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Winter Appalachian Trail Thru Hike – Day 5 (27 miles)
Today was a tale of two. The morning was full of questioning my decision to attempt this adventure. Self doubt and other thoughts filled my mind. "I cannot do this",...
Winter Appalachian Trail Thru Hike – Day 4 (20 miles)
The rain that started last night, did not stop at all. My alarm went off at 6.30 but I rolled over and waited for the sun to rise. I got...
Winter Appalachian Trail Thru Hike – Day 3 (24 miles)
The southbound thru-hikers that were staying in the same shelter woke up and started packing up at 5.30am. Way too early for me. I like mornings, but not 2hrs before...
Winter Appalachian Trail Thru Hike – Day 2 (20 miles)
Last night I went to bed on blood mountain shelter. It was surrounded by clouds and I was fully expecting my sleeping bag to be saturated in the morning. Luckily...
Our First Taste of the Appalachian Trail: Visiting Grayson Highlands
The emotions were overwhelming that day: excitement, anticipation, fear, uncertainty. This was our first time stepping foot on the AT since deciding we would attempt a thru-hike 8 months prior,...
3 Core Food Philosophies Every Hiker Should Know
When I became dually certified as a Health Counselor & Nutrition Coach, it wasn’t to have a desk job telling you what to eat, it was to learn how to...
Is That Smell… Me?!?
It takes only half a day of hiking to smell bad. This is known. By the time I finished the approach trail to Springer Mountain I was locker-room ripe. Hiking...
Stories from the Trail: A New Podcast from TheTrek.co Family
Merry Christmas Hikers! Pox & Puss is no longer an only child! The world famous Appalachian Trail podcast now has a little brother and sister, as TheTrek.co expands our hiking...
An Appalachian Trail Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shelter, not a creature was stirring except for the mice. The food bags were hung on the bear cables with care,...
Countdown to Campo | My PCT Prep Plan
It is official. I begin my 2018 PCT hike in exactly 3 months and 29 days (not that I'm counting or anything). In a third of a year I shall...