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Ideas for observing Earth Day during coronavirus
Just because most of us are spending this special holiday at home, it doesn't mean we can't appreciate and support our environment. Conservation most often begins in our neighborhoods and backyards, so here are some ideas to celebrate Earth Day at home.
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To hike or not hike during Coronavirus...
Is it impossible to find common ground during the pandemic? Can we at least stand six feet apart with face masks and talk about this?!
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Just Enjoying It
The Pinhoti Trail taught me to enjoy the moment as opposed to seeking out the next Challenge.
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What are You Walking towards?
Sometimes the most effective way to express our viewpoint is to put our foot down, then the other, and head in the direction of our beliefs – without the promise of a finish line or results.
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Getting Better with Age
I am stepping into the next ten years with Blue Ridge Hiking Company because I am committed to getting other people outside – even if I have to sit indoors, on my butt, and run a business to make it happen.
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Deprived Children Survive the Holidays
This year, Brew and I didn’t buy our children any presents. Which either makes us the worst parents ever... or the most brilliant.
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The Truth about 2017
We didn't send as many Christmas Cards as we hoped. (And most of them arrived after December 25th.) But if you post the contents online it makes it all better, right?!
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Support the MST
As a family, we made it to the finish-line, but this hike will only be successful if we are able to further the expansion and protection of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail for our state, our communities, and our children.
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In the end it all became clear
It took walking 1,175 miles across North Carolina to realize that I am no longer a “long-distance hiker.” I am a mom who shares the trail with my kids; a professional who needs a break from work; a wife who wants to walk a few miles with my husband. My relationship with the trail is more diverse and comprehensive than it used to be. I don’t need to be a thru-hiker to enjoy the affects of long-distance hiking. (And that’s good because Brew says I’m not doing another hike like this for a LONG time.)
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