I finished my AT hike on August 13th and have decided to continue my blog. This thing called life is more than just a single, isolated adventure. Life, like the AT, is like a trip to the moon and back on gossamer wings.
It's been a whirlwind of events these past few months. I have finished all of my college courses, studied for the MCAT, applied to medical school, and and preparing for several fun trips during my year off. Tim Nummy (a friend from high school) and I are heading out to summit the Grand Teton. We will leave this Saturday, August 21st, and drive 1,800 miles to Jackson Hole Wyoming. We will spend five days in the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and hone in our mountaineering skills in order to climb the renowned Grand Teton.
The peak towers over surrounding mountains at a staggering 13,775 feet and is often capped in snow. We will ascend the Owen-Spalding route which, while known as the easiest route, is still dangerous and exhilarating. We will be roped in to avoid a potential fall and will begin the ascent by 4am in the morning.
I can't wait to get on the road and climb some mountains.
Sometimes (and by 'sometimes' I mean 'all the time') you just need to dance. And also you need to suit up. And the two go together very nicely.
Just thought you needed to know that.
Bo
Monday, February 22, 2010
As the teasing warmth of the sun fades, I am left, again, with a gross disdain for the dreary gray skies of another wet southern winter. Snow is a romantic ideal that we hope for, and blue skies a far cry from our climatic reality. Yet, I anticipate a warm and beautiful spring and cannot wait for it. My garden will host a variety of vegetables and fruits and I will hopefully accomplish an array of needed yard maintenance. I will no longer fear the splash of cold water while washing my volkswagen, and will gladly walk through the our beloved park without shoes.
Ok, so I understand that the editing is a bit over the top. Get over it.
It's been a tough semester. School hasn't been easy, friendships are changing, (and some are fading). However, I've enjoyed becoming more independent, focused, and driven. I've made a bunch of great new friends and am enjoying a new phase of life in this post-ish-college-limbo. I cling to a sense of adventurousness but still try to maintain a positive, mature, focus on what's ahead. I've got a lot (God-willing) of neat life experiences coming up, and I cannot wait!
-Road trip to L.A. -Skiing out West -Mountain Climbing in Central America -Med School
As much as I long for what I have had, I anticipate what's in store is still better.
Take a look. James and David are two of my best friends. We took a hiking trip at the beginning of freshman year. I hardly knew either of them. Now, at the end of our senior year we are great buddies. ...kinda neat huh?
