Ok, so I stole this title from the film Up. It’s one of my favorite films of all time, and it was very relevant.
Well, I am done with the Trail. I am no longer a thru-hiker. I mean I am. In fact, I was not technically a thru-hiker until the end of the trail, once I had actually thru-hiked, but I am no longer a hiker because I do not live the lifestyle. In this realm – the realm of Traverse City, Michigan – I do not hike every day, nor do I live out of my backpack. I no longer eat McDonald’s (ever), and short shorts are a rare occurrence (unfortunately).
It is not that I am done with hiking for life. One day, I would love to hike in New Zealand, and Hawaii, and Russia. On the trail, we met a promoter for the network of trails in Jerusalem, so I will have to hike there as well. I will definitely hike again, both shorter and longer trails. Be sure of it, but there are so many other adventures.
I am officially declaring my Appalachian Trail adventure over. It is likely that I will return to the trail to hike and reminisce. However, for now, I am ready to seek entirely different adventures. I will, of course, leave my AT posts up for people to read and as a reference for potential future thru-hikers. Here are the links to more information about my hike:
I will continue to use this as my blog for whatever adventures come my way. Hiking will be a part of those adventures but not nearly as much as they have been since last March. Now, I am exploring life in a whole new way!
Human Living 