Entries from July 2008

Happiness is a Tire Swing

Date July 11, 2008

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 11-Jul-1993

Date July 11, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 7/11/93 – Sun. 21.4 miles to Hightop Hut. So […]

Benton and Baseball

Date July 10, 2008

I’ve had these pictures for a while and just haven’t managed to cull them down to a manageable subset. Benton is playing “Big League” baseball this year — it’s a league that fits in between “rec league” baseball (“we’re just out here to have fun”) and a select/travel league (“we’re going to spend every weekend […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 10-Jul-1993

Date July 10, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 7/10/93 – Sat. 20.1 miles today to Blackrock Hut […]

Family Room Remodel Part II

Date July 9, 2008

After a rather long and ever evolving process, the family room remodel is more or less complete for now. The dark woodwork and cream walls have been repainted, blue carpet replaced, new blinds, shelves, and furniture installed, as well as recovering of the old chair. First, I will show you a picture of the room […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 08-Aug-1993

Date July 8, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 8/8/93 – Sun. So, last night was sheer hell. […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 07-Jul-1993

Date July 7, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 7/7/93 – Wed. 20.2 miles today and am staying […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 06-Jul-1993

Date July 6, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 7/6/93 – Tue. 24. 2 miles today to Seeley/Woodworth […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 05-Jul-1993

Date July 5, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 7/5/93 – Mon. This will be a short entry, […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 04-Jul-1993

Date July 4, 2008

This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 7/4/93 – Sun. 21.9 miles today from Bobblet’s Gap […]