Are you ready for this? I am! In fact, I think I am more excited about this third Appalachian Trail thru-hike then I was my other two. That doesn't seem possible, but it sure is. I have had so much fun buying new gear with Bruce, my hubby, my biggest fan, and my -as he likes to say - my sponsor. Fall shopping when sales were ripe for the picking depleated our pockets as well as our energy stores. We were mentally exhausted by the time we clicked purchase on our last order. We