A Family Adventure of the 2,185 mile hike from Georgia to Maine – 2014
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May 28 – still Waynesboro
Overnight accommodations were easy to procure. The Town recreation department has a special park designated for free camping for thru-hikers and other long distance travelers (no vehicle-supported camping permitted). The Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association has constructed a pavilion in…
Read MoreMay 27 – Waynesboro
We woke up to the babbling of the brook in our wooded nook down the hill from the shelter. The area around the shelter was crowded with thru-hikers and others extending the holiday weekend, but the small topographical undulation that…
Read MoreMay 26 – Memorial Day
After a generous breakfast, we hit the trail until we happened upon a Memorial Day barbecue that some kind friends of hikers were offering to those happening by on foot. We enjoyed swapping stories while they spoiled us with pork…
Read MoreMay 25 – Devils Backbone
Hiking and backpacking with kids is always worth it. In the early years, Mama Bear and I had a 10% rule: if the parents had fun ten percent of the time, the trip was a success (we recommend upping this…
Read MoreMay 24 – Families in the Woods
Memorial Day Weekend provides a respite from the workaday world (and warming weather) to pull throngs of people from the city into the restorative woods. Because we were passing through some park service land (which is better advertised then comparable…
Read MoreMay 23 – Science for a Changing World
What had started as a pretty quiet evening camping by a shelter with one or two other hikers we knew turned into quite a lively morning as more hikers rolled in after dark and in the early morning hours. The…
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An overnight rain drove Mama Bear and Cartwheel out of the unprotected hammocks and into the tent with RobinHood and me, but it had cleared by morning. We started the day with fried bagels and hard boiled duck eggs, then…
Read MoreMay 21 – Good for the Sole
After a morning of farm chores and a lunch of farm fresh food, we headed back to the swimming hole. Our farm-filled morning, however, left us with the unfortunate timing of starting a long climb at the hottest part of…
Read MoreMay 20 – Farm Family Kismet
After a long day walking along the shaded ridge line (past Taylor Mountain), catching glimpses of the valley below, we descended to a spectacular swimming hole. Our timing was impeccable, as a local family was there swimming and they invited…
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A Family Adventure of the 2,185 mile hike from Georgia to Maine - 2014 
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