appalachian trail tales: I walk

Monday, March 2, 2009

I walk

In beauty may I walk
All day long may I walk
Through the returning seasons may I walk
In beauty will I possess again.
Beautifully birds,
Beautifully joyful birds.
On a trail marked with pollen may I walk
With wildflowers about my feet may I walk
With dew about my feet may I walk
With beauty before me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty all around me may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty
Lively may I walk.
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty
Living again may I walk.
It is finished in beauty.
-Navajo Beauty Way

5 comments:

Jim GilliganMarch 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM
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Jim GilliganMarch 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Happy hiking, Rachel! From Jim, Lori and Kylie Gilligan
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John L. ClarkApril 12, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I wish you a happy Easter, Rachel. I hope the first 10 days of your hike have gone well!
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MarshaApril 17, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Hello there friend! I am so glad you are in Franklin already-ten days is right on target to reach Franklin. I am traveling south along the A.T. corridor, but will not make it as far south as you at this point, to greet the early northbounders in the northern Blue Ridge mountains/Bears Den/Blackburn area. I am thinking of you and looking for your mail drop schedule-? I will be at the ALDHA/ATC booth at Trail Days should you be able to make it there. Email me for anything - if I can't mail it, I'll bring it to you. Sincere-Marsha "StarLyte"
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AnonymousJuly 24, 2009 at 10:21 AM
this is great rachel hope u are doing great. i am on antibiotic for infection. very drained. seeing becky tonight. GOD BLESS DAD
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The Appalachian Trail stretches across 14 states, from Georgia to Maine, and covers 250,000 acres. It makes up some of the largest areas of forestry in the Eastern U.S. and is home to thousands of diverse species of wildlife. Beginning April 3, I will start hiking the 2,175 mile long Appalachian Trail and begin writing my Appalachian Trail tales on this blog. I am asking friends and family to help support me by donating money to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, a non-profit organization that helps support the Appalachian Trail. Specifically, the money will go towards understanding the changes of the Appalachian Trail environment due to global warming, invasive species and human impact, and developing ways to help sustain a healthy AT environment. I hope to raise $1 for every mile I walk, thus raising $2,175 by the end of my trip. If you are interested in learning more information, please visit the ATC website: http://www.appalachiantrail.org
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