Florencia is a retired student, professional gabber, and most importantly, an aspiring 2024 Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. While figuring out what it means to embody "hiker trash," Florencia will be regularly writing about her trail experiences on The Trek while also posting photos from her hike on Instagram @florenciahikes
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The Beauty and Pain of Southern Virginia: Week Eight
My favorite hostels on trail and all the tears that occurred in-between each one.
The Gang’s All Here: Week Seven
Week Seven: Slide Hollow Campsite (Mile 405.2) to State Route 603 (Mile 512.2) May 20- May 26 An Important Backpacking Milestone
A Trail Days Reunion
Three straight zeroes full of food, friends, and free stuff!
The Best of the South: Week Six
Week Six: Whistling Gap (Mile 331.1) to U.S. 19 ( Mile 395.6) May 13 - May 15 Thinking Back To May You would think that after so much time has
Let’s Skip To The End, Shall We?
Spoiler Alert: I did the damn thing!
Time to Reintroduce Myself: Week Five
New name, new backpack, new me.
Now THAT’S Good Touchin’ Moss: Week Four
Hitting 200 miles, zero in Gatlinburg, and leaving the Smokies.
The Trail Provides: Week Three
Week Three: Winding Stair Gap (Mile 109.6) to Derrick's Knob (Mile 190.1 ) Major Thought Themes How am I so hungry? I just ate. The
Honey, I’m Hoooome: Week Two
Enjoyed a week full of mother/daughter bonding, crossing state borders, and 2 a.m. bear raids.
Welcome to Georgia, Here’s Your Norovirus: Week One
I'm discovering you're never going to know the main theme of a trail blog till you make it through a whole week. Will it be the nerves of starting