No words. Just Look at this. And yes… the actual wall!

  Or more precisely 150 days. These are the before and after pics of my trail mix.  I vacuum packed most of it, and some I put in gallon zip locks to keep from crushing it. I hand mixed around 30 kinds so, hopefully, I will not get bored with it. We’ll see. Heh!  As […]

So the train ride is pretty cool! Got some much needed rest. My last minutes before leaving for the train I was really antsy. Pacing at Mel and Kevs house before the car arrived. The night before we went over any questions on my re-supply packages, had a little pizza and tried to get some […]

Just a few minutes ago I finally had my defining moment, my moment of truth, my ‘holy crap, this is happening!’ moment. I’ve been excited and anxious before, but nothing has compared to this.  I ran into 2 other hikers, a man and a woman, at my local REI in Oakbrook Terrace. We were both […]

So no, I can’t have my Cake and eat it too.  I can’t stay and be with my friends and family, and still go on a 5 month hike.  Unless they all came with; that’d be interesting!  I can’t live my dream without saying goodbye first.  But I can have a party with my Cake […]