if any of you recall, i posted around thanksgiving telling of the trepidation my family had in regards to my thru-hiking.
i arrived home on saturday night to find that all members of my family were now donating members of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and a profile map is now hanging in the living room. aah good people. also, pop was too excited to wait until christmas, so i got myself a nice handheld gps!