of my decision. i don't know why i am so anxious about telling them - they have been so overwhelmingly supportive my whole life and especially since my humanitarian mission this past year. i guess i just don't want to disappoint them by somehow not being the son they want or expect.
like i posted before, i really have no reason to fear this - they have always told me that my happiness is the most important thing. i just have to suck it up and talk to them!
on a related note, i previously posted that one of the clues i pay attention to that alerts me as to whether or not i am on the correct path is if things are flowing smoothly with little resistance - and they so are. gear has been easy to obtain at discounted rates and it just so works out that my best friend is going to atlanta twice in march. from atlanta i can then make a reservation with the hiker hostel (link will be posted soon) to pick me up north of atlanta, provide a night's stay, breakfast in the morning, and then transport to springer mountain on the next day.
it's amazing how when you follow your heart and soul all seems to just flow and work out.
now i have to decide if i want to leave march 9th or march 29th. in other words, still winter or beginning of spring!
like i posted before, i really have no reason to fear this - they have always told me that my happiness is the most important thing. i just have to suck it up and talk to them!
on a related note, i previously posted that one of the clues i pay attention to that alerts me as to whether or not i am on the correct path is if things are flowing smoothly with little resistance - and they so are. gear has been easy to obtain at discounted rates and it just so works out that my best friend is going to atlanta twice in march. from atlanta i can then make a reservation with the hiker hostel (link will be posted soon) to pick me up north of atlanta, provide a night's stay, breakfast in the morning, and then transport to springer mountain on the next day.
it's amazing how when you follow your heart and soul all seems to just flow and work out.
now i have to decide if i want to leave march 9th or march 29th. in other words, still winter or beginning of spring!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
new year, new post . . .
so it's a new year. it really hit me today how quickly march is going to come! there are so many things i need to take care of. lots of gear to purchase.
i do have some things already in my possession. as i posted earlier i once tried a 30mi weekend hike and discovered lots of helpful things in my various failures. i had used the platypus gravity works filter, which proved to be the best thing ever invented. i tried to use a 50 liter pack, however, and this proved to be not so good. it pinched and killed my upper back and shoulder blades quite a bit. as already posted, i also was really reckless with my knees and therefore will most definitely be using trekking poles this time. i have also been toying with the idea of wearing knee braces at least for the first two weeks.
i have all the clothes i will need, but i am seriously considering using a hammock for camping this time around. we shall see what i decide.
these are the logistics that i sometimes forget to think about, so i have been doing lots of research on gear, food suggestions, things suggested to both take and leave behind. as i go along i will start to post links to all those websites that i found to be the most helpful. cheers.
i do have some things already in my possession. as i posted earlier i once tried a 30mi weekend hike and discovered lots of helpful things in my various failures. i had used the platypus gravity works filter, which proved to be the best thing ever invented. i tried to use a 50 liter pack, however, and this proved to be not so good. it pinched and killed my upper back and shoulder blades quite a bit. as already posted, i also was really reckless with my knees and therefore will most definitely be using trekking poles this time. i have also been toying with the idea of wearing knee braces at least for the first two weeks.
i have all the clothes i will need, but i am seriously considering using a hammock for camping this time around. we shall see what i decide.
these are the logistics that i sometimes forget to think about, so i have been doing lots of research on gear, food suggestions, things suggested to both take and leave behind. as i go along i will start to post links to all those websites that i found to be the most helpful. cheers.
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