Trillium on the Trail: Thank You

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Thank You

My daughter, Lauren, designed the blog and manages it. When I can, I'll mail my photo discs home and she will select appropriate pixs for the blog. She also is managing sending my packages of food. Lauren and her husband, Jamie, are keeping everything in order at home. All this takes a lot of time and they are busy parents. Thank you Lauren and Jamie.

I've received many messages of love and support from many people. I'm amazed and humbled. I can't respond to all of you but know I read them and I'm deeply moved and encouraged. Truly you don't do something like this without a lot of support.

Thank you.

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Lauren B.April 26, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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In 1974, I spent a week backpacking a section of the Appalachian Trail leading to Roan Mountain. I thought it was the hardest backpacking I had ever done. The trail seemed to climb steeply and continuously for miles. All curiosity about the A.T. was eliminated on that trip, and I was sure I would never again hike the A.T. So how has it happened that I am once again on the A.T.? The truth is that I don’t know the answer except it has hung in the back of my mind for all these years as unfinished business.

Now that my professional work life at the Louisville Courier-Journal has ended before I expected (Courier-Journal grants buyouts), I find I need a transition to the next stage of my life. I don’t know how far I will walk. I don’t know how well my body will hold up to the rugged demands of the trail. I don’t know how long I will think I’m having a good time. I am open to all possibilities.

The spontaneous outpourings of affection and support have taken me by surprise. It takes the help of wonderful people to attempt something this monumental and I am grateful.

For those who want to know more about the A.T., I recommend a book called Just Passin’ Thru by Winton Porter. It’s about a store on the A.T. and the unforgettable characters crossing its threshold. It’s a good book in its own right and a good introduction to the trail.

For a book about the trail experience of a 60-year-old woman, I recommend In Beauty May She Walk by Leslie Mass. For a book about the trail experience of a young woman, I recommend Becoming Odyssa: Epic Adventures on the Appalachian Trail by Jennifer Pharr Davis. She is also the record holder for the fastest thru-hike (male or female).

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