Hello to all, with many wishes that 2020 has started off in the very best of ways for you!!! I haven't been entirely sure how to begin my story, without giving too much information (since these experiences are still very emotionally charged) and while still expressing...

2019 is ticking to a close and 2020 is right around the corner!!!!!!!!!! HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!!! 👋🏼 Please excuse my very long gap between posts. I did not wish to end this year talking about anything ACL-related....cuz that is zero fun!!!! And 2020 will be full enough...

I have something very important to confess. Something difficult for me to express in a blog, but also something very valuable and worth mentioning. A truth of mine of which I am not proud...but it serves as a reminder of the importance of adopting and continuously...

The dreaded ACL injury. For those of you unfamiliar with this knee trauma, like what an ACL even is: AMAZING!!! This tells me that you have never had any encounter - - personally, socially, or through the grapevine - - with this devastating knee injury. And I hope you...

I am two days post-surgery and doing fine! Noble, my Mom's West Highland White Terrier, is a wonderful nurse who continuously checks in on me. He's the sweetest little boy....aren't dogs the best?!?! As for my knee, it is still fully-wrapped up for another day - so I...

Wow, I missed you all and this blog!! It has been MONTHS since I last wrote a post and I apologize for my absence. When we last spoke, I had to take leave of the Appalachian Trail due to various minor injuries. In the mean-time, while I was trying to heal, I was able...

Oh wait.........I meant to say the DTS: Delirious Trail Sightings!!!!!!!!!!! (Yup...prepare yourself for a rather silly but entertaining post about my visions on the Appalachian Trail!! 🤓😁) You know how your mind can play tricks on you, especially when you find...

Whether you celebrate the Fourth of July or not, this is my message to you: Happy Warrior Day!!!!! Yes, it is true. This really should be an every day holiday: Celebrating all victories, from the teensiest ones to the most epic; acknowledging your outer and inner...

“Trail Days is a festival held each year in May, on the weekend after Mother's Day, in the Appalachian Mountain town of Damascus, VA. Trail Days celebrates the Appalachian Trail and the hikers, former hikers and aspiring hikers that converge there each year.” If you...

Greetings!!!!! So, even though I may be off of the Appalachian Trail for the moment, it does NOT mean that we can’t still tell stories and continue our catch-up about the AT, right?? Which means we must do an extreme REWIND, back to early May! Continuing from my post,...