Today, I picked up Laura in Boone, NC. She returned from Mexico on Saturday where she was on a mission trip. We had about 3 1/2 hours of car time to talk about some of our plans.
We talked about this blog. I want to post about what we will be doing in preparation for our journey for the next 7 days. Did you know that Google's Blogger gives you the option of updating this blog via email? That is so cool! We can simply send an email and our blog is magically updated. We don't have to log in to our account, click on "Post", and type on a website. Emailing our blog posts will be so easy and convenient.
I'm waiting on REI to send out our dividends. Once I'm able to use my dividends (which will be significant this year because I bought a bunch of stuff last year for Teller County Search and Rescue), I plan to spend them on things I need for the trail.
- I've decided to go with a 3 1/2" air mattress as opposed to the 1 1/2" I now have. My back has taken a beating over the years so I will sacrifice carrying a half pound more weight to sleep a little more comfortably at night.
- I'm also going to try a solar charger so I can charge my iPhone while I hike. My iPhone will be the tool I use to update this blog and there are no outlets in the woods for me to plug in to.
- Additionally, I'm going to carry a Platypus Soft Water Bottle to use around camp.
Cold weather clothing. I'm going to try to stay light but that could be a trick with the potential for cold weather. What I've decided to go with is:
- Running tights for underneath my pants.
- Water resistant convertible pants (the lower legs zips off to make shorts).
- Polyester/spandex short sleeve T-shirt
- Polyester/spandex long sleeve T-shirt
- Insulated polyester/spandex long sleeve T-shirt
- Micro-fleece pullover.
- A pair of glove-mittens.
- A micro-fleece beanie cap.
- Nike Air Pegasus Trail Running Shoes (I waterproofed them; we'll see how that works out).
We'll come off the trail in late April and again in late May. As we move North, Theresa will pick us up as we enter Virgina (late April) and then again as we enter Shenandoah National Park (late May). From then on, we'll be on our own except for the possibility of my sister picking us up in New York when we get up there.
Food still has us a little baffled. We'll have Theresa send us food to certain Post Offices along the way. Unfortunately, some of the Post Offices listed in the Appalachian Trail Data Book are over 10 miles off the trail. I'm not really interested in hiking or hitching that far to pick up a package. Some of you have expressed an interest in helping with food during our trek. Go to our blog page for more information on helping us out: http://daddaughterapptrail.blogspot.com/p/food.html.
I filled Laura in on the Wounded Warrior Project. Our goal is to raise $10,000, so please spread the word. We have already had people make donations; that's AWESOME! Go to https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/daddaughterapptrail.blogspot.com/ and make a donation. Any amount will be very helpful...THANK YOU!
Curtis
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