Bridget Kennerson

Hey everyone! Like many thru hikers, this has been a goal of mine for a very long time. I just graduated college with a mechanical engineering degree and couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than 4-5 months strolling through the woods! I'm from NH and heading northbound with my younger brother. As my dad likes to tell people, they are dropping us off somewhere in GA and making us walk home. Thanks for following along!

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Days 35-40

Days 35-40

Day 35, 6/2/23 Broken fiddle hostel to Saunders shelter 9.2, mile 480.2 Wow. I slept so amazing last night. I was asleep by 10:00 and woke

Jun 7, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Day 34

Day 34

Day 34, 6/1/23 Iron mountain shelter to Broken Fiddle Hostel 26.5, mile 471 Thankfully we did not have the bears come visit us last night!

Jun 2, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Day 33

Day 33

Day 33, 5/31/23 Watauga Lake to Iron Mountain Shelter 15 miles, mile 444.5 Today was relatively uneventful, we did see a bunny and a deer

May 31, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Day 32

Day 32

Day 32, 5/30/23 Moreland Gap Shelter to Watauga Lake tent site 15.8 miles, mile 429.5 Last night was the best night, and latest night, on

May 30, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Day 31

Day 31

Day 31 mountain harbour hostel to Moreland gap shelter 18.4 miles, mile 413.7 Mile 400 today and one month on trail! Kevin had another

May 29, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Day 30

Day 30

Day 30 Carvers gap to mountain harbour hostel 14.8 miles, mile 395.3 I am so thankful we got the Mountain Harbour Hostel for last night and

May 28, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Days 27-29

Days 27-29

Day 27 Big bald shelter to Jones branch tributary tent site 18.5 miles, mile 349.5 The hiking part of the day was uneventful but once we got

May 27, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Days 25-26

Days 25-26

Day 25 Allen gap to flint mountain shelter 18.8 miles, mile 308.5 We said a sad goodbye to mom and Ethan this morning and hit the trail

May 24, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Days 23-24

Days 23-24

Day 23 Hot springs to Allen gap 14.3 miles, mile 289.7 Today was the first slackpack day for me! Ethan hiked with me for the 14.3 miles and

May 22, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson
Days 16-22

Days 16-22

Apologies for the long time between posts, service in the smokies was non existent! Thanks for following along everyone. :) Day 16 Fontana dam

May 20, 2023 : Bridget Kennerson