I was able to spend a few days on the Appalachian Trail this week. The experience is much different than hiking in the Western US.
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Hiking Illinois
No Kitchen Pass Needed this Weekend
Joyce is in Motown visiting relatives and she left me at home without supervision.
The two nights before departure she was packing and wrapping gifts – organized and not rushed. She didn’t ask what my plans were in her absence, nor did she assign any tasks to me, verbally or implied. I drove her to the airport for an early morning departure, listening for any hints of expectations for domestic “to do’s.” None were detected. Returning home I checked the refrigerator door and the interior for any notes or instructions regarding household duties, which came up negative.
Dipped in Green
Backpacking Trifecta (deserts to ocean to mountains)
This weekend I completed a May “trifecta” of sorts. Nothing epic or out of the ordinary. Earlier this month I posted about trips to the desert and the ocean, and this weekend I capped those trips with a mountain backpacking trip.
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