tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post555028534464157548..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Climbing Katadhin and completing the Appalachian Trailsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-38166707778711314142010-10-01T23:34:25.540-04:002010-10-01T23:34:25.540-04:00So... does finishing the blogging saga of this tri...So... does finishing the blogging saga of this trip compare to the feeling of actually finishing the trip? ;)<br /><br />Sorry you went it alone at the end. I wonder if you'd feel the same about hitching today that you did then?TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21161877490949948562010-09-29T07:53:47.540-04:002010-09-29T07:53:47.540-04:00The wonders of your writing keeps me glued to the ...The wonders of your writing keeps me glued to the screen, screening each word and sentences with utmost patience. You have revealed what you had reveled. interesting.cyclopsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88661255925184135652010-09-28T16:52:06.973-04:002010-09-28T16:52:06.973-04:00Thank you for sharing your memories with us, Sage....Thank you for sharing your memories with us, Sage. These were wonderful posts and the pictures were amazing!Leni Qinanhttp://www.dangerouswriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26907118396119464472010-09-27T09:01:33.431-04:002010-09-27T09:01:33.431-04:00I have loved these posts about your walk on the tr...I have loved these posts about your walk on the trail. I can just imagine you standing there at Shoneys. My niece is an adventurous sort and I have scooped her up a number of times in similar circumstances.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-14942643375691515982010-09-27T07:29:35.522-04:002010-09-27T07:29:35.522-04:00David, I'll have to check out your blog and se...David, I'll have to check out your blog and see if you wrote about your hike--I have my journals of the John Muir Trail and will have to write about my hike on it.<br /><br />Kathyrn, How did I miss you? Oh, you were in the hotel room waiting for room service! :)sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66890603500549256782010-09-27T07:26:41.104-04:002010-09-27T07:26:41.104-04:00Randall, yes, the memories are still great after 2...Randall, yes, the memories are still great after 23 years<br /><br />Kontan, it doesn't bother me that I finished the last bit alone, but it was anti-climatic after the Katadhin experience the summer before.<br /><br />John, that was some great music, eh? Glad your still here.<br /><br />Brian, Virginia is a great state and there is more of the AT in VA than any other state!<br /><br />Flaubert, the Smokies are wonderful--I've hiked them both in the summer and the winter.<br /><br />Pia, I kept a journal. Using that, maps, guide books and photos, I recreated the journey. It was an amazing summer!<br /><br />Stormhorn, thanks for stopping by. We both have a love of words, but I envy the way you play that sax--you are able to get such a soulful tone, it's beautiful and takes the mind away.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-81060551593743327582010-09-26T23:29:16.984-04:002010-09-26T23:29:16.984-04:00Sage, great blog! I've just skimmed over most ...Sage, great blog! I've just skimmed over most of it so far to get acquainted. Like me, you're a man of words, something I appreciate about you. You've got some very rich experiences to share, and I like that you take the time to share them with a descriptiveness that brings me into your world. Nicely done!Stormhornhttp://stormhorn.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-30118255205118994302010-09-26T20:36:53.899-04:002010-09-26T20:36:53.899-04:00Your memory is amazing as were your hikes. I too ...Your memory is amazing as were your hikes. I too feel that I was there with you but glad it was you...<br />Love how you found your life that summerpiahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-77806313482635075292010-09-26T19:48:03.051-04:002010-09-26T19:48:03.051-04:00Wow. Unbelievable tale...and so great that you can...Wow. Unbelievable tale...and so great that you can get it all down here for us to share with you.<br /><br />I SO MUCH prefer hiking vicariously through you...and I enjoy hearing the pride and satisfaction you express for having done what you set out to do.<br /><br />Now. Order me some room service...will you?kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-29098698438986345492010-09-26T14:29:31.554-04:002010-09-26T14:29:31.554-04:00i get a lot out of reading your tales. i did hik...i get a lot out of reading your tales. i did hike myself, just last week and it was transformational.David Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690273066219097101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84124732397201638902010-09-26T14:24:41.897-04:002010-09-26T14:24:41.897-04:00Nice story Sage and a beautiful part of the countr...Nice story Sage and a beautiful part of the country. I once lived in the Smoky mountains. Best time in my life! I love the pics!