What UP Blog!

First entree, lets make it a good one. I guess i should throw on a brief summery and my ideas about the up coming adventure. For the following months, before the trail, I'm experiencing Raleigh without school. Honestly I miss it. However i knew i wouldn't like the routine of work, so this comes at no shock. Also it has inspired me to further dream of after graduation plans. What do people do after school if they don't work? So far I've come up with being a bum, becoming that guy in dad's basement, or traveling and living a nomadic life in a culture hidden from most. I think I'll be all 'bummed out' after the trail, and Dad isn't going to let me live in the basement, so i guess by the process of elimination...

The trail is well within two months. I've decided to rock the bivy and a 30 pound sleeping bag. I know I'm pretty excited about the bivy too. On the down side it seems that i have been dislocating my shoulder more and more. Pushing Thomas on a swing doesn't see like it would pop a shoulder out of place. The worst and most recent time involved tackling someone in a snow football game. I know what your thinking pushing Thomas on a swing is a much harder task than tackling Trent. I agree, that's why I'm worried. Past that there are no down sides in the recent trail outlooks.

Sweet, that should take care of the boring update/trail response. The real inspiration of this post is to get some ideas for the 11 days i have between leaving Raleigh and Luke's graduation. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to avoid Morganton, depending on money. I was thinking of going on a solo hike, but i think that I'll be getting enough of that in the upcoming 2300 mile trail. I was thinking Charleston, but i don't think i have anywhere near enough money to sustain an eleven day experience there. And i know its just not the right time to become a nomad. I await your ideas, and just so you know anything is possible, I have been watching a lot of Man vs. Wild.

OK sweet, good post.

Body in D.C. Mind on the Trai

Luke here. Caleb has now officially checked out the blog and seems to like it. He says he will add a post whenever he gets settled down around a computer.

I have just arrived in Washington D.C. with my girlfriend, Blakeley. We are both going to be working here for the Inauguration at a political memorabilia store. It should be packed busy and exciting. Our boss, Jimmy, has hooked us up with an awesome apartment in Alexandria, VA. It is in the part of the city called Olde Town. It is amazing. Picture Williamsburg, but picture it nicer. This is where I will be staying until I leave for the trail at the beginning of March.

I am so pleased that the blog has its first comment! I am not sure who lmcclees is, but thank you for making my day! And for offering to take us to Georgia and from Maine! You future comment-teers have some tough work to beat that post.

Anyways, I am up here in northern Virginia and caught myself thinking about the trail, so I decided to write a quick post. I am now going to flip through my Thru-Hikers' Companion and daydream about where I will be three months from now.

Take it easy,