Never Say Never

I'm headed back to Virginia next week. I'll pick up the trail outside Roanoke where I finished in the South before flipping last year. Let's see how it goes for a few weeks. Who knows where it will lead...

Updates to follow!

Finally! The AT video flipbook is now available.

A Quick Trip on the Appalachian Trail (AT) from Jason Slibeck on Vimeo.

Every hour on the hour while I was on the AT, I took 3 pictures. Then, I meshed them together into a video flipbook. This is a photomotion video of my journey with some scenic interludes. I hope it inspires you to live your dream too.

The Road Goes Ever On...

But it's not always a trail! This is the last picture I took on the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut last month and a picture from the Great Wall of China a few weeks later.

After enjoying a short break in New York City, I headed off on another big trip but as part of a family of four this time around. Our trip took us to Shanghai, China for final weeks of the 2010 World Expo and included stops in Beijing and Xi'an as well. China was amazing but it was a very urban adventure that contrasted well with my AT experience. For those dedicated hikers out there, once you finish the Triple Crown in the United States (Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Pacific Crest Trail), the Great Wall of China stretches 5,500 miles and is waiting to be conquered... Good luck!

I am working on a video slide show of my whole AT experience, so stay tuned for one last post. Thanks to everyone for your support and encouragement along the way!

All Aboard!

Highgear and I are at the Appalachian Trail train station outside Pawling, NY with only 7 miles to go into CT. From here, you can take a train from the trail directly into New York City. Talk about a change in scenery for the average thruhiker! It's an experience not to be missed on the trail.

Why aren't they waving back?

I admit it may not be easy to see in the picture, but the New York City skyline is visible from the Appalachian Trail here on Black Mountain. I'm waving hello right now!

I (heart) NY

Crossed the border into New York yesterday on the rocky ridge above Greenwood Lake. The weather has been beautiful fall breezes for the most part. The forest is anything but quiet as thousands of acorns are falling like rocks from the trees with each breeze. So far, no bumps on the head but a few near misses!

Southbound to South America

I stopped for a lunch break at Sunrise Pavillion atop the Sunrise Mountain ridge here in Sussex County, NJ. Amazingly, over 50 broadtail hawks, eagles, and osprey have passed over in just less than 1 hour! Luckily, some keen birdwatchers up here informed me that today is very close to peak season for the raptor migration. The hawks will ride the thermals along the ridge lines about 400 miles a day all the way to South America. What a lucky day to be hiking the ridge!