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Heading Back to Virginia!<\/strong>
\nToday is Wednesday, February 25th and I wanted to inform anyone still following that I will be heading back to the trail in a few days. I had intended to leave Minnesota this coming Saturday (2\/28), but the sudden funeral of a dear friend<\/a> and the recent warnings to AT thru-hikers about current weather conditions<\/a> have shifted that plan by a couple of days. I hope to be on the trail by the end of next week and will try to get an update out within a week or so after that.<\/p>\n

Video<\/strong>
\nFor anyone interested, I’m included a link to a draft of a video I’m working on to capture memories prepping for and hiking on the trail. Once the final part of the hike is done I intend to add sections for all 14 states so it serves as a video scrapbook. Fair warning: I made this purely as a personal scrapbook so you may find it tedious and self-indulgent.
\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/GvlGnmQGttA<\/p>\n

Australia<\/strong>
\nAs some of you know, Wendy and I spent part of January and February visiting her dad and his wife in Australia. As reflected in these photos, it has been a tale of two winters. And as fun as it was with Roly and Jane in Surfer’s Paradise<\/a>, I’m thrilled to be returning to Appalachia to restart the hiking engine and try to close out my remaining miles. Thank you once again for your suppport. I hope we enjoy another 6-8 weeks together following white blazes on this final push to Georgia. I’ll see you on the trail near Pearisburg<\/a> very soon!<\/p>\n

\"Good<\/a>

Good friends make Christmas fun!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fish<\/a>

Fish house shanty town on Medicine lake, days before leaving for Australia.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Wendy,<\/a>

Wendy, Jane and Roly on our first day in Australia, moments before getting soaked.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Frequent<\/a>

Frequent morning visitor on our back deck<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This<\/a>

This guy turned to the camera on cue!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Yep,<\/a>

Yep, these things are everywhere.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Just<\/a>

Another day in Aussie paradise<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Every<\/a>

Every day is a postcard on the Gold Coast.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Australian<\/a>

Australian guillotine- a lot like the one on the AT<\/a>!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rain<\/a>

Rain forest in February!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

Pirate washed ashore<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Back<\/a>

Back to reality: a van crosses Medicine Lake yesterday (2\/24). Can you feel the biting wind?<\/p><\/div>\n

Max (Michael)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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