Hello Board! My name is Dawn and I have been a lurker for months, every since this urge to hike the A.T. set in and took over. I have to say I have learned so much from just reading all the amazing information on this site but I have also piled in every book I could gt my hands on to get as much information as possible to make sure that I could indeed do this thing. I am happy to proclaim aloud here, that SOBO in July '11 will be when I begin my journey home to GA!
A little about me: I'm a wife and a mom, but I'm also an avid gardener, voracious reader, inspired writer, and an outdoorswoman. I am a southern gal; a 'Dixie darlin' who hunts, fishes, rides horses & atvs, kayaks, camps and hikes. I can shoot a gun (and do it well), but would rather shoot my camera. I care about our green spaces, our waters, our planet. The earth is my mother, and I love her dearly. I can also dress up okay, too, and I'm always a lady...even after a good, long, sweaty, stinky hike.
About my hike: I will be hiking with my youngest child, my 10 yr old (hike time 11 but acts like she's 52) daughter. I am a cancer survivor and maybe my outlook on life has changed, but I feel like the time is now. Soon she will be a teen and times will be different. This is our time. It is my time to plant in her the belief that she can tackle anything set in front of her, because she tackled the A.T. and succeeded. (No negativity allowed. We begin this with the faith that we will complete this.)
I'm excited to get to know more of you and pick your brains for any advice or information I haven't gotten yet.
Holy cow, I just made my first official A.T. thread. I'm just a wee bit giddy.