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From the lens Hiking The International Appalachian Trail.

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  • Zut_Moon Mar 1, 2012 @ 9:44 am | delete
    Welcome to my country. Quite the trip !!! Blessed.
  • Steve_Kaye Feb 12, 2012 @ 10:46 am | delete
    What an amazing story. I'm very impressed.
  • SayGuddaycom Jan 25, 2012 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    You, my Squidooee friend, are just amazing
  • SaintFrantic Oct 7, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Thanks a lot.Nice Lens
  • Mr. Toad, Aug 16, 2011 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for your story; where there is a will there is a way. Happy hiking.
  • Chernobyl Jul 13, 2011 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Read this off and on over the past few days at work, and I just wanted to thank you for posting it. It was a pleasure reading through your adventures on the IAT, sucks the ending was so bleh, but such is life. Thanks again for bringing us along.
  • Hiking-Hong-Kong Jan 2, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Thank you for your in-depth account of this trail.
  • jackiebolen Dec 18, 2010 @ 8:15 am | delete
    I'm thinking about doing this trail. Thanks for the information
  • John Smythe Mar 15, 2010 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    Where there is a will, there is a way
  • John Smyhte Mar 15, 2010 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    When you share true stories, it will really sound great
  • skiesgreen Mar 9, 2010 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    Nice lens, good info and pics. Top marks and lensrolled to Fun in the Great Outdoors

    Norma
  • newbizmau Dec 16, 2009 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    Hiking sounds like something that should go on my vision board. Nice lens. 5*****
  • iamlegend Dec 12, 2009 @ 10:44 am | delete
    I love hiking too, as I have been serviced in Civil Aid Services for assisting people who injury in rural area.
  • triathlontraining Nov 13, 2009 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    This lens is soooo enticing!
  • MysticTurtle Nov 15, 2009 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    It's a beautiful hike. They are extending the trail to include Newfoundland. I would love to go back and do the new section.
  • MysticTurtle Aug 22, 2009 @ 5:11 am | in reply to fanfreluche | delete
    I would love to backpack in Europe! Have a great time!
  • fanfreluche Jun 28, 2009 @ 4:33 am | delete
    Wonderful! I wish one day i can do this as well. this summer I am going hiking in the french alps, but it's not as long as your hike.
  • AppalachianCountry May 15, 2009 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Wonderful lens. Wonderful pics. Wonderful detail. Thank-you we enjoyed the adventure.
  • a_willow May 2, 2009 @ 1:29 am | delete
    You won 3rd place in Fresh Squid Contest for March 2009! Badge will be sent by mail!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Apr 19, 2009 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    I wish I had the endurance for a hike like that. Twenty years ago maybe...
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy
  • MysticTurtle Apr 11, 2009 @ 10:23 am | in reply to Mountainside-Crochet | delete
    M-C : Thanks for your kind words. It's one thing to have friends and family tell me I write well; it means so much more when it comes from someone else who has no stake in making me happy!
  • Mountainside-Crochet Apr 3, 2009 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    MysticTurtle, once again you have captured my attention... I couldn't stop reading. You write so well and describe things so wonderfully - even the difficult times. I can hardly wait to read the continuation of your bike ride. Remember, if you do get down to SC this fall, you have a free 'bed & breakfast' place to stay.....

    I'd give this lens more than 5* if they were available. Instead, I shall vote you up in the Fresh Squid contest :-). Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
  • Laniann Apr 1, 2009 @ 8:55 pm | delete
    An amazing journey and very well written. 5*'s and I Favorite it.
  • a_willow Apr 1, 2009 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    This lens entered Fresh Squid Contest for April as one of lenses that joined Fresh Squid group in March 2009! Come by and cast a vote! And don't forget to have fun!
  • Jackson_the_Boxer Mar 23, 2009 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    The Word "Depression" Caught My Human's Eye For This Lens, And Glad We Went Through The Whole Thing! What A Story; What A Trip! You Must Have A Lot Of Guts And Initiative To Go Places (And Through Places) You've Never Been Before, On Foot! Thanks For Putting The Definitions In, Too! The Pictures Are Fantastic, Especially The Moose (Which The Human Collects). Glad You Got Home In One Piece So You Could Share This Wonderful Adventure With Everyone!

    Jackson the Boxer
  • WhitU4ever Mar 15, 2009 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    Congrats! I loved reading your story! 5*'s and favorited.
  • MysticTurtle Mar 13, 2009 @ 8:55 pm | in reply to EverythingMouse | delete
    Oh, of course I'll aim for Giant Squidom. I have loads of ideas just waiting for time to build them. It'll be awhile as I'm about to head out for 4 months on my bicycle....but just wait for this fall!
  • EverythingMouse Mar 13, 2009 @ 11:49 am | delete
    I am very glad to have found your work via LOTD. You have made such a brilliant start on Squidoo. Have you ever thought about aiming for Giant Squid status? If you would like to know more about the program please feel able to use my contact button if you would like.

    Angel Blessings to you for an excellent lens!

    EverythingMouse - Squid Angel and Giant Squid Greeter
  • a_willow Mar 12, 2009 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    Welcome to Fresh Squid group! Glad to have you aboard!
  • Tipi Mar 12, 2009 @ 9:54 am | delete
    This is a beautiful lens with great articles of your experiences hiking. I'm so glad I stopped by and will for sure visit some more of your lenses when time permits. My best wishes to you! - Susie
  • MysticTurtle Mar 4, 2009 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Thanks! Have you seen my lens about the AT? It's at http://www.squidoo.com/my-own-hike. [in reply to avocado47]
  • avocado47 Mar 4, 2009 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    Awesome lens!! I live in New England and have hiked parts of the Appalachian Trail...Would love to hike the whole thing someday.
  • MysticTurtle Feb 28, 2009 @ 6:45 pm | in reply to Ramkitten | delete
    Ooooh...adventure buddy...dangerous offer! I don't know anyone else who both wants to do this stuff and has time to do it. I'd like to do the Florida Trail (with the additions from Key West and to Springer to complete the ECT), but didn't want to do that one alone.
  • Ramkitten Feb 28, 2009 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    Yay! What a great addition to Squidoo. The IAT is definitely on my "To Do" list--the important "To Do" list, that is--and reading about your experience is a so exciting to me. Of course, I'm lensrolling this to every one of my outdoor lenses. And, hey, if you're ever looking for an adventure buddy, add me to your list of potential travel-mates. (Steve loves to hike and do all things outdoors, but he has much less free time than I do.) Anyhow, this is awesome! If they had a ten-star option, I'd give it here.
  • MysticTurtle Feb 28, 2009 @ 4:18 pm | in reply to Evelyn_Saenz | delete
    I loved that book! Some elitist hikers criticized it because he didn't hike the whole trail...but that's not necessarily what he set out to do. I just thought it was hilarious.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Feb 28, 2009 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Wow! What an incredible journey. My only experience on the AT is from reading A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. Now I have even more incentive to hike at least a part of the AT.

    Thank you for joining A Walk in the Woods.

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MysticTurtle

I had a normal childhood, but somewhere along the way I took off on my own path. I backpacked the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail in 2001 and the 700-mile... more »

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