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Irene Liberman's avatar

Hi Aubrey:

Did you know that Gary and I aspired to do the entire AT? We did several trips but only completed about 850 miles total. I have some notes. You and Ciara should come for dinner and I'll pull out what may be of interest. His well organized papers are at the NYBG library. I can send you the guide to the papers.

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Aubrey Carter's avatar

Hey Irene, I had no idea. Ciara and I would be humbled to come to dinner, thank you very much for the invite. It would be very helpful to look through some of the notes and papers, and just hear about your experience. I will follow up over email.

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Kelly Sinclair's avatar

Well, you can go to the gym too! : ) Good luck and all the best with your dreams and ventures. You're going to do great, so exciting. Looking forward!

all the best

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Aubrey Carter's avatar

Thank you Kelly! And yes, he knows I like the gym so I think that's where the sentiment was coming from haha.

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Mark N's avatar

Hey Aubrey, one of the things I would love to learn more about is what the heck is going on inside the log where a multitude of different fungal species might be coexisting at the same time. When we come across a "Lincoff log" with 20+ fungi all fruiting at the same time, surely there is a lot more going on than simple competition between species.

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Aubrey Carter's avatar

For sure. I like to think we'll never know the full dynamics of all the life inside of there - it's definitely a chemical symphony - but I'm sure folks are researching it and we'll see if we can't get a little more clarity.

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vvinslovv's avatar

Hell yeah! Glad to hear that you're carrying the banner higher. Still trying to figure out my own fungi for work journey, but this news has certainly encouraged me to keep on with it. Cheers, and hope to see you again soon.

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Cam's avatar

The courage to follow your inner compass is a gift to all of us and honors Life! Cheers to you, wishing you good fortune, luck and joy ⭐️🍄‍🟫 Appalachian Trail! So cool!

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Kitty F.L Hardy's avatar

Exciting! Best of luck in your transition. I'm here for it!

Currently 1/10th of my income is coming in through writing and honestly, that's huge for me. Substack has been an incredible resource for that income.

Here's to your growth! The mushrooms deserve your devotion!

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Will Yaeger's avatar

Looking forward to following this next chapter—kudos to you for pursuing your dreams!

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Aubrey Carter's avatar

Thanks Will. Excited to reconnect when our paths cross next, in the meantime good luck on your research in Peru.

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Gabriela D’Elia's avatar

the burst of the ice/snow when the alien burst from your chest <3 <3 <3 huzzah!!!! dance free my friend

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Ilya Yashin's avatar

This is awesome. Good for you. Much respect. Good luck!! Looking forward to the book and the many posts before that.

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Edward Leavy's avatar

Good luck making the leap! It feels good to be part of the MM network, kind of like mycelium

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