Joe’s Life Outdoors – A Guest Post
In a recent post by Steven, he had asked if anyone would be interested in writing a guest post. I thought that I would give it a shot. This is my first ever guest post so I hope I don’t scare Steven’s followers away with it. This also gives me the opportunity to promote my beautiful homeland of Vermont.
My name is Joe and I write the blog The Adventures of Jobiwan. I usually write stories of my adventures in Vermont but since Steven’s blog is titled My Life Outdoors I thought I would stick to that theme. This is my life outdoors.
with my parents. I fished and hunted while a pre-teen and teen with my father and grandfather and went through the boy scouts in which we did a lot of hiking and camping. I do recall the time where I would like to think that it changed my life forever. I was 14 when my scout troop went primitive camping in the winter. We built our own pine bough shelters and stayed in them. I immediately knew that the outdoors, in all her glory, was the route in life that I wanted to follow. And I have for the most part. I will not hunt any longer.
I am blessed to live where I live. Vermont is home to the Long Trail and she and her side trails are the trails that takes up a lot of my time. They are my church, my psych ward, my school, my playground and my workplace. Although I have never completed this beautiful footpath in the wilderness in it’s entirety, I have hiked and backpacked quite a bit of the sections that surround my home. My first thru-hike of this historic trail is scheduled for September of this year. Although the Long Trail is not the longest trail or even the most extreme it does have some of the roughest terrain. It is the U.S.’s oldest long distance trail at 101 years of age and was the inspiration for the Appalachian Trail. It is stewarded by the Green Mountain Club and most of the work on these trails, like many around the world, is done by volunteers.
I am an active member in the Green Mountain Club and volunteer a lot of trail work so others can enjoy my beautiful state in it’s natural form. I also sector check a short but aggressive trail called the Canty Trail which to me is my baby. I simply love this trail. It’s a side trail of the LT system and offers an array of Vermont terrain…lower wetlands to steep rocky terrain to roots & rocks with waterfalls and impressive views at the 3278 foot summit of Blue Ridge Mountain. It’s a 2.4 mile out and back trail with an elevation gain of 1600 feet. This is a great four season day hiking trail.
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loveinthe802
Very nicely done! You do have a wonderful life outdoors.
GOAT
Thanks for the great post and pictures. I'm Australian but Vermont is just about my fave US state. I detoured off the A.T. in 2006 to do the whole Long Trail before completing the A.T.. It was rough but really worth it. Thanks for yr work on the trail with the Green Mtn people!
Roger Carr
I have not had the privilege to hike in Vermont, but your photos certainly encourage me to add it to my list of places to explore. Thanks for sharing your year-round outdoors experiences in this guest post.