tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post4594402338470181892..comments2024-03-08T15:13:55.360-08:00Comments on The Traveling Mandolin: PCT 2014: EpilogueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-12833031713299012262017-01-10T08:27:22.381-08:002017-01-10T08:27:22.381-08:00I'm happy to hear that you're going to be ...I'm happy to hear that you're going to be tackling the trail this spring! It's truly the experience of a lifetime. :) When you complete the trail, you just notify the Pacific Crest Trail Association and they will send you a medal. In the meantime, I highly encourage you to make a donation to the PCTA-- without their work we wouldn't be able to hike the trail! They have a lot of great resources on their site, too: http://www.pcta.org/<br /><br />Good luck with the preparation!<br /><br />Cheers, LisaLisa Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356754383484813597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-66603797472813642672017-01-09T10:59:28.665-08:002017-01-09T10:59:28.665-08:00Congrats on completing the PCT. My girlfriend Amy ...Congrats on completing the PCT. My girlfriend Amy and I are starting the trail this April and we LOVE both your nicknames as well as your medals. "Tobasco" and "Leftovers". Awesome!! We were wondering where you had the medals made and how you found/made them?? Could you email me some info? It would be much appreciated.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Doug <br />dcembellin@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230201409851101996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-44336246289048248002017-01-09T10:59:18.761-08:002017-01-09T10:59:18.761-08:00Congrats on completing the PCT. My girlfriend Amy ...Congrats on completing the PCT. My girlfriend Amy and I are starting the trail this April and we LOVE both your nicknames as well as your medals. "Tobasco" and "Leftovers". Awesome!! We were wondering where you had the medals made and how you found/made them?? Could you email me some info? It would be much appreciated.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Doug <br />dcembellin@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230201409851101996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-50465428456667335962016-12-20T12:17:39.968-08:002016-12-20T12:17:39.968-08:00Thanks so much for the link, Marc! I'll bookma...Thanks so much for the link, Marc! I'll bookmark the link and watch it when I'm ready to handle the flood of nostalgia. ;) Happy Holidays to you, too!!<br />~LisaLisa Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356754383484813597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-61860961537789089692016-12-17T02:37:02.062-08:002016-12-17T02:37:02.062-08:00Lisa, recently I saw a post on vimeo.com for the f...Lisa, recently I saw a post on vimeo.com for the free movie "Do more with less" (http://domorewithlessfilm.com/). It's one of the PCT-things, mostly philosophy and motivation - but it's made in 2014 and some of the credits go to hikers mentioned in your (excellent!) blog. You might consider watching it for some familiar faces.<br /><br />Happy holiday season!<br />MarcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-46530156879860124642016-03-17T13:31:29.219-07:002016-03-17T13:31:29.219-07:00Sorry, I totally lost this comment in my inbox! Gr...Sorry, I totally lost this comment in my inbox! Great to hear from you— I definitely remember our group bonding experience in that steamy laundry room with the power out. :D Thanks for your kind words, and I hope that post-PCT life is treating you well. Cheers!Lisa Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356754383484813597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-84448028628921342982015-11-02T20:21:16.467-08:002015-11-02T20:21:16.467-08:00P.S. I just remembered you live in St. Charles...t...P.S. I just remembered you live in St. Charles...tent camped there by the visitor center in the city park with the Great River Rumble in 2012; paddled 156 miles in 7 days. Loved your little town! Maryellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433358160320748083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-17932455720550781432015-11-02T20:17:10.620-08:002015-11-02T20:17:10.620-08:00Kentucky is an awesome state; home of Cumberland F...Kentucky is an awesome state; home of Cumberland Falls (little Niagra of the south and moonbow), Kentucky Derby, Bourbon Trail, and so much more. I live near Mammoth Cave National Park, over 350 miles of discovered caves. every state has its own beauty, and we definitely have our share! Not too far from Missouri. Do you live close to Columbia or Cooper's Landing on the Missouri? Maryellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433358160320748083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-74314253992071035472015-10-29T10:40:23.247-07:002015-10-29T10:40:23.247-07:00Been following your blog the last couple months. F...Been following your blog the last couple months. Found it linked from the PCTA website. I met you two going up Muir Pass; chatted with you two again as you were leaving VVR and saw you sporadically throughout Oregon. I was one of the people in the Crater Lake laundry room during the storm. <br /><br />It really was an incredible journey. I probably think about it everyday. It's always nice coming across the blogs of people I've met. It's great that you waited a year to publish. Seems like a lot more thought and reflection went into them than other blogs I've come across. Steven from Crater Lakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-42244869574686328682015-10-28T10:10:56.107-07:002015-10-28T10:10:56.107-07:00Yes, we spent a day or so in Kentucky back in Marc...Yes, we spent a day or so in Kentucky back in March. I want to say it was the Jefferson Memorial Forest? Lovely scenery with all the bluffs and mountains. Then we spent the night at Louisville, which I thought was gorgeous! I had always just driven through KY on the way to other things, but didn't realize what a beautiful state it was. I definitely want to go back!Lisa Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356754383484813597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-79830686907429583632015-10-28T10:09:08.931-07:002015-10-28T10:09:08.931-07:00Thanks so much Claudia! :)Thanks so much Claudia! :)Lisa Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356754383484813597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-21482568058934280842015-10-26T12:34:15.425-07:002015-10-26T12:34:15.425-07:00Love Zach's hair and hiking in Kentucky?!?!?! ...Love Zach's hair and hiking in Kentucky?!?!?! I would've loved to have met you all. I live near Bowling Green and near Mammoth Cave National Park. Where did you hike? Kentucky is a beautiful state with wonderful state parks and green ways and blue ways. The medals are totally awesome btw and so well deserved! Maryellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433358160320748083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-6580089089739406222015-10-26T10:04:33.354-07:002015-10-26T10:04:33.354-07:00Hello from a stranger in Chicago! Lisa, thanks so ...Hello from a stranger in Chicago! Lisa, thanks so much for all of the hard work you've put in not only hiking the trail but putting this memoir together. This is my first time commenting but I've been following your journey for the last six months or so, catching up on your posts during my lunch break at work every day, and I can't believe it's come to an end. You have a real gift for writing and really brought the trail to life; it has been an amazing journey! Wishing you two all the best :]Claudia Galvezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956647547275093616noreply@blogger.com