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10 Reasons it’s so freaking cool to choose the Appalachian Trail
PCT, CDT, they're cool too, but I promise, you're going to love the Appalachian Trail. Here are some of my favorite reasons why.
Strong Enough: How I Went from Books to Barbells
More comfortable with books than barbells, my AT prep is helping me figure out what it means for me to be an athlete.
10 Similarities Between Having a Baby and Hiking the Appalachian Trail
In 2011 I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. It was the most difficult and rewarding thing I had ever done. In 2015 I had a daughter. It is the most difficult...
What Thru-Hikers Do When They’re Not Hiking, or How to Stay Grounded in the Real World
Thru-hiking was just a way for me to prolong those feelings of joy, peace, and connectedness I feel every time I find myself outside. It allowed/s me to be in...
We’re Going to Need A Bigger Wallet
There are a lot of funks that can come from the AT and I'm not talking about the smells...
From Gungho to Uh-Oh
Don't tell anybody, but I'm kinda freaking out...
Why Not?
"I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get...
Springer to the Smokies: My First Month on the AT
200 miles in NoBo, I've found these themes being central in my mind.
High-Maintenance Hiker
True, some of this can be chalked up to simple introversion and a deep need for solitude and silence. Fine. Solitude and silence are in high supply on the Appalachian...
Giant
For someone as disorganized, lazy, and unmotivated as I am, a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail trail is like not getting yelled at by Judge Judy, or watching public access...