Archive for March, 2008
Uploaded Photos!
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Wow, do I love photos, especially of the trail. I am getting a folder of pictures ready for a presentation on the trail at the Greene County Library in Stanardsville, Virginia on April 24. It's fun reliving the adventure through the photos I have taken.To the right I have posted the photo album for the next section of the AT we hiked last year - from Unicoi Gap to Erwin, TN. Lots of pictures, but
Welcome…
Monday, March 24th, 2008
There's a new site in town that I wanted to give a big "Hello" to... http://thebackpacker.tv/ Please visit and support our fellow wanderers.
God on the Trail
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Being Easter weekend - Happy Easter! - I wanted to share this photo I took just off the Appalachian Trail in northern Pennsylvania during our hike. A gentle reminder of the great love God has shown by way of the cross and now the miracle of the resurrection. And a powerful reminder even in far away places that God is there.
William Brien Memorial Shelter
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Located in Orange County, New York, the William Brien Memorial Shelter can be found at the junction of the Appalachian/Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail and the Menomine Trail atop Letterrock Mountain.Originally known as Letterrock Shelter, it was built in 1933. William Brien, known naturalist and first president of the New York Ramblers (1923), died on October 12, 1954.In his will, William Brien left
Ringwood State Park, NJ
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
"We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustable vigor, vast and titanic features." John MuirRingwood State Park, accessible from exit 57 off route 287, lies in Passiac and Bergen Counties near the town of Ringwood. In 1740, the Ringwood Company owned a flourishing iron industry. The company harnessed enough power from the Ringwood River to operate a blast