Amanda Johnson

A photo-taking, video-shooting, trail-running, rock-climbing, book-reading, podcast-listening, quarter-of-a-century-year-old that loves the vast and immeasureable things in life. I also love breakfast and pizza (sometimes these two are one and the same), my family, and seeing the world around me in new ways. I'll be hiking north on the AT this summer – want to follow along?

Posts

Slow and Kind, Like the South

Slow and Kind, Like the South

As I’m writing this, it’s been almost exactly a month since I’d flown from Minnesota to Atlanta to start the trail -- watching the landscape slowly

Apr 19, 2018 : Amanda Johnson
What I’m Carrying: My AT Gear List

What I’m Carrying: My AT Gear List

Around this time a few years ago, I bought my first pack. I remember going to the local trail store with my tax return sittin’ pretty in my bank

Feb 27, 2018 : Amanda Johnson
I’m Moving Forward While Leaving Much Behind

I’m Moving Forward While Leaving Much Behind

I have a map of the AT above my bed. It was a gift from my cousin back in June; she saw it at REI, bought it, and proceeded to call me every other

Feb 13, 2018 : Amanda Johnson
Connecting the Dots of My Life on the Path to a Thru-Hike

Connecting the Dots of My Life on the Path to a Thru-Hike

It’s a clear night in August. The kind of summer night when it’s warm, but the mountain chill creeps down and into the meadow we’re sitting in just

Feb 2, 2018 : Amanda Johnson