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EU Heatwave 2025

6 Jul 2025 – 4th July

Thu: 4yrs ago in 2021, appreciations with thanks to dear cousin Klaus(may he RIP) in Canada for his share of the melting candle pix from a heat wave there then – now with fond memories of him waving back to the memories of him. Exactly 4yrs today, family&friends+everyone plx stay hydrated&safe from this very severe heat wave where it is affecting many ppl&parts of EU now. Cousin Karen saw some ppl popping popcorns and frying egg in Paris/France!!

If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back? — Steven Wright
Fri: TGIF a good weekend to all and a Happy 4th to those celebrating&marking the day. Appreciations to those who helped with enjoying this day over the years – to all AT-FellowHikers,TrailAngels,Supporters,etc it was a Mon/Day66 and we somewhere in Pennsylvania and did have a tiny US-flag packed in my pack to remind myself in 2005AT-ThruHike/USA then. CandyAssGroup, its our 20th Anniversary for this hike – on hindsight, it still is unfathomable that such a hike was accomplished that I do sometimes wonder if it was just a dream…
Appreciations with thanks to Les&Ivy (a seldom pix of just my bro&I-hahaha!)to Calvin@Camper’s in 2020-22/SIN, and to family Hustad in 2023Norway.
Will try to get a hamburger for today to celebrate with a very appropriate quote in today’s US-political situation.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, but your government only when it deserves it —Mark Twain
Tkx to KristyB for this very befitting share and plx take note regarding fireworks – vivid memories are from when Gator(may she RIP)hiding in the inner bathroom when the fireworks started but was better as she aged with her declining hearing. Fireworks which were originally invented in China around the 12th century to scare away evil spirits, used to never fail to get me childishly excited but as the years pass, sentiments on fireworks have evolved back to more the idealistic that if only… another can of worms better left unopened – hahaha!
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Sat: flags are starting to fly despite that its still another month before SIN’s60thBday(9Aug).
Sun: ~3hrs(must be a record for me, for real!)on WhatsApp with NancyM – been a while since we last chat and much to catch up since her move from FL to TX in Nov2024. Dinner@Rochalie and my contribution is a starter SmokedSalmon,CreamedCheese in SnowPeas which was last made ~2decades ago.
When you feel neglected, think of the female salmon, who lays 3,000,000 eggs but no one remembers her on Mother’s Day – Sam Ewing
Tkx for this delicious and biggest crab tasted and today BabyKai discovered Kiera’s finger – just as well his teeth are not quite out of his gums yet, hahaha.
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The Appalachian Trail/USA

Appalachian Trail (AT) is ~2,175mi/3,500km

AT Map

Appalachian Trail’s Essentials

  • Completed in 1937
  • One of the oldest and longest marked foot trail in the USA
  • Approximately 2,175mi / 3,500km
  • Touches 14 US states
  • Crosses 6 national parks
  • Traverse 8 national forests
  • Maintained by 30 trail clubs and multiple partnerships
  • Lowest elevation 124’ / 37.2 meters
  • Highest elevation 6,624’ / 2,000 meters
  • Total of 165,000 white blazes – GA-ME-GA
  • App 5 million steps, 83 marathons – 1 marathon 26.2mi / 41.9km,
  • More than 350 peaks over 5,000’ / 1,500 meters
  • More than 260 shelters/lean to
  • Takes app 400,000 calories and 117 gallons of water
  • Over 9,000 people have hiked the entire trail –
    Pre 1930s to present

The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a 2,175mi/3,500km footpath that runs along the Appalachian Mountains from Maine-Georgia. The trail’s northern terminus is in Central Maine in Baxter State Park at Mount Katahdin. The southern terminus is in Northern Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest at Springer Mountains.

It is now federally protected under the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Department of the Interior, but is primarily maintained and managed by the Appalachian Trail Conference, changed to Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) in 2004.

Today the ATC is a volunteer-based, private nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the AT. http://www.appalachiantrail.org

Amy Lam has written a book about her experience on the Appalachian Trail

1st SIN AT Thru-Hiker
First Singaporean Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker
108 pages collection of data, pictures, quotes and thoughts

amylamsg@hotmail.com

Thu4Sep2025: Introduction pp

Wed2Jun2021: enjoyed this video following along with my book bringing back much fond memories, reflecting with emotional thoughts of the AT&AT hiking-buddies. Appreciations to Jason’s A Journey of the Soul. Needed this in the midst of the COVID-19-pandemic here in SIN and have not been out travelling since 1Nov2019!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHdnXDxORoo