
My name is Maggie, but I'm known on trail as Chuckles. Against better judgment, I've toured across America on a ramshackle mountain bike, spent six months working as a trail maintainer on the Pacific Crest Trail, and eaten way more granola than any human should. I thru-hiked the AT in 2013 and the PCT in 2016, but I am currently living in New Hampshire, where I eat real breakfast and sleep indoors most nights. You can reach me at maggiethewall [at] gmail [dot] com
Posts
Pacific Crest Trail Resupply Guide
It’s that time again: time for this year’s PCT class to plan their resupply. In 2016 around this time, I was dehydrating apples and beef in a panic,
Get Lost: How to Lose Someone On the AT
Note: This post was originally written in 2015 and has since been updated. The "tips" included in the following post were written under the context
Made to be Broken: the Karl Meltzer Story
Edit 6/25: Made to be Broken is now available on Netflix. ‘Made to be Broken’ is a film about Karl Meltzer falling down. Watch this
When Ultralight is Too Light
PCT hikers are notorious for obsessing over their base weight. Thru-hikers might start the AT with two camp chairs and a thermos strapped to their
Epilogue: Learning How to Stay
Note: This is a recap of our PCT thru-hike April 12th to September 26th, 2016. According to my Halfmile app, I’m 2,392 miles East of PCT mile
Episode 20: The end
Rainy Pass (Winthrop) to Manning Park (Canada!) (September 24 - 26) Mileage: 2,659 Note: We are so sorry to hear about the ongoing search for
Episode 19: Stevens to Winthrop
Note: We are so sorry to hear about the ongoing search for missing hiker Sherpa. We finished on September 26th and I am now updating blog posts
Episode 18: Snoqualmie to Stevens
Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass (mile 2483) It was a little after 1PM when Centerfold, Spoon and I finally peeled ourselves away from the creature
Episode 17: Bump in the Night
White Pass to Snoqualmie (Mile 2410) We stayed at White Pass for the night and picked up some packages to get us through Washington. Looking
Episode 16: Entering the Rainforest
Bridge of the Gods to White Pass (2310.6) On the first day of September, with our bellies full of salmon, Centerfold, Little Spoon and I crossed