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Russell Gets a Job… Briefly
After a couple weeks of bopping around, I returned to Salida, CO. Back on the job hunt, my prospects felt grim, at least until my mom sent me a link to a Facebook post on the Salida Community page. It was a simple job ad: While this opportunity was by no means a new career,…
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A Word of Thanks & A Call for Questions
First of all, thank you for reading! And thanks to everyone who had passed along words of praise and encouragement! It really means a lot to me to know people are enjoying this blog, and it inspires me to keep writing. A brief update – Maggie and I are still doing well. We are deep…
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More on Motivation
Now that you have the “what,” many have asked “why?”. Why leave behind all the creature comforts of modern civilization to live in a tent and carry 30 pounds of gear for 20 miles a day? At this point, many thousands of people have completed a thru hike of one, or more, of the three…
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The Great Resignation, Good Luck, and a Very Golden Birthday
I quit. It was great, if a bit anticlimactic. My heart was racing in the moments before, breathing hampered by my government issued dual layer cotton face mask. Oh but the relief after handing over my letter of resignation to my manager, whom I had only met face to face fewer times than you could…
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Welcome!
Sit down, stay a while, weary traveler. You’ve only just found the beginning of, what will hopefully be, the adventure of a lifetime. This blog serves to document our journeys so friends, family, and fellow citizens of earth may follow along. The adventure begins in January 2022.