Last March I wrote a post about a former student who was setting off to hike the Appalachian Trail, following the trail up and down mountains for 2175 miles, all the way from Georgia to Maine.
SmilingStudent sent email updates whenever she could, always cheerful and upbeat. She talked about the wonderful community she found on the trail. "We are a species who are at our best when we work together." She said that before beginning the journey she thought that she would be pushing herself physically, but really the biggest challenge was learning the importance of patience and communication.
Last week, on a dark rainy day, Smiling Student made it to the summit at Katahdin - and completed the Appalachian Trail.
13 comments:
Yay Hiking Student!!! That is so cool.
Congratulations to her! That is quite an accomplishment.
I got all goose-bumpy reading this. Go girl!
What an accomplishment; good for her!
Awesome!
What a great accomplishment! :)
That is a-mazing!!! I know a person who did it, and I am amazed again each time I hear that someone has done it.
Wow! That's great. I'm really impressed!
That's great to hear; keep us updated on what SmilingStudent decides on for her next adventure!
Bravo for Smiling Student!
You know, that was the first post I ever read here. And the comments included one from Waterfall, who was a Y2K Southbounder and knew Pure Luck. Small world.
That's incredible!
A few years back, we hiked near Katahdin this time of year and walked a mile or two on the AT, where we ran into a group of three thru-hikers who were a day's hike from the summit. They were just glowing in anticipation of reaching it... it was a great encounter.
Congratulations to smiling student--what an awesome accomplishment--it will give her confidence through life to know she accomplished that!!! YAY! YEBA! Mary :-)
That is wonderful!
Love to hear news like this!
You sound very proud of her :)
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