Hi, I’m Courtney! Normally you can find me exploring the mountains of East Tennessee, but in 2022 I hiked the Foothills Trail with my dad and dog, and in 2023 I hiked the Appalachian Trail with my boyfriend! (My dad and my dog Jake also started the AT with us. Jake made it about a quarter of the trail before he got hot and tired, my dad, NoName, put on rockets about 300 miles in and finished weeks before Erik and I.) Erik and I are the two thru hikers who don’t have trail names.
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Fall in Southern Maine Might Be My Favorite
Author’s Note: I finished my thru-hike in October 2023. Welcome to my very late trail update. I wrote myself daily notes along the way to remember
The Whites Have Their Last Laugh
Author’s note: A post about the AT in New Hampshire in May? Yep, welcome to the North out of season. I finished my thru-hike in October 2023. Life
Over Mt. Washington and Through the Wildcats
Author’s Note- Welcome to my delayed trail update. I finished my thru-hike on October 18th. Slowly but surely I’m finishing my story. Day 176:
Weather in the Whites Can Break You
Day 173: 5,320 ft ascent, 10.4 miles (plus 3 miles road walk) It was Sunday. After spending four days inside sick with Covid I was ready to hike
The Time I Unknowingly Hiked the Kinsmans with Covid
Day 168: 4,680 ft ascent, 16.3 miles I woke up at the Notch Hostel still with a headache from the day before. My watch told me I had slept horribly.
We Found Mona Leafa!
Author’s note: Erik and I finished our thru hike in October. I had gotten behind with writing, but I’ll slowly finish our story as I have time. Stay
Welcome to New Hampshire
Day 162: 4,480 ft ascent, 16.1 miles After racing through Vermont without taking a day off, I was counting down the days before we could get to the
Who Ordered 90° in Vermont?
Day 159: 3,950 ft ascent, 14.0 miles I was a big fan of breakfast before I started the trail, but I think my breakfast love has doubled since I’ve
Vermud Was Only Slightly Vermuddy
Day 151: 3,160 ft ascent, 9.6 miles After a day off in North Adams, we were ready to get back to the trail and on to a new state. We were packing up
Sleeping in Yards in Massachusetts
Author’s Note: I have gotten about a month behind on writing and posting updates. We’ve started hiking more with less down time as we’ve headed