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May 05, 2008

Grateful Mondays: Epic Journeys

Today I'm rooting for my dad... He retired this year at age 65 and is spry and fit as a fiddle. He's always been a runner, biker, hiker and health food nut, and he's in better shape than some men half his age!

One of the adventures he planned for retirement was taking on the Appalachian Trail, which is a 2,090 mile hiking trail in the U.S. that extends from Georgia to Maine.

He began his epic journey at the end of April and I received my first postcard from him over the weekend mailed from somewhere in Georgia. Too bad I can't read half his writing--I have no idea what interesting tidbits he was attempting to relate, LOL.

I do know that he planned on a nice, steady, easygoing pace and figured it would take around six months to complete. Of course, my sister and I will be worrywarts, especially since he has refused to take a cell phone or anything in case of emergency. But I admire his self-reliance and adventurous spirit.

Hats off to ya, Dad!

Posted at 10:23 AM in Personal Musings |

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