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My Top 10 trail snacks
1. Snyder's Honey Mustard and Onion Pretzel Bites These have been one of my favorites for years now. They pack a good bit of flavor, along with a healthy amount...
Day 24 – Finally Reunited!
Day 24 Start: Cable Gap Shelter End: Fontana Dam Visitor Center Miles Hiked: 7.1 Miles on AT: 166.5 Today, I woke up at 7:20 am and was on trail...
Meeting a Frog on Pond Mtn
Day 58 Laurel Falls Trail to Vandeventer Shelter 15 miles - AT mile 438.0 Card of the day - 6 of Wands They say you should never look a gift...
From School to the Appalachian Trail
Hi! My name is Eric, but out on the trail, I'm known as "Faith". As I sit here, just hours away from boarding my flight to Atlanta to kick off...
The Journey Begins
Day 1 I walked the mile on Springer Mountain to the famous Appalachian Trail plaque. Seeing photos and videos of the plaque does not even come close to the...
Day 30: Hostels and The Appalachian Trail’s Backstage
The forest was a carnival of bare snags, bird song, sun-warmed pine resin, and moss at Shelton Graves, where two Union soldiers died while visiting family in the Confederacy during...
Day 40: Unmated Mockingbirds and the Apple Orchard
Nightly Birdsong By 2:00am, I had one missing earplug because my tired ass self doesn't put them back in when I hear something and was hearing the constant trilling of...
Acorn, Ranger and Hostels
Day 41: AT Miles 12.8 -- Bear Garden To Burke’s Garden Hostel I loved the start to my day today. I knew I’d be waiting out the rain so I...
Starting the AT in Georgia (April 17)
I first hiked the Appalachian Trail northbound in 2017. That was a great experience, so good that it led to other long distance backpacking trips in years to follow. Life...
Day 23 – New Stairs Just For Me?!
Day 23 Start: Locust Cove Gap End: Cable Gap Shelter Miles Hiked: 11.8 Miles on AT: 159.4 Last night was a little rough because my tent site was crooked,...