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 […]

Diving Deeper on Benton’s Namesake

Date March 30, 2008

1993 was a big year for Julie and me: We graduated from college (it looks like we may actually attend the reunion this year) I hiked (with Julie in parts) the Appalachian Trail We got engaged And, now, we’re 15 years removed, approaching our 14th wedding anniversary, and enjoying our 3-kid/2-dog life in Ohio. Benton, […]