Emma G

Hi, my name is Emma! I will be hiking the AT NOBO starting in early May. I fell into the Appalachian trail and thru-hiking rabbit hole in 2023 and have been dreaming of one day completing my own thru-hike ever since! Now after a well timed lay-off I will be attempting my own hike. Excited to share my journey, follow along here or on my instagram @emhikes.

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Night Hiking on the Pinhoti Trail

Night Hiking on the Pinhoti Trail

Day 4- 13 Miles hiked  I woke up feeling great again. The earplugs have really been a game changer. It's interesting that the first night was

Apr 16, 2025 : Emma G
Waterfalls on the Pinhoti Trail

Waterfalls on the Pinhoti Trail

This morning I woke up at the Horn Mountain Pavilion feeling cozy and well rested. A welcome change from the last two days. The sun was shining and

Apr 16, 2025 : Emma G
Trekking Pole Mishaps on the Pinhoti Trail

Trekking Pole Mishaps on the Pinhoti Trail

I woke up to the sound of rain and laid in my tent for a while hoping it would stop soon. Eventually it was time to get up so I braved the wet and

Apr 8, 2025 : Emma G
Thirsty in the sun on the Pinhoti Trail

Thirsty in the sun on the Pinhoti Trail

Early this morning I had all sorts of dreams about oversleeping. I would "wake up" from that dream into another dream with the same plot but

Apr 3, 2025 : Emma G
Heading to the Pinhoti!

Heading to the Pinhoti!

Because of the timing of my layoff (more details in my last post!), I had 15 days of vacation that I needed to use before the end of April. Since I

Apr 3, 2025 : Emma G
Why am I doing this?

Why am I doing this?

First Blog post! Hi, I'm Emma and in a few short weeks I will be embarking on a thru-hike of the Appalachian trail! The title of this post

Mar 30, 2025 : Emma G