For a while now I have contemplated traveling to be able to hike in a place I would normally not have the opportunity to do. I started this thought after reading an article in the Washington Post last month. The article was the account of the author's hike with his family on a trail in southern France. I very much enjoyed the article and was drooling over the pictures taken along the way. Anyway, the article started me to think about a European hiking trip and I was stuck on the Connemera Loop in Ireland for some time. Now, I have begun to consider the fact that I have seen very little of my own country. I have seen, perhaps, more than most, but there is so much more out there. So now I have decided on my new goal...hike at least 20 miles in all 50 states. Yea, I know...tall order and a big leap from the euro thing. Well, the goal is spread over many years, assuming, of course, I have the time and ability to stay the course. Living in Virginia gives me the ability to drive to a number of states rather easily. The other states will, obviously, involve considerably more planning. While doing this, I hope to make the hikes in National Parks or Forests where available.
The planning stages will continue throughout this year and I will make my "official" start in 2008. My home state of Virginia will kick it off for obvious logisitical reasons and ease. I'll continue to hike as much as possible between "official" hikes that mark another state off the list.
I hope someday to be completing a hike with a smile on my face saying "I did it"! That post hike beer will be especially satisfying!
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