{"id":253,"date":"2015-02-28T00:09:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T08:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/?p=253"},"modified":"2015-03-16T22:29:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T05:29:04","slug":"cats-dont-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/featured\/cats-dont-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat’s Don’t Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cat’s Don’t Camp<\/h1>\n

Some time in early 2013 Kerry “Cyndi Loppers” Stewart<\/span>, a forensic investigator assistant from Houston, Texas, decided she would through-hike the Appalachian Trail, by herself, in 2015. On May 9, 2013 she began a blog so she could share the process of making her dream a reality. She also recognized the blog as a commitment device<\/a>: “There is a certain motivation that comes with letting people in on your crazy idea; Now you gotta follow through with it!”<\/p>\n

Her first camping experience was in 2010 at age 28 and her first solo camping adventure was at the Big Thicket National Preserve <\/a>in 2013. So, how does this married woman with a son in high school, a job and zero long-distance backpacking experience change her life around to make her hike a reality? That’s what the blog is about, well that and how her plans intersect with her cats. It’s an enjoyable and humorous look at what happens when you take two years to prepare for a life-changing solo hike from Georgia to Maine.<\/p>\n

I started reading her first post<\/a>\u00a0and moved forward in time via the links beneath each post. Besides reminding me of Erma Bombeck, Lopper’s stories include photos and product reviews. She also reviews items she makes for herself and provides links to opportunities to purchase or learn more about the items she uses.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend this blog to anyone that has thought of and rejected the idea of hiking the Appalachian, Continental Divide or Pacific Crest Trails. You might be able to revive the idea and carry through on it.<\/p>\n

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” – Erma Bombeck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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