On April 11th my sweetheart & I drove down to Salisbury, CT for an overnight stay on the Appalachian Trail. Most of the drive there it rained, but as we approached Connecticut, the skies were growing more & more clearer. The forecast called for rain early Saturday, clearing in the afternoon and night, then sunny …
Category Archive: backpacking
Dec 21
Why Do People Hike?
“Most people never in all their lives sleep under the open sky, and never realize what they are missing.” ~Earl Shaffer, Walking With Spring, 1981. Ask any hiker this question and you’ll come up with answers like: for the excercise, health reasons, love of the outdoors, physical challenge, a way of escape and countless others. …
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