Hiking Dude - Next Steps

Next Steps Post

Now that my little 800-mile hike through Arizona is over, I get to move on to other things. I plan to take a couple weeks to mostly rest up and ensure my leg is ok - probably need to see a doctor about that when I get home. Here's my list of things to do over the next few months:

Present my story at District Roundtable. Show my gear and some pics and then answer questions from other Scouters. Hopefully I'll get them thinking about lighter weight backpacking possibilities with their scouts.
Present Red Cross training. I've got a backlog of Scouters needing certification so they can go to Philmont, Seabase, and Northern Tier. Since I've been gone 7 weeks, I'm adding a couple more training sessions to make sure everyone gets training that needs it.
Write my first book. This is the big one. I plan to write a handful of short stories from the trail for children. They will demonstrate human/nature interaction and include discussion outlines so teachers can use them for nature lessons. I'm very excited about this and look forward to working with my niece to make it a reality.
Rest, then keep hiking. I have to make sure my legs are whole and secure and then I can start back up walking each day to keep in shape. I'd hate to just sit and eat and lose my fairly good heart/lung/leg development I received from walking every day for the past couple months.
Let the local papers and TV know what I did. They might be interested in a short story. I'd also use that exposure to promote the ScoutStrong program a bit more.
Catch up on my hundreds of emails that have accumulated while I was on the trail.

So, I won't be bored. :-)
Hike On

Posted: 20:30 05-01-2012 855

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May 04, 2012 - John at Bearpawwd.com

It looks like you had a great trip. I followed you on your blog. I hope you keep going. John

May 05, 2012 - wayne

hey man, Awesome blog... Your trip sounded nice.. Im leaving on the A.T in bout 18 days. I hope your leg is good.. Hike on bro..

May 05, 2012 - Hiking Dude

Wayne - legs are feeling much better now and I'll start taking walks again this week. No excuses to sit around any longer. John - It WAS a great trip. I'm working on my journal so folks can read all about it in order rather than backwards through the blog posts. Hopefully, it will be useful for AZ Trail thru-hikers next year.

May 07, 2012 - Marvin Johnson

Well done, it was great reading about, your daily adventures.

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