Annemarie Athey

Hiya Hikers! In the Spring of 2021, I sold most of my possessions, including my condo and wheels, resigned from my career in banking and set off on my first thru-hike.After completing the Appalachian Trail later that year, I landed a contract to live and work in Antarctica which is where I’ve been for the last year! I brought all my gear with me knowing I’d be in New Zealand when my contract ended, and that’s where I am today; hiking New Zealand’s ‘Te Araroa’ SoBo!Thanks for reading and if you'd like to follow along on my adventures, please follow me on IG @annemariesphere.

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Zipsss is back!!!

Zipsss is back!!!

Hiya Hikers!I’m baccckkkk! It’s been almost two years since I finished the Appalachian Trail. So much has happened since then, where to begin?!

Oct 22, 2023 : Annemarie Athey
Thumbs Up: Hitchhiking on the Appalachian Trail

Thumbs Up: Hitchhiking on the Appalachian Trail

Two months have passed since the completion of my thru-hike. Let me tell you, I still think about the hike on a daily basis and the more I think

Feb 7, 2022 : Annemarie Athey
One Month Post-Hike—Finding My Truth

One Month Post-Hike—Finding My Truth

Charlie's Bunion.Today marks one month since I completed my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. One month. It feels like six.I miss the

Jan 5, 2022 : Annemarie Athey
Tramily: An Ode to Snacks

Tramily: An Ode to Snacks

Early days in Georgia May 2021. I met Snacks 8 miles in on day #2.I'd stopped mid-morning at Hawk Mountain Shelter in Georgia to make

Jan 3, 2022 : Annemarie Athey
Flip-Flop-Flip…My AT Thru-Hike Is Complete!

Flip-Flop-Flip…My AT Thru-Hike Is Complete!

I'm back! And my hike is complete! Ghost Mode Leading up to the hike, I'd read lots of blogs on here and noticed that many bloggers trailed off (no

Dec 27, 2021 : Annemarie Athey
Seeing Tramily on the Flip Side of the Hike

Seeing Tramily on the Flip Side of the Hike

Chuckwagon wasn’t the only person we crossed paths with once we flipped. We started seeing familiar faces in southern New Hampshire. Snacks ran into

Nov 3, 2021 : Annemarie Athey
One of My Favorite Days on Trail…

One of My Favorite Days on Trail…

My mom recently commented on one of my photos on social media, “I hope you never get numb to the views or the beauty.” The comment made me smile and

Oct 21, 2021 : Annemarie Athey
Southern Maine & The White Mountains of New Hampshire

Southern Maine & The White Mountains of New Hampshire

  As we hiked through Maine, so many of the NoBo’s we passed warned us about southern Maine. The phrase, ‘everyone talks about how hard the

Oct 6, 2021 : Annemarie Athey
Trail Ramblings…from New Hampshire!

Trail Ramblings…from New Hampshire!

Random Trail ThoughtsHeads up-these are ramblings. Might even sound like whining, but it’s not. Just thoughts. Thoughts about how different

Sep 14, 2021 : Annemarie Athey
East Carry Pond & 1000 Miles Hiked

East Carry Pond & 1000 Miles Hiked

We hit 1000 miles!!! I don’t think I can quite wrap my head around the fact that I’ve hiked 1000 miles. I am proud of those miles and also aware

Aug 30, 2021 : Annemarie Athey