Comments on: A Tri-Trail Completed http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/ From Georgia to Maine... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:24:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ddnna dean http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/comment-page-1/#comment-114 ddnna dean Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:04:12 +0000 http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/#comment-114 Hey guys, just another thought from someone who has ignored the signs and done some damage--if your muscles are sore, no big deal. If your joints are killing you, the pain is a sign, not to take meds that mask the pain, but to slow down a little. A crooked spine, or worn down hip will bother you forever, so listen to the pain. The woods are not going anywhere! Sorry for the unsolicited advice, (sort of). Love, Donna Hey guys, just another thought from someone who has ignored the signs and done some damage–if your muscles are sore, no big deal. If your joints are killing you, the pain is a sign, not to take meds that mask the pain, but to slow down a little. A crooked spine, or worn down hip will bother you forever, so listen to the pain. The woods are not going anywhere! Sorry for the unsolicited advice, (sort of). Love, Donna

]]> By: ddnna dean http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/comment-page-1/#comment-113 ddnna dean Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:00:02 +0000 http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/#comment-113 Wadsworth. Brandon is a wonderful writer, and a tightwad, so Wadsworth, like in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I was mowing the lawn today, wondering if all the back and forth paces were straight forward how far along the trail I'd have gone! Lee Lee, Melissa, Darla and I spent three days on the AT near Watauga Lake, biked the Virginia Creeper and canoed Lake Watauga. We now all feel strong, renewed and ready for whatever. Melissa is a part time naturalist at Warner now, so she knows most of the wildflowers. On one hike alone we saw over 50 varieties of wildflowers. My favorite was pussytoes. If you close your eyes and touch the flower, it feels exactly like a cat's paw. It always amazes me when I am with girlfriends how much more I eat than others! Fun to have a high metabolism! We gorged on pasta, salads, fruit and cheeses, fritatas, and my white chocolate/amaretto/blueberry bread pudding. I bet you guys are going to just love the Shenandoah section, where you can get off at the great campstores and gorge on ice cream every night! Glad to hear you are getting cushy soles. Ricky, I'm working 60 hours a week. Determined to save enough to get a cabin at Acadia National Park in Maine for a few days when you all get to the end. Acadia is the most diverse gorgeous park in America, and have wanted to see it since highschool report years ago. Does that sound like something you all would want to do? Love, Mom Wadsworth. Brandon is a wonderful writer, and a tightwad, so Wadsworth, like in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
I was mowing the lawn today, wondering if all the back and forth paces were straight forward how far along the trail I’d have gone!
Lee Lee, Melissa, Darla and I spent three days on the AT near Watauga Lake, biked the Virginia Creeper and canoed Lake Watauga. We now all feel strong, renewed and ready for whatever.
Melissa is a part time naturalist at Warner now, so she knows most of the wildflowers. On one hike alone we saw over 50 varieties of wildflowers. My favorite was pussytoes. If you close your eyes and touch the flower, it feels exactly like a cat’s paw.
It always amazes me when I am with girlfriends how much more I eat than others! Fun to have a high metabolism! We gorged on pasta, salads, fruit and cheeses, fritatas, and my white chocolate/amaretto/blueberry bread pudding.
I bet you guys are going to just love the Shenandoah section, where you can get off at the great campstores and gorge on ice cream every night!
Glad to hear you are getting cushy soles.
Ricky, I’m working 60 hours a week. Determined to save enough to get a cabin at Acadia National Park in Maine for a few days when you all get to the end. Acadia is the most diverse gorgeous park in America, and have wanted to see it since highschool report years ago. Does that sound like something you all would want to do? Love, Mom

]]> By: Wanderer http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Wanderer Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:31:44 +0000 http://www.auontheat.com/2008/04/22/a-tri-trail-completed/#comment-112 Hey, guys, sounds like you're making good progress! Up north, the snow is mostly gone and our volunteers are getting blowdowns removed. Bugs just starting to come out. I'll be caretaking at Upper Goose Pond from June 2-7, so if you're in the neighborhood it would be great to see you there. If not, we'll find somewhere else to hook up. Hike safe and enjoy, Wanderer Hey, guys, sounds like you’re making good progress! Up north, the snow is mostly gone and our volunteers are getting blowdowns removed. Bugs just starting to come out. I’ll be caretaking at Upper Goose Pond from June 2-7, so if you’re in the neighborhood it would be great to see you there. If not, we’ll find somewhere else to hook up.

Hike safe and enjoy, Wanderer

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