Hiking
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The Heroes Without A Cape
I have fond memories of my childhood and fantasizing about heroes. The Superman’s and the Batman’s of the world, those crusaders that most young boys envision themselves becoming someday. To fly around the globe with a mask and a cape, launching brilliant attacks to foil the bad guys plans. Power Rangers were one of my Continue reading
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Falling In Love…(With the Experience)
Bare with me as I sprinkle a bit of vulgarity into this story. I was having a conversation with my sister and brother in law about three weeks before our departure for Amicalola Falls. “What’s something you really want to do before you start hiking?” she had asked me. With Scott sitting right there, I Continue reading
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A Man’s Best Friend!
“When you take the word DOG and flip the letters around what do you get?” I’ve heard this phrase quite often in awe inspired conversations about the pets that we call “man’s best friend”. I’ve always wrestled with religion and the belief of a higher power, questioning the notion of such things in everyday life. Continue reading
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Sometimes, A War Wages Inside!
March 17th will be a day I will not soon forget. It was saint patty’s day and I distinctly remember waking up at 5:00 a.m. with a knock from the rain. The night before we had stayed at Rock Gap Shelter. I had hoped to allow someone else the comfort of sleeping in the warm Continue reading
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The origin of “Eating Elephants”
If you’re following me on this adventure, or just popping in to see what this site is all about, I wanted to first state that no I am not a carnivorous human who eats actual Elephants. About 6 months ago I came upon the idea to hike the Appalachian Trail. Well really I just wanted Continue reading
About Me
My name is Jacob Rohlman and I entered the blogging world to help record my exploits from the Appalachian Trail. Also, to express a little more freedom with journaling and daily thoughts that might cross my mind. I am an alumni from Muskegon Community College where I graduated with my associates and I also received my diploma from Mona Shores High School. My passion has almost always been soccer, however, the older that I become the more important I realize it is to have multiple drives in life. I’ve had 5 jobs starting from the time I turned 17 and none of them landed me in a position I could see myself staying in for the long haul. I hope you enjoy my site and the posts that come with it. Welcome to “eating elephants”!
Eating Elephants 