May 18, 2017
Byron Church has had his sights set on the Appalachian
Trail since he read Bill Bryson's book in High School, nearly two
decades ago. Section by section, he has completed more than 2,000
miles of the trail and will be finishing this year. As all section
hikers do, Byron has had to earn his hiking legs every year. He
reached out to me to tell his story as he is soon to set out
for his final leg later this year. You can follow Byron on
his blog, earthandasphalt.com and
contact him at earthandasphalt@gmail.com
In this week's Fear and
Loathing on the Appalachian Trail, I caught up again with Steve
Walker, or Big Bird. Steve was forced off the trail last year and
has returned to complete his mission. He's currently slogging his
way through Pennsylvania's rock and you can hear that in his voice!
Steve's has one of the more thorough video logs, so follow him on
YouTube if
you want to share his journey towards Katahdin. Attie had a
big decision to make this week. She has struggled with homesickness
and needed to take a week's break before she made up her mind what
to do. Thanks to all for your support, via email, reviews or
through my book sales. I'd also like to thank those of you who have
signed up to be patrons on Patreon, though you'll notice that
nothing has been debited from you. It was me; I messed up my
Patreon entry. I'll be trying to resolve it soon. The joys of
technology in your 60s!!