Justin, David and I in Atlanta after dinner Sunday night.
So I'm back. It's been 2 years, minus 7 days, and I'm starting over.
If you're reading this, you probably know the routine: Springer Mtn, GA to Mt Katahdin, ME, via 2175 miles of rolling Appalachian ridgeline. You may also notice that this is the space formerly devoted to my ongoing translation of the Greek New Testament. That work isn't exactly defunct, more like postponed (to be done right, it requires long tracts of time and, more importantly, a great cumbersome volume called a lexicon, neither of which I'll have on the trail). Rather than reformatting this space (lexanspork.blogspot.com) for my forthcoming hiking posts, I decided to move my translation work to its own address (greekedout.blogspot.com).
Tomorrow is a long day of hiking, and it's getting awfully close, so I'll save the particulars of gear and planning for another day (like when they've begun to cause problems!).
Many thanks to my family (mom and dad and sister, Stephanie) for putting up with my disruptive planning and logistical needs (like rides to the airport amidst Pittsburgh's snowiest month on record). Also thanks to Justin Simmons, for hosting me for a second time at his Atlanta, GA, digs, and shuttling me to Springer while he could (should?) be writing his perfunctory World Religions paper. Last but not least, thanks to David Hayes (GAME '06) for my first bout of 2010 trail magic (equal share in a fully-loaded monster of a pizza--plus side salad--at tonight's last meal).
Here's to 2200 miles of similarly good folks and good fortunes!
