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About me
I quit my job in April of 2010 to hike the Appalachian Trail (again) and made it to Harriman State Park in NY (1375 miles). Now I'm getting ready to go to China to teach ESL in Shijiazhuang which is SW of Beijing. I blog and want to write more about traveling - especially getting back out into the world after a few years of settledness. I live carfree and love it.
Why I travel
I love the movement, the new experiences, the wonder of it all. Close to home or far away I am enthralled and inspired.
Travel style
slow land travel - backpacking, trains, buses and road trips. I really don't like to fly but will in a pinch.
Ideal place to watch the sunset
From Snow Mesa along the Colorado Trail looking out to the Grenadier Range
Ideal place to watch the sunrise
from the edge of my tent in the desert of Utah
Before I die I'd like to
Surface travel around the world.
I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when
I trekked in Nepal in 2004. I was challenged in ways I had not experienced before.
Let's collaborate
Would love to write an article for Matador :)
Sports I do
running, biking, backcountry skiing, backpacking
I want to make a difference by
influencing anyone I can to get rid of their car.
Favorite books
Too many to list!
My links
Blog http://thisopenroad.wordpress.com/ Twitter http://twitter.com/thisopenroad
Fired Up On:
Blogging
Literature
New Cultures
Running
Teaching
Writing
Looking to Meet:
Kevin Bacon. I DID meet Howard Dean in 1998 while hiking the AT in Vermont. He was very interested in how we liked VT. I did not know who he was until a few miles down the trail and someone told us. Super nice man.
Favorite Quote:
"What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver
Favorite Places:
The Appalachian Trail, that tiny coastal fishing village in Alaska, Canyonlands Utah, Southern Colorado, New England, Kathmandu, London, Maine
Places I Want To Go:
Round 2 on the Appalachian Trail - doing it April 2010, cross country bike trip, Ireland.
Travel Blog
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08/24/2010 1
Wow. It's been so long since I've posted here. Life has been rich and full. I hiked 1375 miles of the Appalachian Trail this spring then came back to Colorado to prepare for my year of teaching in China. I leave tomorrow! Not sure if I'll be able to access Matador during this time but I will...
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12/22/2009 United States 2
Tonight, tomorrow, many people will celebrate the lengthening of days in the Northern Hemisphere. The longest night is upon us.
I, most likely, am in the minority feeling a sense of loss. I love the deep nights as fall progresses and when the clock changes my body clock syncs up. A...
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12/04/2009 United States 1
When I think of all the things I want to do in my life, I get a burst of the happy butterflies - excitement mingled with anticipation followed by a quick mental to-do list of what I'd have to arrange in order to make a new plan happen. This causes me to find something(s) to purge immediately....
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11/18/2009 United States 2
Leigh Shulman wrote a wonderful and thoughtful response to the article and subsequent tangled ...
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11/15/2009 United States 7
I've owned my condo for 4 years and it's been a good place for me to live since my work life has required me to stay put. But things have shifted lately and I'm strategizing how I can get busy traveling again. I'm in a great position to do that - other than my part-time job, I have no...
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11/07/2009 United States 0
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p>So much can happen on a simple, task-related walk. I had a mission and it involved chocolate (Chocolove, strong dark 70% cocoa content for the zealots. It's right here beside me).
Tonight I was trying to write and the cylinders were not firing, so I decided...
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10/29/2009 United States 0
Ah grasshopper, you have discovered the easy path of goal setting: choose goals that are already underway or met! I'm going to grow my hair out - hey it's there! Great, check that off... Donate car to charity - Hey! I did that! check.
Oh, I know that's cheating...but I DID just...
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10/31/2009 United States 3
In the summer of 2000 I volunteered with the US Forest Service in Yakutat, Alaska. "Yak" has received attention in the last few years as a destination for intense surfing, and has long been a place for guided and commercial fishing, but I was not doing anything so exotic. I...
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02/09/2010 United States 0
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Actually they started to turn a long time ago. The intention was set, the dreams dreamt and movement is happening. I've written before about my desire to bike to the Appalachian Trail and begin another thru-hike. I also felt the pull of continuing my regular work....
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11/11/2009 United States 0
Listening to your heart and trusting your intuition takes practice. Fortunately there are opportunities all the time:
Do you want to go out with friends or stay home and have some blessed alone time. Your friends might think you're a party pooper and...
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