Well, it has been on my "bucket list" ever since I saw the movie "Bucket List" to hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail. Today was the day to cross that one off.
A very blurry pic of me but it proves I was there.
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When you are hiking the trail you're supposed to wear hiking boots. Ballet slippers are not the best footwear....especially if you are scared of snakes.
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You will see some very tall trees
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and some that reach clear to the sky
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Rhododendron in bloom
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You can even use slippery rocks to cross creeks
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and gaze at the beautiful bushes
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You may see trees broken by windstorms
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and even a sign or two
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OOps -- same sign
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then there are nice wide straight paths
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Always on the lookout for a snake --- it's just a root
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Then there are rocks
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and ferns in trees
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and wooden stairs
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and a creek
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Rock walls
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and fishing holes
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Scary bridges to cross
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Small paces to walk -- Do snakes really hide in rocks?
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Steps that go up
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and up and up
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Oh NO!!!! It's a SIX FOOT SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!
(well maybe its just a centipede)
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Steps that go down down down
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Footlogs to cross
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and more footlogs to cross
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And yet another
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and miles and miles to go before I reach Mount Katahdin
Thanks for taking a trip with me on the Appalachian Trail.
That's it for today.