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!!!
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?!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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