Entries from June 2008

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 19-Jun-1993

Date June 19, 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. 6/19/93 – Sat. 19+ miles today including one pretty […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 18-Jun-1993

Date June 18, 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. 6/18/93 – Fri. (Evening) We left Damascus right at […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 17-Jun-1993

Date June 17, 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. 6/18/93 – Fri. (Morning) This is sort of last […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 16-Jun-1993

Date June 16, 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. 6/16/93 – Wed. We walked a fairly easy 13 […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 15-Jun-1993

Date June 15, 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. 6/15/93 – Tue. I made 18.4 miles today and […]

When Good Omens Portend Bad Travel

Date June 14, 2008

As I was driving from Chicago to Columbus in a driving rainstorm at 4:00 this morning, I got to tallying up my 2008 travels…or…er…travails to the West Coast. Four trips so far in 2008 — three to California, one to Victoria, British Columbia — and none of them were for more than two nights (two […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 14-Jun-1993

Date June 14, 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. 6/14/93 – Mon. A day of firsts: first day […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 12-Jun-1993

Date June 12, 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. 6/12/93 – Sat. I’ve got a new journal, so […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 09-Jun-1993

Date June 9, 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. 6/9/93 – Wed. (Morning) Yesterday was eventful. Bearanoid & […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 07-Jun-1993

Date June 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. 6/7/93 – Mon. Today was long, and tomorrow will […]