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Rivals
Last week, our Colorado book tour took us to Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, CO. Boulder is pretty much Outdoor Hollywood. Driving down the streets there is a good chance you will pass the Backpacker or Climbing Magazine company cars. And when you hit the …
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Brew's News
Jen’s asked me to be a guest blogger on her website so I thought I’d start by telling everyone what I’ve been up to. After seven years of teaching middle and high school History, I’m taking a break. I love teaching and there’s a good chance I’ll end up teaching again. …
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Coffee and the A.T.
Check out this link and watch the video that I worked on this winter with Appalachian Coffee Company. ACC has awesome coffee and principals. I love how their brews give a percentage of the proceeds back to the trail!
http://www.appalachiancoffeecompany.com/
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A Thru-Hiker's Book Tour
Here are the TOP 10 ways that our Book Tour is like a Thru-Hike:
10. We spend the night someplace new almost every night.
9. The space inside our Prius, is about the same as our 3-person tent.
8. If you look at our pics, it is clear …
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Fox
My publisher called last Thursday.
“Guess What?! He said. “We just got you a booking on national television!”
“National TV?That’s awesome!” I replied.
“Yeah, you’ll be on Fox and Friends this Sunday.”
Long Pause.
“Jen…? Are you still there?”
It’s not that I wasn’t grateful; I …
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Entrepreneur
Driving through Tennessee to begin a mid-West book tour, with my husband and baby in the car. I thought about the commitments on the horizon and the responsibilities in the rear view mirror. I started to feel the excitement of butterflies in my stomach combine with a nervousness that was …
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Matt Kirk
After waiting 23 years, there is a new Self-Supported Record on the Appalachian Trail.
Matt Kirk finished his journey from Katahdin to Springer Mountain on August 7th, at 7:20 PM. He traveled 2,185.9 miles in 58 days, 9 hours and 38 minutes, an astounding average of 37.4 miles per …
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Outdoor Retailer
Well, Charley survived her 19th state and 2nd Trade Show. Brew and I also tagged along to attend the summer 2013 Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City.
Outdoor Retailer is like any other trade show… BIG. It is also overwhelming and a bit hectic, but unlike other trade shows …
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Gerry
Almost two years ago, Brew and I worked with a woman named Gerry and her husband. It had been Gerry’s lifelong dream to hike the Appalachian Trail and now in her mid-60’s she was ready to turn that dream into a reality. Her husband was planning to support his hike …
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The Past 12 Months
Q: There hasn’t been a new blog post on this website for over 12 months. WHAT HAPPENED?
A: Introducing Charlotte Adelaide Davis, aka Charley. Born 11/13/12. This little rock star, has rocked my world! I don’t have near as much work time, trail time, or down time, as I used …
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