Hiking Journal

A week on the AT
June 7-15
77 Miles

The first cool breeze in a long timeBrooke and Melanie on McAfee Knob

Mel and I joined Jim and Brooke for the first week of their 8 month trek through the woods, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It was their first long hiking trip and Mel's as well. It was also my first long married trip. We got more heat and less rain than we had expected and hoped for, but the trip was a good one for all of us.

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Seattle Dayhike
July 30

"Hi ho, hi ho, its off to Valhalla we go."Melanie is chilly, but not as cold as I thought

A short hike in Washington on my birthday trip to visit all my friends in Seattle.

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Overnight to see the autumn leaves
October 26-27

"Hi ho, hi ho, its off to Valhalla we go."Melanie is chilly, but not as cold as I thought

We went out for a weekend while the leaves were at their most colorful and the temperature was not yet frigid.

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