Posted on November 3, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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High Knob Campground to ShawneeMart, Eddyville IL, October 20 – 22. Kirstin and I left town around 8am on Saturday to meet Heather at High Knob. Heather started her section Friday morning (after camping out solo at Elizabethtown, the Eastern terminus of the River… Continue Reading “River to River Trail – 32/160”
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Posted on January 7, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Good morning! And a good one it is so far; it is nearing 11am and I am sipping my coffee in a big cozy sweatshirt and pj pants, with my feet kicked up. Yesterday Heather, Bailey and I decided to brave the cold (it… Continue Reading “Piney Creek Ravine”
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Posted on July 15, 2017
by Jennifer Potts
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All last night I couldn’t sleep. It was a good “can’t sleep” though. Scheduled for today was the first group hike for my local chapter of Mountain Chicks that I had planned a couple weeks ago. I am sitting here now, 13 long hours after… Continue Reading “A different kind”
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Posted on August 30, 2016
by Jennifer Potts
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There is probably nothing more boring than walking on a treadmill. But I’ve gotta keep moving. I am desperate to get back outside. I need this heat to break. For my sanity. For my health. For the sake of just missing being in the… Continue Reading “Walk the line…”