Waiting on my shoes to arrive and my feet to heal, made the rounds today in Monson. My morning shopping list from some of the informal hiker resupply places that line the AT:
- nylon paracord, 50 ft (for bear bag)
- 6 aaa batteries (for headlamp)
- epson salt (to soak my feet)
- 1 tube of dr. sheffield’s antibiotic ointment
- 1 role electrical tape (adheres better than moleskin for foot sores)
- moleskin
- small tube of 100% deet (minnesota has no exclusive claim to worst mosquitos)
- ziplock bags (6 individual bags of assorted sizes for various waterproof packaging)
- small container of gold bond medicated foot powder (nothing feels better at the end of the day!)
- small ziplock bag of TP
After shopping, I sat soaking my feet in epson salt while watching a film on netflix via my cell phone, recommened to me by Doc, a northbound hiker I stayed with a couple of nights ago. I’m very happy to now recommend it to others. The film is called The Way and was written, directed and produced by Emilio Estevez and stars his dad, Martin Sheen, among others. It’s about the famous European/Christian walking pilgrimage called el camino and definitely resonates with an AT hike…worth the watch.
These pictures are some snaps from my room at Shaw’s.
Unfortunately I spit out my toast when I saw the picture of your heels. Looks like more than an ouch to me. Congrats on making it this far. I’m betting the worse is over!!
Yeah, I’ve been soaking them in epsom salt and will keep doing so until better. All of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are said to be challenging terrain.
If I didn’t have any context behind this blog and post, I would have to assume that the shopping list that you displayed was some kind of bomb creation recipe. 😉
Hope things are going well for you Mr. Goshey. The concept of taking a year off to do whatever the hell you want blows my mind…..some day perhaps…some day.
I’ll keep tabs on your progress, looking forward to reading more updates.
Hey Dock! You hit the nail on the head: this truly is about doing whatever the hell I want…I think of it as “whim-based” decision making…which some might argue is not that far removed from my leadership style anyway, ha! Have a great summer and thanks for tuning in!
“The Way.” Just watched it. Powerful. Thanks for the tip. Good hiking,