by Laura Jolly | Apr 1, 2018 | Notes
Six days and 52 miles into Santiago’s journey I met up with him in Hiawassee, Georgia, just to see how we was doing. This little come-off-the-trail weekend was helpful for him — he took a couple of hot showers, slept two nights in a comfortable bed, took...
by Laura Jolly | Mar 25, 2018 | Notes
It is estimated that thru-hikers will take 5,000,000 steps on the trail. Here are the first 25 of Santiago’s 5,000,000….
by Laura Jolly | Mar 25, 2018 | Notes
Here we are at the Southern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail — Springer Mountain, Georgia. Fred’s Navy buddy Perry and his wife Dee Dee drove us up here this morning – March 25th – not coincidentally, Fred’s 62nd birthday. We all...
by Laura Jolly | Mar 13, 2018 | Notes
Fred’s upcoming journey has captured the attention of our local paper, the New Buffalo Times. Staff writer Francesca Sagala interviewed Fred last week and wrote a nice piece about him and his six-month hike to raise funds for the National Park Foundation. ...
by Laura Jolly | Mar 5, 2018 | Notes
About twice a week last summer Fred would have me drop him off in the country somewhere, and like a homing pigeon, he would hike back home. These early hikes were around 10 miles without a heavy pack, but as the summer went on, he loaded weight (sand in gallon milk...
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