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Here I sit in Dalton, Massachusetts at a Panera Bread typing on my computer that took a beating the last stint through the mail… right now I am looking at the dent in the bottom right hand corner of the wrist pad. I should have known since the box I sent it in looked like the postal workers used it for a quick game of floor hockey. Ok… I relent… Ok.. not really… I am not a fan of the USPS at the moment…. Right now I know of 3 packages that are lost in the mail system and one of the boxes has my first pair of shoes I hiked in. So I am not a happy camper (no pun intended) ok… maybe a little. Moving on!
 New York: New York was great! The Reischel’s were really good to “Pigeon” and I. I think I gained 5 lbs when I was there for Karen was a cooking machine… (I am pretty sure I had a dream about her cooking last night) we felt like royalty for a few days! The day before we left we picked up “Blackberry” and headed to the Beach where the three of us proceeded to boogie board. I am pretty sure I was starting to get hypothermia as well drinking the recommended 8 glasses of salt water for the day. Let’s just say that the ocean humbled me that day. “Pigeon” finished up her 3 week stint on the trail... she headed back to North Dakota to finish up her thesis as well as to let her feet recover!
“0” Day: I am taking a “0” day today for I just got done doing 95 miles in 3 days to catch up with “Peacock” and “Daddy-o” who I will probably summit Katahdin with. I have about 620 miles left until I reach the summit and have decided due to finances, time, and weather to head directly to the coast of Maine from Katahdin finishing leg 1 of The Earth Expedition. The Route has always been tentative and will continue to change throughout the expedition so hold on….. who knows where I will be walking next!
So far I am Lyme disease free as well as Giardia free…. So I am pretty happy about that. I have heard of many hikers who have had to get off trail because of those two problems. The thing is that usually when I say something like that it is the next day that it happens to me so if you are someone who prays… please keep doing it! I am getting ready to head over to Eastern Mountain Sports to get a hose for my “platypus” the last hose grew mold and fur….so that was pretty gross and I decided to pitch it!
 State Lines: I just crossed my 11th state line and will be crossing the 12th in a few days and then I head into the Big Boys of the White Mountains. I heard that this is some of the most beautiful scenery of the whole Appalachian Trail. I look forward to taking you there with me with pictures. Due to the remote location of the A.T. in relation to towns there may be a longer period within blogs. Sorry about that… I will try my best to keep you informed about the progression of the expedition.
Exposure: I am really happy about the exposure that The Expedition and Blood:Water Mission have been getting over the past week. Here is a link to a Vanity Fair Article.
Thank you all who have sent care packages and have made financial contributions to The Earth Expedition this month. You are a true blessing to me. “Life to the Fullest” Daren
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