
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
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
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
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
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
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
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