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Albert Mountain and the First Hundred Miles
I won’t lie, hitting the 100-mile milestone was a natural and literal high. From the FarOut app, this graphic put some serious fear into my
Onward Hostel
Onward Hostel is the newest hostel on the trail in 2023. Onward, located on the outskirts of Franklin, NC, is a brand new hostel as of March 2,
Angels and Magic in Georgia
Now that I’ve crossed into North Carolina (one state down, 13 to go), I can say that Georgia certainly set the bar for trail magic. In case you
The First 30 Miles
I understand why many aspiring thru-hikers don’t make it any farther than Neels Gap at mile 31.3 on the AT. But let me go back to mile
Thru-Hike Prep Timeline
I’m leaving for the trail soon. How the heck did two years of planning come down to a matter of days? I thought I’d share a timeline of what I did
The Shakedown Hike
If you're on the fence about whether long-distance hiking is for you, plan a shakedown hike. A “shakedown” hike is basically a long-ish hike where
What’s in a Trail Name?
Trail names. If you’re on the trail you need one. If you don’t have one, you want one. But, what’s the big deal? The big deal Chances are we're
An Appalachian Trail Reading List
Every now and then links to “Books EVERYONE Must Read” make the rounds on social media. My AT reading list is not one of those. Rather, it’s the
Why Hike the Appalachian Trail?
Hey, all! Fortune Cookie here! Nice to meet you! I’m super excited to be hitting the trail in about a month and, even though I’ve been talking about