Hello! I'm Isabel, aka Smiles. In 2022 I hiked the PCT to have one giant, wild adventure after graduating college...and I found a beginning instead of an end. This year I'm heading out on the AT. When not traversing mountains from sunrise to sunset, I can be found in a geochemistry lab, hanging out with dogs, reading and writing about rocks, and finding trails through the woods of suburban New Jersey. I grew up in New England so hiking SoBo through the autumn foliage will be walking home for me.