Getting Ready

The trail start date is only three weeks away, and I still feel like it's so far. In between post-bac schooling and DAT studying, it's easy to forget I have such a big adventure ahead of me.

I have started to gather my gear together though. I have purchased a new pack (Gregory Z55), summer sleeping bag (Mountain Hardwear Lamina +35), camera (Pentax Optio W90), and some other smaller things for the trail. I still need to get a few small things, and I already had most of what I needed. My start date is May 15th, a Sunday. I still have to move my entire life out of KY (my house in Knoxville), and of course get a million small things done between now and then.

My life in Knoxville, TN is sadly coming to an end (at least for now). I haven't even moved yet, and I already miss it. Life on the trail will be vastly different, but it will be a much needed change. Life in the woods is just simpler. I look forward to that.