<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2904912539511206422010-09-26T08:53:15.063-04:002010-09-26T08:53:15.063-04:00wow. i have not done the complete A spentT but eno...wow. i have not done the complete A spentT but enough nights on it to feel familiar in your campsite...nice summit...and glad you found favorite with a good old boy here in VA....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-9583366025768317932010-09-26T00:49:19.695-04:002010-09-26T00:49:19.695-04:00sage-- I don't know why I was dropped from fol...sage-- I don't know why I was dropped from following--but it has happened a lot lately with Blogger.<br /><br />JFull-On-Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964018803560952364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-59590123949567745532010-09-26T00:44:40.056-04:002010-09-26T00:44:40.056-04:00Man am I sorry I got so far behind! I know now we ...Man am I sorry I got so far behind! I know now we are twins separated at birth or in a parallel Univers-ity!<br /><br />Refer to all of this written by you for me about us!------ "In my last post, I sarcastically repented of being a chauvinistic, mI’ve not heard since I got rid of my vinyl records in the mid-80s when I left the South to continue my schooling.Misogynistic, homophobic racist for my hatred of Disco. Here, I became aware of wonderful music by groups like Yes, Steely Dan, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Fleetwood Mac, Jeffro Tull and Bad Company. I even saw them in concert in the mid-70s. And how about Traffic’s “Low Spark of the High Heel Boys”? <br /><br />Good stuff Bro--- Look forward to many more years Lord willing of growth and maturity and WARP DRIVE VISION!!!! LOL<br /><br />JOhnFull-On-Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964018803560952364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-23723107966600478852010-09-25T21:08:26.498-04:002010-09-25T21:08:26.498-04:00Do you still view it as sad that you finished alon...Do you still view it as sad that you finished alone, or has time changed your perspective?kontanhttp://kontansplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52704006834238401452010-09-25T12:49:10.884-04:002010-09-25T12:49:10.884-04:00I missed this yesterday. Great pics, as always. Be...I missed this yesterday. Great pics, as always. Better memories, I'm sure.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-68355293438602337412010-09-25T12:41:39.459-04:002010-09-25T12:41:39.459-04:00Ron, thanks, this was a highlight in my life and l...Ron, thanks, this was a highlight in my life and looking back on it, it did change me<br /><br />Kenju, I have more hikes to write about! And hopefully more that I've yet to take to tell you about.<br /><br />Ed, long river trips aren't bad on the knees... I'd love to go to Churchill or down the Yukon!<br /><br />Vince, thanks,sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21183492574833119342010-09-24T23:44:04.682-04:002010-09-24T23:44:04.682-04:00That was quite an achievement, and I know it's...That was quite an achievement, and I know it's 20+ years, but belated congratulations.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-59657914118413757252010-09-24T16:33:03.872-04:002010-09-24T16:33:03.872-04:00Thanks for sharing the memories with us. I really ...Thanks for sharing the memories with us. I really enjoyed reading about the trip. I grew up wanting to hike the long trail along the other mountain range but now due to my bad knee, I'm not sure I got a long distance hike left in me. I might just break it up into pieces over many years.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-90172643401747967282010-09-24T14:26:28.575-04:002010-09-24T14:26:28.575-04:00I sort of hate to see these posts end, Sage. I cli...I sort of hate to see these posts end, Sage. I climbed and hiked with you - something I'd never do in life.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-39625365384893341482010-09-24T13:54:51.294-04:002010-09-24T13:54:51.294-04:00Really enjoyed this, Sage. The description of the ...Really enjoyed this, Sage. The description of the climb and the pictures make it all very vivid. Experiences like these can be life-changing, especially when they mark a point of transition, where we let something go and open ourselves to other possibilities. I'm glad you took time to describe the personal journey as well as the physical one.<br /><br />The account of the trip back to complete the trail is bittersweet as you describe it. But it's a reminder of what it takes to endure and make it through to the triumphs.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com