Life throws curve balls and for us, it means we can no longer take a whole month off for a trip. We have two weeks and the JMT is going to be there another year. But with the two weeks, we are going to start section hiking the Appalachian Trail…
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I choose the bear still.
Michael has been sick for two weeks but he felt well enough this morning to go out on a hike. We chose the shorter Tanyard Gap to Rich Mountain Tower section of the AT. I had other commitments in the afternoon so didn’t want to attempt a much longer hike….
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Sunday Hike. Kids and Snakes.
Michael is sick so I took the two kids for a 9 mile hike at Rocky Fork State Park in Tennessee. It is getting a bit hot and muggy out here and the insects are out. I used a ton of insect spray but they still tried to get into…
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Section Hike – Sam’s Gap to Big Bald
This was my longest hike ever I think at 13.3 miles and over 3k of elevation gain. But this is absolutely the most beautiful part of the AT we have done and only 30 minutes from our house. The day started off rough. We had originally planned to do the…
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Elevation gain and the effects on hiking
It’s been a busy two weeks! From a workout perspective, I have been getting a lot better at TGUs and recently moved to the 10 lb dumbbells. The knee pads really helped with the knee pain. Last weekend, I took a bunch of BSA scouts (and Emma) on a 10…
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Week 14 : Rich Mountain Tower
I haven’t gotten back to my regular intensity of weekly workouts but I did manage to learn a new skill for hiking uphill and looked forward to this weekends hike. We took the kids with us for the weekend’s hike up to Rich Mountain Tower. It was a beautiful warm…
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I was Today Years Old when I learned how to walk uphill
Y’all. I am unashamedly in many Facebook and Reddit support groups for hikers, backpackers and general outdoorsy interests. Today someone posted about rest stepping and pressure breathing and I went out to my steep driveway to try this and my. mind. Is. Blown. This is the difference between two walks…
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Week 13 : Plagued by Injuries but getting back on the wagon
After fully recovering from my pulled right quad, I got to work to regain some of my conditioning. I’ve really fallen in love with Kettlebells and managed to keep up with my 100 swings and also finally successfully execute the full Turkish Get Up. Spring Break was the end of…
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Week 10 : Back On The Trail – Wolf Creek Falls
I did a lot of kettlebells this week and I have been working on my Turkish get ups step by step. This weekend, we enjoyed a nice easy day hike to Wolf Creek Falls. My leg is mostly recovered and I only had a little bit of pain coming down…
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Weeks 8 and 9 : Injury and Rest
The last two weeks have been rough here. We had lots of weird schedule changes and kid events and activities that threw my training routine off. On top of that Life stuff, I also pulled my right quad really bad so I had to rest and also modify my workouts….