August 14, 2004

Love was in the air today!  I ascended to the top of Mt. Killington an elevation of 4,235 feet to the sound of bagpipes.  The Wedding March echoed throughout the mountains.  When I reached the summit, I immediately noticed a beautiful bride donned in a full-length, white wedding gown, and gorgeously decorated white sneakers.  The handsome, tuxedoed groom was wearing black patent leather dress shoes and a big smile.  Approximately 20 nicely dressed wedding guests were moving about on the rocks.  Wow-what a scene!  The vista atop Killington could not have provided a more perfect backdrop for this romantic wedding. Theresa and Wayne were married today and I hiked right up to it.  Theresa was thrilled to meet her first woman thru-hiker and we chatted before we took pictures.  I was even given a flower bouquet to hold!  To witness their sacred day on the mountaintop after 1,700 miles of hiking the A.T. was a memory I will hold dear to my heart forever.  Good luck to you, Theresa and Wayne.  May you share a lifetime of happiness!

"I have learned that love does not end, not even with death;

it continues to express itself in ways ever new." -James E. Miller