Frozen Over on the Appalachian Trail
This morning it was freezing cold waking up. My toaks cup full of water was frozen solid and so were my other water bottles. Last night I slept fine and...
Snow, Blowdowns, and Night Hiking on the Appalachian Trail
This morning there was no rush to get up and moving. It had snowed last night and into the morning. So we weren’t planning on having a super early start....
Did I Drop You On Your Head?
This is my mom’s favorite phrase to say when I share with people that I’m going to hike 2200 miles for the fun of it. In reality, hiking has been...
Days Zero minus one and Zero
Well, the journey begins. I can hardly believe that the time has finally come to make this dream a reality. We start with travel to Atlanta on a flight from...
Plans and flexibility
What’s that famous saying? Man plans, and God laughs? I had the next week and a half planned out - and then I ate some bad Chinese food. My Saturday...
Change of plans: Why I am not thru hiking the AT this summer
Going into 2025, my eyes were set on a SOBO AT thru hike. I always wanted to do a NOBO hike since I learned about the AT in the spring...
The Magic of Trail Magic
Graduation Day! Our epic AT adventure started Feb 27 at Springer Mountain, but first we stopped at Amicalola for their thru-hiker tags (#417 and 418!) and we took a quick...
3 lessons in the first 3 days of the AT
The lessons that I have learned in my first three days on the Appalachian Trail
Georgia to Maine – What?!
Read why I am taking a sabbatical to attempt a thru-hike of the AT.
Unimaginable Hurricane Damage in Erwin, TN
Last night it started raining around 1am and continued all through the night. It was really coming down! And the wind was whipping pretty good too. I was so glad...