Hello! I'm Alex. Or during certain periods of my life, Braveheart. I hiked the PCT in 2013, the CDT in 2023, and this year am attempting the AT southbound! I got into thru hiking / the outdoors writ large through my college outdoors club, NUHOC, as well as a NOLS semester in the Yukon.
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Day 140 – 145 + 2, done!!
Overall this hike didn't go how I expected that it would for obvious reasons. But it was still fun. Sometimes type 2 or 2.5 fun, but
Day 137 – 139 Bye, Tennessee.
Last state! And mostly done with the blowdowns. Day 137 Boots off was a neat hostel. I didn't realize until I got there how
Day 133 – 136, the Roan highlands
This was probably the section that most concerned me of the remaining trail. Due to the elevation, weather, and condition of the
Day 126 – 132 Heading… North?
This is the beginning of phase 2 of my post Helene return to trail. Having hiked Davenport gap down to Springer I'm now hiking north in an
Day 119 – 125 Journey to Springer
Day 119 Pretty cozy town day yesterday. Franklin is a pretty neat trail town. And a very cozy hostel, the Grove.
Day 111-118 I’m baaack… in the Smokies
As the title implies, I'm back! For a few weeks I've been planning to get back on trail after my father's rememberence. And I've been
Day 106 – 110, going home…
As the post title implies, this will be the last post of this trip. I'm hoping that I'll be able to finish the remaining 550ish miles in the
Day 98 – Day 105 …keeping on walking
I heard the night before I was going to post this update that my father passed away. I'm not looking to repeat everything I just wrote but I
Day 94 – 97 Storm time
Quick update as the opportunity presented itself. And it may be a bit before I'm in town for more than a hero resupply. Day
Day 85 – 93 Shenandoah!
Day 85 - Harper's Ferry One of my more unusual days on trail of late. I wasn't in a huge rush to get out the door of the hostel.