So I've decided I want to write some more. The general reaction to my last blog about my father and looking at my life now that we were the same age was positive. That left me with good feelings about my creativity and while everyone fancies themselves as talented, you can't be trusted to always be honest or impartial with yourself. Sometimes we are far to harsh, other times far to forgiving.
I've decided I want to write about what people have come to think belongs on their mythical "bucket list" and my take on these things. If you don't know what a bucket list is don't waste your time on the movie. Google it as you do with all things nowadays and discover that it is a list of things that a person wants to do before they die or "kick the bucket" so to speak.
Recently I heard about a podcast by a 60 something British man who hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2014 and he blogged and wrote a book about it. The podcast is named Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. Hiking this trail was something friends and I had discussed in high school if you can believe it. We'd have been terrible at it but we did try to think about the logistics of it even back then. So along comes this Brit who does it in his 60s. The podcast is actually pretty good. I tried to record a solo podcast once...to be fair, it was terrible. I still might try again.
Hiking the trail that takes you from Georgia to Maine or vise versa depending on if you're going northbound (the popular choice) or southbound. Hikers can plan to have supplies mailed to locations or wander off the trail into nearby towns for resupply. The whole process can take on average 6 months or more. Being able to dedicate that much time is honestly a luxury few can afford if you ask me. Then there is the hiker community and "trail magic", both are generally described as good things.
Mentally prepared seems to be larger issue as people with physical issues or poor condition physically seem to have overcome the trail. Several books are available on the subject. The one I and many others have read is Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods which was also made in to a movie...I still haven't seen. This book actually inspired the podcaster of Mighty Blue, Steve Adams.
My .02 as the kids might say or my TWO CENTS:
I love this idea despite the logistical nightmare it could be. If you're lucky enough to have 6 to 8 months laying around to even consider the endeavor, think of the cost and the planning. Don't take that as a statement against spending the money, cost vs benefit analysis can kill creativity. This is a bucket list thing, at no point should you be worried about the money as the saying goes...you can't take it with you. If life should really be measured in experiences, then yes this is one I want to have. Realistically I'd like to hike pieces of the trail for say a week to see if I can even hack it before I went whole hog into the entire trail and 2200 miles.
So tell me what you think?
I've decided I want to write about what people have come to think belongs on their mythical "bucket list" and my take on these things. If you don't know what a bucket list is don't waste your time on the movie. Google it as you do with all things nowadays and discover that it is a list of things that a person wants to do before they die or "kick the bucket" so to speak.
Recently I heard about a podcast by a 60 something British man who hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2014 and he blogged and wrote a book about it. The podcast is named Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. Hiking this trail was something friends and I had discussed in high school if you can believe it. We'd have been terrible at it but we did try to think about the logistics of it even back then. So along comes this Brit who does it in his 60s. The podcast is actually pretty good. I tried to record a solo podcast once...to be fair, it was terrible. I still might try again.
Hiking the trail that takes you from Georgia to Maine or vise versa depending on if you're going northbound (the popular choice) or southbound. Hikers can plan to have supplies mailed to locations or wander off the trail into nearby towns for resupply. The whole process can take on average 6 months or more. Being able to dedicate that much time is honestly a luxury few can afford if you ask me. Then there is the hiker community and "trail magic", both are generally described as good things.
Mentally prepared seems to be larger issue as people with physical issues or poor condition physically seem to have overcome the trail. Several books are available on the subject. The one I and many others have read is Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods which was also made in to a movie...I still haven't seen. This book actually inspired the podcaster of Mighty Blue, Steve Adams.
My .02 as the kids might say or my TWO CENTS:
I love this idea despite the logistical nightmare it could be. If you're lucky enough to have 6 to 8 months laying around to even consider the endeavor, think of the cost and the planning. Don't take that as a statement against spending the money, cost vs benefit analysis can kill creativity. This is a bucket list thing, at no point should you be worried about the money as the saying goes...you can't take it with you. If life should really be measured in experiences, then yes this is one I want to have. Realistically I'd like to hike pieces of the trail for say a week to see if I can even hack it before I went whole hog into the entire trail and 2200 miles.
So tell me what you think?
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