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Day 17…The Four Pines Hostel (Not for the Faint of Heart)
This post could be about the Dragon's Tooth, a great stone monolith that spirals up into the sky and from which there are said to be magnificent
Day 15…Skipping Right Along
Start: Bailey Gap Shelter, mile 658.6 End: Campsite mile 676 Miles: 17.4 Total Miles: 174.1 I'm trying something new since I'm sooooo
The Next Few Days…Falling into the Deliverance Trap
Time is doing weird things out here. One thing I've noticed out here on the trail is that time both flies and stands still at the same time. I'm
What a First Week
Greetings from Bland, Virginia! It's been surprisingly hard to blog from the trail, but today I have wi-fi (thank you Bland library!), salad (thank
Tying Up Loose Ends
Four, three, two, one...hike! I'm finally down to counting the days on one hand...FOUR. MORE. DAYS! I timed my start (April 26) to coincide
Getting Trail Legs (and A Little Homesick) Before Getting on the Trail
Feeling ALL the feelings! In eleven days I'll finally be on the trail. ELEVEN DAYS! I'm feeling all the feelings. ALL the feelings--excitement,
Fourteen Days and Counting: Time is Officially Flying!
Fourteen days and counting! The day I thought would never come is now officially flying at me at warp speed, so ready or not, here I come,
Powders and Potions to Round Out a Pop-Tart Fueled Hike
Heads up, nutrition sticklers! I can’t believe I’ve only got five weeks to go before I get on the trail. The time will both fly by and seem endless
Conquering the Demons—Let’s Talk about Ticks
Forget bears, snakes, and deranged mountain-folk- deer ticks present the biggest risk to Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. Here are steps you can take
Friday Five: Five Eureka Moments from My AT Prep
In a nod to Austin Kleon, of Share Your Work fame, here is a list of five things I've gleaned from my own AT research that seemed worth sharing this