June 11, 2016 I have a list of small mishaps that we’ve been able to deal with and keep going. HeartSinging walking reflects how gracefully I can dance with the little things. **Broken watchband. My cheap fake leather watchband snapped. Irritating! The good thing was that I noticed that it had fallen off. I threw …
Category Archives: Hiking
Refreshed
May 30, 2016 Today, I visited a favorite spot on the Appalachian Trail -Spy Rock, Virginia. It sports a 360 degree view atop a 40′ boulder scramble. I’ve had many a visit here in the past six summers when I worked in this section as a ridgerunner. This time I came as a day-hiker with …
Ease
May 16, 2016 Why does it matter to me so much that I feel balance and ease and beauty on the trail? I’m reading the blog of a woman hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Her feet hurt. It’s hot. She thinks she has to walk further every day. She lost her first toenail and believes …
A Hiker’s “Why”
I read this hiker’s blog today. She seems to be discounting her purpose, saying she doesn’t know why she’s hiking, and that’s OK. http://leftbase.com/?p=1568 To me, it’s a missed opportunity to avoid or discount anwering this important, formative question for a fulfilling walk. Knowing – or inventing- a purpose for embarking on a journey can …
Maine Ideas: Fine Without My Brain
My PACK brain, that is! In my constant effort to lighten my pack and still have what I need I took out a few items in Monson, Maine. It’s been a week without them and all is well! I sent away my pack brain, knitted scarf, extra pack liner bag and didn’t miss them. At …
Winter Walk In Pennsylvania
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail January 2 – 22, 2014 What a lovely walk John and I had for 6 days in the snowy mountains of Pennsylvania! Enjoy this 5-minute slide show featuring Barbara Hotz singing “Wild Wind” and a few words of explanation from me! Highlights of this walk included: Super Trail Angel help from …
Winter Walk Complete
Well, we did it! Walked in the mountains of Pennsylvania for six days in snow, with temps down near zero a couple of nights. It’s strange how significant this rather short walk seems, even though I’ve walked so many other long walks in the past six years. Why is that, I wondered. Is it because …
Journey to the Heart Land
After a full week of walking along the Miami-Erie Canal Towpath, along country roads, and through small towns in rural Ohio along the Buckeye Trail, I’m convinced that walking is my calling. Walking as an exercise tones my body and gets my thoughts clear and my creativity flowing. Walking in Nature connects me to Spirit …
Ten things I wish I knew before my AT thru hike
Carla has it! via Facebook http://livingwildandprecious.com/2013/10/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-at-thru-hike/
21 Days of Genius Resources – consciousshift.me
This has been a rich and nourishing event so far. Check it out! via Facebook http://consciousshift.me/21-days-genius-resources/