Nothing is Not Something by Greg Wallace for March 31, 2024

I really enjoyed Bill Bryson’s account of walking some of the Appalachian Trail with an old friend.

“A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail”

Mr. Wallace is quite correct as a large number of AT hikers discover before they even get half-way through Georgia.

I would have loved to hike the AT in my younger years, Never got the chance. Other obligations (family and that four letter word “work” )

I’ve walked a mile or two on either end but spent very little time in the middle

My son and my nephew hiked the AT and told me of the equipment abandoned at the beginning of the trail and of the number of people who drop out quickly.

we’d spend more time hiking nearby trails if there weren’t so many bears wandering around… ☺

Not breaking in your new footwear. Rethink full-on expedition gear for a stroll in the park.

My nephew hiked the AT and when he reached the terminus in Maine he and a group of other through hikers wanted to take a group photo at the monument marking the trail’s end. But the local hikers wouldn’t get out of the way. So one of the group started stripping his clothes off, which caused the locals to leave hastily. He dressed and they got their picture.