all good things are wild and free - HDT

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We are so happy to have you here!

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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I have always enjoyed flying. I would love to get my private pilots license some day. Something about leaving the ground and defying gravity calls to me.
-Brady

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Mrs. London visiting the Tower Bridge in London. England is her happy place. Carlie spent all day yesterday looking at our photos from England so I think it is time to share a bunch of pictures from our trip to London and Paris. We took our moms to visit and I (Brady) had also never been there. I felt right at home with the city and the country side. We would love to live in England some day.

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Hey all! Thank you for playing, the correct answer is June! Snow caps and frozen ponds a the end of june. We had no idea it had snowed that much so late in the year. Cheers!
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Let's play a game:
Without looking through our instagram, based on the photo, what month did we take this picture in Colorado?
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If you answer correctly, you win a hearty "well done!" or "you rock!" and the satisfaction of being right. Hahaha. Cheers!

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Thank you all for the support, comments, suggestions, advice, etc. on the last photo. You all are the best. We are so excited to start sharing our experience on the AT with friends, family, and all of you. For now, we are still playing catch up with our videos on youtube from previous travels and vacations.
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Carlie has been working hard to finish editing our videos from vacation to Beaver Lake in 2018. This photo is from the deck of the cabin over looking the lake just after a rain storm. Our videos aren't the best travel videos out there but we have been getting better! If you want to check them out, follow the YT link in our description above.
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PS stay tuned for our AT 2020 announcement video tomorrow!

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Every night after work, we try to go on a little "hike" around the neighborhood with our packs on and loaded to prep for the AT. Right now, each of our packs weighs about 14-15 lbs and we try to walk about 2-3 miles each night. We will be slowly adding weight and trying to extended those miles over the next few months.
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We are going to be vlogging our journey from Georgia to Maine on our youtube channel and so we tested out the low light filming quality of our new cameras. On the left is the DJI Osmo Pocket and on the right is the DJI Osmo Action camera. These two cameras will be our main source of videos while hiking the Appalachian Trail. If you want to keep up with us on YT, follow the link the in the description and subscribe. We are so grateful to everyone who follows along. We are excited to share all the ups and downs, the good days and the bad, the dry and the many many rain soaked days. We will be posting an Appalachian Trail 2020 announcement video this week.
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Cheers!
Carlie and Brady

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Did anyone else spend all the money during Black Friday on gear for the Appalachian Trail? We know we did. I just looked at our charges over the last week for "Black Friday" deals and my first thought was ouch. But then I realized we saved a bunch of money on gear we were going to buy anyway.
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So what did we get? All the following was on sale this week!
-Floral Base Layer Long Sleeve top (Carlie)
-Smartwool 250 Base Layer Leggings (Brady)
-Smartwool 250 Gloves (Brady)
-Patagonia R2 TechFace Jacket (Brady)
-Smartwool 250 Base Layer Top Sleeping (Carlie)
-Smartwool 250 Base Layer Leggings sleep (Carlie)
-DJI Osmo Pocket for Vlogging our hike (subscribe to our youtube channel to follow along!)
-DJI Osmo Action Camera for Vlogging (see link in description for channel)
-SanDisc 128gb Extreme mini-sd (vlogging and photography)
-Anker PowerCore II 20000 (1 each, Brady and Carlie) [on sale on amazon today for cyber monday]
-Anker Soundbuds Wireless Headphones (Brady)
-Junk headbands (1 for brady and 2 for carlie)
-Athleta Leggings (hiking) carlie

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Join us on our adventures!