Mollies

... for pictures with the thru-hikers! Since we started hiking at 11:30, the last few miles up were tough, but arriving here at Mollies Ridge shelter was a great feeling. There is some snow around and you can see it ahead on Clingmans Dome, but it should be ...

Hi hi! Fast fact, the AT was the first dedicated national scenic trail in 1968. You may notice me refer to the other two biggest trails in the USA: the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). Someone who does all three is a ...

... hoisted on our packs and ran across the squishy reed islands to hop on another boat that was just leaving for Isla Amantani, a 3 hour tour. Mollies notes: I lost my cool new black hat on the boat. The boat was packed, so Mollie and I spent a lot of time ...

... of which was spotting three condors from 50 feet or so away.  They were big and looked like vultures with feathery heads. (Mollies Notes: eh. birds. Nate woke up in the middle of the night jumping and shaking his sleeping bag, it was something like ...

... from potatoes and overcooked meat chunks aside mountains of rice....  Wait, that still sounds a lot like Indian food.   (Mollies notes: I'm becoming more and more inclined to eat vegetarian, the sketchy meat thing is becoming a problem...) ...

... who would gradually grow on us, teaching us obscenities in French and generously incorporating us into their drinking/smoking circle. (Mollies Notes: uh... I didn't like the French people. They left us in their dust and drank and smoked ALL OF THE TIME. ...

... much warmer, happier campsite.  So far we'd hiked for 18 hours, the French Alliance always at least an hour ahead. (Mollies Notes: It was really bad. Really painful. Really steep. I thought a lot about Frodo and Samwise Gangee, what incredible ...

... tables. I know I hardly ever talk about what im doing with the kids, but trust me, they are learning! I am especially proud of Mollies math though. Before we left it was one of the things she had the most difficulty in and now she is doing great, I like ...