Love, UWS Thoughts
Love, 2022
My open letter to Mao-Lin and friends. Originally written in December, 2022.
Kevin
Cycling enthusiast. House and techno music addict. On a quest to become smarter.
Post-trail
One year later, moving forward
One year ago today I stood on the summit of Mount Katahdin. One year ago today I completed a 2,
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Spring fever
Yes, this is a real disease, and yes, I have it. It's what happens the spring following a
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"The real world"
It's now been four months since I stood on the summit of Mount Katahdin. Four long months.
It
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Reaching for the summit
There’s a spot on Mount Katahdin’s famed Table Lands called “Thoreau’s Spring”, named after Henry David Thoreau,
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It's almost over
This is it, my last night on trail. It all ends tomorrow. It's hard to describe what'
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How do you say goodbye?
It's hard to describe how I'm feeling at this point in time. The Appalachian Trail has
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38.2 miles to go
Today was a day to remember on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Why? Well because it was relatively flat, a
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Forging rivers
My mind is still trying to rationalize how I should be reacting with the end of the trip so close.
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100 Mile Wilderness
There is a certain sense of comfort that comes with following the white blazes. As long as there's
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Today, we rest
I spent a lot of time today thinking about life after the trail, mainly focusing on my transition back to
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Monson surge
I have come to the rational conclusion that I was not coming down with Giardia last night, I hope. I&
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Kennebec River ferry
I have come to a startling reality about my hike: I only have a maximum of ten days left on
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Gosh darn shame
This is the trail that never ends, it just goes on and on my friend. It's long for
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Held up by a boat
I could have easily done 9.7 more miles to the next lean to, I could have been there by
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Katahdin on my mind
These mountains are relentless beasts with no sympathy for weak souls. These mountains will break those who wish to be
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Morale, improved
For those of you wondering, my morale seems to be better than it was. What you come to discover is
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Pointless lumps
It seems that my home state is starting to lighten up a tad bit. Maine has been an unpredictable state.