36 Results for "tennessee"
Week 1- Keep Calm and Carry On
Well it’s done and over with, the beginning. Don’t they say starting is the hardest part? Well, I disagree. I think it’s the part in-between the start and the knowing....
Carl “Professor” Stanfield: Reflections on the Calendar Year Triple Crown
In 2022, I set out to backpack more miles in a calendar year than had ever been done. My goal was to average nearly 30 miles a day over 365...
The Time is Nigh and Setting My Intentions
The ebbs and flows for preparing for this massive adventure are finally at ease. The approach to trail felt forever, feeling as if the day would never come and would...
Would You Give Up Everything… For a Hike?
In a few short months, I’m leaving behind a life that I love. I’m leaving behind a thriving career, amazing friends, and the best community I’ve ever had. I’m leaving...
Big Trail, Big Family!
Hiya! Welcome to our madness! We’re the Netteburg Family, and we’re a little… different. Odd. Strange. Weird. But we love backpacking! Maybe we’re not so different after all. At least...
My Charlies Bunion Hiker Awakening
Great Smoky Mountains, Freedom, and Tattoos - an insight into how I got myself to full-send it on the PCT in the spring of 2023
Gone Hikin’
Goodbyes are hard, even when it is really just “see ya later.” This week I have done all of my favorite things in Tennessee for the “last time,” and while...
Preparing for a Zombie Apocalypse or the PCT?
Zombies in 2021? It seems Nostradamus (loosely) predicted zombies coming in 2021. With the year we had in 2020 if zombies show up that should come as no surprise to...
Intro post and why a 30 something chick is running away to live in the woods…again
Who am I? Welcome to my blog! My name is Jennifer. I grew up in the south in east Tennessee, but have very few Southern qualities about me. First off,...
My Ultimate Year of Backpacking – A Transcontinental Shift
Back when life was normal, before COVID was a reality, I entered the PCTA lottery hoping to snag a PCT thru-hiking permit. My number was something miserably high. A few...