I was born in PA in 1991 and raised in the town of Blacksburg Virginia just a bit away from the AT. After completing a degree in Environmental science I moved to New Jersey for a few years and realized I really wasn't into the desk job thing. I decided that now was a really good time to hike the AT so after being reassured by my mother I decided it was a swell time to give it a try. I like home brewing, cooking, nature, and laughing.
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Jennings Creek to Waynesboro
Pack weight After a hard goodbye to Pat and a struggle leaving home I headed back to the trail late in the day. When I put on my fully loaded
Daleville to Jennings Creek
Pat's First Day Out Pat and I drove and dropped off a car at Jennings Creek and then back to the parking lot in Daleville where we'd start. It
Slack-packing home turf
I'm going to make this a quick post because I've been slack packing and too busy to even write what's been happening. Here's a basic summary
To Pearisburg
Getting Dropped off My father drove us back from Damascus the next afternoon. It was a long drive back up the curvy road we'd come down and I was
Marion to Trail Days
Marion I slept in a little bit since the shuttle to town didn't leave till 9 am. I was wearing my town dress today and was going to bring my
Damascus to Marion
Trail town two My mother and I spent time resupplying, getting some missing gear, and I gave her a bag of cold weather stuff I didn't think I
Roan to Damascus
That breakfast The next morning I got to eat what Frisbee called "the best breakfast on the trail". It was homemade southern cooking that
Erwin to Roan
Erwin to Roan Leaving I finally left Erwin and hiked out slow and steady to protect my leg. I didn't see a lot of people hiking that day
Triple Zero
1 After my arrival in Erwin I decided to take advantage of town comforts and ice. On my first zero I took the 8:30 am shuttle to Huddle House for