I began thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail north-bound in March of 2019. With steep climbs and even steeper learning curves, the AT was everything I'd hoped it would be— until four months in, I broke my ankle in New Jersey. I returned the last two summers (2020-2021) for another six weeks and logged 400 more miles of rocks, roots, rattlesnakes, trailer-hostels, tornadoes, and trail friends. I’ve made it as far north as the border of Massachusetts and Vermont, and plan to finish the remainder of the trail during a sabbatical in 2023. In my other life I’m a minister at the Woodstock Reformed Church in Woodstock, New York, where I also work at a bookstore and teach yoga. Come say “hi” if you’re in the area!