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Oh, Georgia: Trail Update #1
Hi all, checking in from the Top of Georgia Hostel, which is the cutest hostel! The staff here makes you feel like family, it is a joy to stay
Five Final Thoughts Five Days Out from my Thru-hike
Five years ago I first decided that one day I will hike the AT. Five months ago I told my boss at work that I will be leaving in the spring to go hike the Appalachian Trail. And now I am five days away from actually beginning this thing!
Yes, I’ve read Wild. Three weeks and counting…
No, I am not going to throw my shoes down a mountain.
Experiencing the Weight of Glory, Desire, & Excitement.
This trail, this journey, this deep down desire, is a call to something greater: to be greater, experience great things, and to be in relationship with great people. I would have no desire in walking 2,109.3 miles unless something was calling me; something which I have been desiring to experience but did not yet know what would fill that desire.
My ‘why:’ I am hiking this trail & not quitting
Let's emotionally and mentally prepare for this hike! Here are my lists as to why I am hiking the Appalachian Trail and why I am not going to give up on it.
10 Thoughts I Have Six Months Out From Beginning a Thru-Hike
Yes, it is true that I made this decision a long time ago, and have probably told every person that I encounter (like every barista, mechanic, friend, foe, my cat knows, literally every person) since that decision, but here I am with an actual start date and a countdown. WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?