Location: Union Station, DC

That didn't take long. Sitting here at the train station not even five minutes and another AT hiker came up to say hi. Guess the giant pack gave me away!

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Departure Imminent
Sunday, March 20, 2016 5:16 pm

Thanks for the great lunch, Andrew and Monica!

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Sunday, March 20, 2016 12:54 pm

About to head out for a St. Patrick's Day party, and then my train to the AT.

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Friday, March 18, 2016 5:58 pm

I stopped by REI yesterday for some last-minute purchases. I bought some water purifier tablets (just in case the filter breaks or fails), two more extra ultralight dry sacks (one to replace one of the not-as-light sacks I already had), and a ultralight compression sack to replace the one for my sleeping bag. I also got a lightweight wallet.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 12:32 am

Monday night was my last night in my weekly D&D gaming group for the foreseeable future. I joined the group during its third session back in September 2000, and it's been fun times ever since then.

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