Hike Update and Request for Guest Posts

by Andy Hough on March 10, 2010

I am still alive and hiking. Progress has been very slow so far due to my being terribly out of shape and battling varous sicknesses. This has resulted in lots of hotel stays so I’m spending a lot more than I had planned but I can afford it and my cost per mile should be a lot less once I get in shape and stay out on the trail longer.

Also, I don’t have much time to write new posts when I come to town since I have limited time on the internet. If anyone is interested in having a guest post or maybe even posting on a regular basis send me an email and let me know. Keep in mind that it might be a few days before I can respond to your email. Thanks.

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Hike Plans Update

by Andy Hough on February 26, 2010

I have moved the start date of my hike up to Monday 3/1. I’m flying from STL to ATL Sunday afternoon. That means I have from after work tonight to get everything moved out of my apartment, clean my apartment, take care of bills and mail, review and pack my gear, and probably some other things that I’m not remembering right now. This would be easier if I hadn’t procrastinated on getting much of this done but I knew everything would probably end up being done at the last minute. I never did get around to writing posts ahead of time to publish while I’m hiking so there won’t be too many new posts while I am hiking.

If you want to read about my hike. Go to TrailJournals.com and search for “Andy Hough.” That will bring up the journals for my previous hikes as well. If any of you happen to live near the Appalachian Trail and would like to meet up. Just send me an email and we can figure something out.

My next update should be from the trail.

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