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Day 1 of My Camino de Appalachia 2023

The Way Is Made By Walking… That’s the title of a book by Arthur Paul Boers that I’ve been reading alongside of my Appalachian Trail pilgrimage this year. The book is about his experience on the Camino de Santiago, a … Continue reading

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Hiking the AT and Prayer

For the past few months, perhaps even the past couple of years, my desire for some kind of hiking pilgrimage was evolving from wishful thinking to an actual plan. Originally, I was hoping to get to Spain and hike the … Continue reading

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My First Shelter on the Appalachian Trail

If you have never hiked much on the AT, you probably wonder what it must be like to hike for 10 or 12 miles and then setup camp. About 10 years ago, I hiked a few miles into Maryland from … Continue reading

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