
Eric and Hayley grew up less than 20 minutes apart in small towns on the North Shore of Massachusetts. It took 27 years for them to meet each other and have been together for the past 8 years. We’re hiking the Appalachian Trail Southbound in 2022. Eric hiked the AT northbound in 2011 and was known as “Mountain Dew”. Hayley has always enjoyed the outdoors and got into backpacking soon after meeting Eric. We are excited to start this adventure on June 27th.
Posts
Saturday Scramble into Sunday Summit
Our first day on the trail! In true AT fashion nothing went as planned. Our official start date is Sunday, June 26th!
Gearlist – Ultralight Hikers We Are Not
We will not be confused with an ultralight hiker and likely not even those who consider themselves to be lightweight hikers. Our base weights are
Shakedown Hikes in Review
An overview of our 3 shakedown hikes to prepare for our big adventure!
Hayley’s Note: How We Got Here
Hayley and Eric became "AT Thru-Hiking Hayley and Eric".
Our Why
Why do we want to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail? Complete with inspirational quotes.