In a few short weeks, one of my closest friends will be taking his first steps on the Appalachian Trail. The AT is a hiking path that runs 2,181 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. It runs through 14 states and the thru-hike that he is attempting will probably take him at least six months to complete.
Here's a map of the trail (courtesy of the US National Park Service), just to drive home how incredibly monumental this journey is.
This week he's doing a smaller trial hike to try out his gear and get used to backpacking before he starts the trail. By the request of his family, I've set him up with a Blogger account so that he can keep everyone updated on his progress (and continued state of being alive) from his iPhone.
Apprehension and affectionate worry and concern aside, I do truly hope that this experience will be legend-wait for it....
...-dary!
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