Monthly Archives: May 2010

The Appalachian Trail : Unknown Territory Video Blog – bonus video 2

The bonus fifth installment of the Unknown Territory Video Blog Check back every Wednesday for a new installment and follow along with the adventures of a lawyer, an Ivy grad, and a city chick.

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Trail Update #4

Thanks to everyone who has sent us care packages. You are all trail angels to us! Below is the most up-to-date list of mail drops: Harper’s Ferry, WV [6/1/10] Duncannon, PA [6/4/10] Vernon, NJ [6/18/10] Dalton, MA [7/1/10] Here’s how you send it: Recipient Name [e.g., Katherine Imp] General Delivery City, State, Zip Please Hold [...]

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Sleep Adjustment

Written By: Emily “Lightning” Ginger At home I have a large bed. I have 5 pillows on that bed; two go under my head at night and the rest just surround me. I find this arrangement very comfortable. Out here, I sleep on a very thin therm-a-rest (sleeping pad) that only accommodates my upper body, [...]

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My Top 5

Written by: Katherine ‘Ringleader’ Imp Last week, the Traveling Circus took their one and only break from the Appalachian Trail. Lightning went to Trail Days, and Monkey and I went to my law school graduation. People asked Monkey and I a whole variety of questions, but my favorite question to answer is always this: What [...]

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Floodgates!!

Written by: Brandon “Monkey” Imp It’s something everybody has dealt with in their life – you miss your family and friends. The separation could be for any number of reasons. You went off to college, studied abroad for a semester, went on a long trip, or one of you moved permanent residence. Some identify the [...]

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The Appalachian Trail : Unknown Territory Video Blog – part 4

The fourth installment of the Unknown Territory Video Blog. Check back every Wednesday for a new installment and follow along with the adventures of a lawyer, an Ivy grad, and a city chick.

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I am woman, hear me roar!

Written by: Emily “Lightning” Ginger I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t start this entry with a shout out to the person who has shaped me into the woman I am today: My mother. As a little girl I told my mother I wanted to be a teacher. She (being a teacher) told me that [...]

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Travel as a Group, Hike by Yourself

Written by: Brandon “Monkey” Imp Ringleader and I travelled to her Law School graduation this past weekend while Lightning ran around at Trail Days. Dozens of people approached the two of us to talk about the trail – classmates, professors, deans, the works. One fact was widely unrecognized: we travel as a group but hike [...]

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The Female Invasion

Written by: Katherine “Ringleader” Imp In 2002 I met a woman that changed my life. She wasn’t particularly attractive. Her teeth were crooked, her hair was a mess, and for the 2 weeks I knew her, she never once changed her clothes. She didn’t have much of an academic education, nor did she plan to [...]

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The Appalachian Trail : Unknown Territory Video Blog – part 3

The third installment of the Unknown Territory Video Blog. Check back every Wednesday for a new installment and follow along with the adventures of a lawyer, an Ivy grad, and a city chick.

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