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Pebbles and Bam-Bam
A few years ago, I fell off a small ladder attempting to turn on an air conditioning unit in a hostel in Buenos Aires whilst drunk, and awkwardly landed on...
Crashing On and Off the AT
I earned my trail name a little after a week on the trail. Sitting in front of the Budget Inn in Hiawassee drinking beer with a bunch of other hikers,...
Finding Direction
Closing piece. Rewind nine days and I was Green Monkey thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Fast forward and I'm Jen, sitting in my new apartment, typing this on my laptop from...
The Early Days!
Quotes of the week: "Everytime I see people it's like trick or treating" "'Mountain House makes biscuits and gravy. I want to buy it just because it's biscuits and gravy.......
Where’s a Good Brown Paper Bag When You Need One?
A ridiculous story about two girls, a mouse and a dangerously small tent.
Mouse Daddy
Trail names are an interesting and amusing phenomenon on the trail. Almost everyone on the Appalachian Trail acquires a trail name at some point in their adventure. My name is...
First ten days
Hot and sunny to sleeting rain overnight. Thunderstorms to cold clear 17 degrees and freezing our asses off. Hiking isn’t difficult, weather is difficult. Having a blast out here in the...
Damascus-Pearisburg, VA: I got bitten by a poisonous spider (and VA isn’t flat)
Total miles: 634 Average daily miles: 15-20 Reporting from a cinderblock hotel room at the Motor Inn, in Pearisburg, VA. I feel like we've been in town every three days...
The Second Ten Days
It's been a while since my last update, but apparently "the South" doesn't believe in reliable internet service - everywhere we have stopped, the internet hasn't worked! So here's the...
Stretch Reviews: Top of Georgia Hostel
Disclaimer: Top of Georgia donated a free night to me for the purpose of the review. Cost: $20 pp per night with options to add on for meals, luxurious foot...