I’ve been promoting a Be Happy movement, where people substitute a greeting of “Be Happy” for “Be Safe.” Another Safety saying is “Safety First!” As I posted a few days ago, in a country where we are supposed to follow … Continue reading
I was interviewed last week by Jeff Lemucchi of radio station KERN in California. It was a succinct spot addressing three very relevant questions. Here’s the podcast. KERN Interview of the Hiking Humanitarian
Towards the end of our journey we ran into AT section hike Scott Akridge, who maintains a blog called Appalachian Trail Hiking. He has left a comment on this blog which I turned into a post. He also interviewed me … Continue reading
I’m a UConn Husky fan and, being a social kind of guy, I visit a forum for other fans called the Boneyard. Upon my return home I announced to the Boneyard I was looking for stories of kindness in their … Continue reading
It’s been two weeks since we finished our year long American Discovery Trail journey; time to move on to new horizons of kindness. I’ve been putting out feelers for other long distance travelers to report on the kindness they have … Continue reading
Belter’s Campsite to Norfolk; Distance = 13 Miles; People Met = 3 First off, I’m developing some computer problems that prevent me from uploading pictures here and on Facebook. As I continue with the Kindness Blog it will probably be … Continue reading
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HVA to Belter’s Campsite; Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 3 We lingered at HVA long enough to see the folks as they came to work. This was a really nice way to wind down the journey. I left … Continue reading
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Morgan Stewart Shelter to HVA; Distance = 30 Miles; People Met = 4 I found out why I had been lethargic the past couple of days as a slight intestinal disorder manifested itself. And with a potluck supper awaiting us … Continue reading
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Fahnestock SP to Morgan Stewart Shelter; Distance = 15 Miles; People Met = 12 This was the second day in a row I felt lethargic. Fortunately, our daughter Charissa would be joining us in the evening for the remainder of … Continue reading
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Graymoor Monastery to Fahnestock SP; Distance = 11 Miles; People Met = 25 I never thought we would be meeting 25 people in one day on this last stretch of the journey. Some of them were AT section hikers. Pete … Continue reading
