My Journey

I’m just a lonely hiker, my name is Trapper Lee
I hike the hills and valleys, my soul forever free.
I’m only one of many, on that northern hike to Maine,
I’m hiking many miles each day, ignoring all the pain.
It’s Springer to Katahdin, that’s Georgia to Maine,
With my sister and my backpack, and occasionally with pain
It seems we’re always climbing that long and rocky Trail,
To the summits and the grasslands, their beauty we must hail.
Now the downward Trail is starting, to the gaps so far below
And the waterfalls go tumbling where the rivers gently flow.
The singing of the birds and rising of the sun
Is the only clock I need out here, my day has just begun.
It’s coffee, grits, or oatmeal to fuel our long, hard day,
Snickers, gorp, and raisins, more fuel throughout the day.
Not every day is perfect; some are really bad.
The aching knees, blistered feet, and bugs that drive you mad.
Now as the day is ending, the good outweighs the bad,
New friendships I am making at each shelter that I stay.
So when I climb Katahdin, this journey will be done
But at each day’s beginning, a new one has begun.
Mom, I know you’re watching, from the heavens up above
So this journey that I’m taking is for you with all my love.