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Hiker Mel Adventures: August 2013
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013. On Sunday August 4th I led a group of folks up White Oak Canyon to Cedar Run Trail and the wonderful swimming hole and water slide there. What a glorious day! I do some volunteer hikes for The Shenandoah National Park Trust; this hike was both the Trust and Wild Virginia working together. It was an "awareness of wilderness areas" hike. It was a perfect day for a hike- 70 degrees in the mountains and the water temperature was a refreshing 58 degrees! Monday, August 5, 2013. The pe...
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Hiker Mel Adventures: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Call of the West. It's beautiful. Made entirely of wood harvested from the property, it sleeps 16 and has it's own staff of five to take care of the guests. Just below Costilla in a field near the reservoir I saw the bison herd for the first time. I also saw four turkeys on my drive out. Animals I've see here so far:. I'm heading down for a wonderful lunch now; the food here is exceptional! Thursday, July 19, 2012. Thought for the day:. Quite fitting for me right now! I am all set...
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Hiker Mel Adventures: Not All Happy Stories
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Sunday, July 14, 2013. Not All Happy Stories. Wow, I haven't posted since last November! I've been home, leading a very normal life. Well, normal for me anyway. I have been doing a good bit of hiking, but haven't felt that I've had any hikes interesting enough to post about. I must say, every hike is a special experience, and I'm thankful that my work situation and lifestyle allow me plenty of time for getting to the mountains. I quickly jumped into the water. And, I quickly jumped out again! Just arrivi...
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Hiker Mel Adventures: June 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012. Hot is hot, and 107 is unbearable! I do love Colorado though, and her majestic mountains. It's nice to be back in green Virginia now. For a time. Wondering now what is next. Saturday, June 23, 2012. Friday, June 22, 2012. Catching up on my flight to Denver. I guess I left off in Redding, CA where I was couch surfing with Steve…. I hadn’t seen Chris for 30 years. Since high school; wow! Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Tuesday, June 19, 2012. I stayed with a wonderful lesbian couple for tw...
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Hiker Mel Adventures: August 2012
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012. In an email conversation with my friend Michael, he asks me this question: "When you are resting there in your truck, do you feel quite content, or are you thinking much of past or future or dreams you might have, or just relaxing and spacing out all over the place, or just plain all over the map? If you are totally content in the moment, I'll ask for a lesson in that.". Good for anybody. There's ups and downs for all of us. We'd all like to do things better or different...This ...
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Hiker Mel Adventures: Healing the Farm
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Friday, November 16, 2012. Not to say less for Greg who is quite a bit faster with the saw than Verena, but still, I don't know any other nearly 70 year (young) women using a chainsaw in any capacity! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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Hiker Mel Adventures: Live Your Life
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Monday, July 29, 2013. I read this on someone else's blog today:. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." Steve Jobs. Just rambling for today. Let yourself be ...
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Hiker Mel Adventures: Wild Virginia Hike
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013. On Sunday August 4th I led a group of folks up White Oak Canyon to Cedar Run Trail and the wonderful swimming hole and water slide there. What a glorious day! I do some volunteer hikes for The Shenandoah National Park Trust; this hike was both the Trust and Wild Virginia working together. It was an "awareness of wilderness areas" hike. It was a perfect day for a hike- 70 degrees in the mountains and the water temperature was a refreshing 58 degrees! View my complete profile.
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Hiker Mel Adventures: October 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012. Greg and Verena's farm was the first in the country to produce organic goat cheese and sell it commercially. They had at their peak a herd of 140 goats, and sold to places like the Greenbrier, Balducci's and Whole Foods. Now they are semi retired (if there is such a thing in farming! As Thomas and I snuggled into the guest bed that night, I said to him, "I love these people! And, I do; I feel like I've been friends with them forever! Sunday, October 7, 2012. So life is. If i...
