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Writer Carlie

wife | business owner | graphic designer | wildflower | photographer | videographer | dreamer | adventurer | nerd | INFP

I do my best to see beauty in everything, even the mundane.

Always Remember: Life is meant to be lived.

Writer Brady

husband | project manager | mechanical engineer | voice of reason | photographer | videographer | dungeon master | adventurer | nerd | XXTP

I do my best to experience life without limits

Always Remember: The joy of life is in the journey.

The most recent adventures!

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Well, it's official. I (Brady) am no longer employ

Well, it's official. I (Brady) am no longer employed. Today was my last day in the office and in less than two weeks, Carlie and I set out on the Appalachian trail, hiking from Georgia to Maine. We are selling everything we own, packing our bags, and setting off to travel the world for the next few years starting with the AT!
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During the next two weeks we need to do the following: get our house on the market for sale, sell both our cars, cancel the insurance for cars, change the address to all our business and financial accounts, get travelers insurance (through World Nomads), open a safety deposit account, get our taxes gathered up and to our accountant, and much more but I can't even wrap my head around it all.
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Life has been hectic and won't slow down for a few more days but it will all be worth it. It is exciting and a little nerve wracking to think we are risking it all to chase our dreams but as old Bilbo Baggins used to say "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

Hey all, we leave for the Appalachian Trail in 2 w

Appalachian Trail 2020: Our trail coffee arrived!

Appalachian Trail 2020:
Our trail coffee arrived! We both need a pick me up in the mornings and coffee on trail will be a must. We found @sippinstant and are super excited to enjoy their probiotic laden coconut coffee on trail. And what's also super exciting is that all packaging is 100% compostable. This is not a sponsored post. We are just super excited to have our coffee all the way from Australia and headed for the Appalachian Trail.
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We set out from Amicalola in 16 days, wandering our way through the woods and plains and mountains toward Mt Katahdin. We hope you enjoy our photos and that you are inspired to chase your dreams as we chase ours.
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Yep. We are really tired. Carlie and I are staying up late and getting started early trying to get it everything done before we leave. It will all be worth it once we are on trail.

Happy Valentine's Day @carliejlondon!

Happy Valentine's Day @carliejlondon!

Hey you.... ya, you, over there, guess what, in 3

Hey you.... ya, you, over there, guess what, in 3 weeks, we get on a plane headed for the Appalachian Trail. You've never heard of it? Really? Well it is only the greatest thing since sliced bread but I can't even say that because the AT has its origins dating back to 1921 and the bread slicing machine didn't come out until 1928.
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So why are we going to live in a tent and backpack across 14 states? We each have separate reasons but here are a quick few: ice cream at the half way point, to see the world around us ("I can show you the world shining, shimmering, splendid, tell me princess now when did you last let your heart decide?"), to challenge ourselves mentally and physically, and to get away from the stifling office 9-5 "american dream" and chase our own dreams.
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If you are interested in hearing more from us about why we are thru-hiking the AT, we made one of those youtube videos (link in description). We appreciate all the support and we will need it in the coming weeks as we set off on this journey.

Coffee - our typical prescription: take 2 in the m

Coffee - our typical prescription: take 2 in the morning and if still groggy, take 2 more.

We took some fake engagement pictures last year us

We took some fake engagement pictures last year using the timer on our camera. It was really good practice for us using the manual settings. Some of the shots actually turned out pretty decent. Others, not so much. This is one of the good ones.

Four weeks from today until we leave for the Appal

Four weeks from today until we leave for the Appalachian Trail. Construction in the house is still going on. It is such a stressful time right now. Realtor is coming tonight to start the process of getting the house on the market. New video up on youtube. Short and quick showing off some of the latest progress on the house. Cheers!

We are 30 days out from getting on a plane headed

We are 30 days out from getting on a plane headed for the Appalachian Trail. We are both feeling worn out, mentally drained, and overwhelmed with everything on our agenda right now. Currently, we are trying to sell or donate the remainder of our possessions, install new doors and trim in the house, seal all edges with caulking, and do touch up paint. It is a daunting task but we are so close. We would really like to have a couple weeks of down time before we hit the trail but I don't know if that will happen.
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Anyone else out there getting rid of everything you own to go chase your dreams? It is both freeing and emotionally draining at the same time. We are hoping that we will find some peace for our minds on the AT.

Carlie and Valerie (Carlie's Mom) cheesing it up a

Carlie and Valerie (Carlie's Mom) cheesing it up at the Louvre.

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