Andrea Stilwell
I recently retired from the USPS after a 30 year career. I am looking forward to spending what time I have left traveling, making memories and living my best life.
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Adventure of a Lifetime
I now sit on my back deck, a couple days removed from leaving the trail for a second time. My trek has truly been an adventure of a lifetime. I'm
The Hurting
Day 59 - 64 The past 6 days have been a blur. I tried to make notes on my phone after day's end but honestly, with getting into camp later and later
A Short Trip Up the Road
Day 58 - Woods Hole Hostel to Angel's Rest Hostel - 11.2 miles After a home cooked breakfast of eggs, oatmeal, cinnamon rolls, cheesy grits and
Here Comes the Rain Again
Day 53 - Long Neck Lair Alpaca Farm to Lick Creek - 18 miles After a light breakfast of cereal, bananas and leftover hummingbird cake (I mean
Wild Horses….
Day 48 - Lady Di's B&B to Lost Mountain Shelter - 15.2 miles The day after a resupply is always the hardest - your food bag is at it's heaviest
Lightning Crashes
Day 44 - Boots Off Hostel to Iron Mountain Shelter - 16.2 miles The night at Boots Off was filled with rain. Thankfully I was in a tiny cabin where
Day 42 and 43
Day 42 - Station at 19E to Moreland Gap Shelter - 18.4 miles Yikes. Am I really doing 18 miles my third day back on trail? Apparently so, as I
If Not Now, Then When
But why? After I got off the trail, I was genuinely happy to be home. It was good to get back into the groove of home life, being back with my
And the Wood Comes into Leaf
Day 41 - Stan Murray Shelter to 19E 11.1 miles "I woke last night to the sound of thunder; how far off, I sat and wondered" - 'Night Moves' -
Hello, It’s Me
Day 40 - Hughes Gap to Stan Murray Shelter 10.1 miles Back to the scene of the crime. When I last left Hughes Gap, I was in a head space. It