Appalachian Trail

Ray Jardine

October 23, 2009

As anyone who read my early posts knows, hiking through the Maine section of the Appalachian trail was hugely difficult for me. So, when I got to the Maine/New Hampshire border, I threw down my pack and took abut 100 hundred pictures. In short, I was ridiculously proud of myself. Not quite ready to leave, [...]

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Elaboration on being a solo female hiker

October 9, 2009

I’ve gotten a lot of responses to my blog post “On being a solo female hiker.” Almost all of them have been positive and I feel encouraged to know that I have a community of supportive men and women. However, there is one response that I would like to address, and I will tell you [...]

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Abe’s visit

October 1, 2009
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On being a solo female hiker

October 1, 2009

It is nighttime at the hiker hostel and the guy next to me says to the group, “I hate it when a girl goes around a shelter. I mean, I don’t want sloppy thirds.” I say, “I’m surprised you made it in the top five.” Then I smile (a technique that my friends Jade and [...]

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I am not cute

September 30, 2009

I was recently in the White Mountains talking with the leader of a group of college kids, when one of the students walked up and said, “Something smells awful!” She looked at me and reddened. “It’s not you,” she said. “It’s something else.” I shrugged and said, “No. It probably is me.” It’s true. I [...]

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Beasties

September 29, 2009

I have yet to get eaten by a bear, but I will blog about it immediately if it happens. A few nights ago, I woke up yelling because I was certain that something-a bear, a rabid raccoon, a frisky skunk-had me by the legs. I am not using my tent right now, just my rainfly [...]

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Fan Club

September 17, 2009

I’ve written about the evil spandex/fanny pack wearing man and I think it bears mentioning all the people who have been kind and encouraging to me. Just now, an older walked by me on the trail as I was taking a lunch break. They asked me about my trip and then said, “You’re gonna make [...]

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Laugh Track

September 13, 2009

Today I learned some practical advice that I would like to pass on to you. Here goes: the REI Quarter Dom tent has two different color poles, two orange and one silver. If, as you take down your tent early in the morning, you would like to avoid being smacked in the face, take out [...]

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