Eitan Gerstle
Hi, my name is Eitan, and I'm thru-hiking the Appalachian trail in 2024! I've always loved to be outdoors, and taking a gap year after graduating college has given me the perfect opportunity to challenge myself physically and mentally on the AT. I'm hoping to journal/blog my experience throughout the trip, both the good and the bad
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From the Edge
Alright folks, I’ll be totally honest. The daily journaling has gone by the wayside this past week. So we’re gonna do a more normal style recap for
I wanna go to Maine
Day 131: Today is a day for leaving. 3 times leaving. But we’ll get there. First, we left the hostel, and the white mountains behind at 7:30. We
Northern Altitude
Day 120+1+2+3: Ok so that thing where I run out of motivation to journal hapoened again unfortunately. Here’s another quick rundown of the
I love vermont but it’s the season of the mud
Day 112: Good ole classic post zero day. It’s probably the toughest wake up on trail to be honest. I got up at like 6:15 not particularly happy
Holy shit we’re in Massachusetts
Day 107: Well if I thought yesterdays wake up was damp, today was damper. And it was almost a little bit chilly. Almost, but it’s getting there
Through the Gateway
Day 101: Well, Jesus didn’t strike me down in my sleep, so that’s always a good start to the day. Shockingly, I wasn’t the last person out of
Heat Waves Been Fakin Me Out
Day 94: Ok, back to journalism. Let’s see if I remember how to do this. I woke up early. But I wasn’t that update about it, because a) I slept in
Pennsylvania rocks
Day 88: AWFUL night sleep. Truly truly horrendous. Worst on trail? Probably not because of the second night, but this was pretty damn close. I
A Sweet Side Quest
Day 83: Well, I did sleep in a little today. “A little” being all the way to 6:30, so not exactly a LATE day, but I felt less tired than the
Half Way, Half Gallon
Day 77: I was TIRED this morning. One of the guys next to me in the bunk room was up til like 2 watching/listening to stuff on his ipad. So, not