Kara and Nick

Two Michigan kids who are choosing to spend their first six months of marriage living in a tent. AT NOBO 2021.

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The Finale

The Finale

I’m embarrassed by how long this took me to write, but I resolved for this new year to finish this dang blog and give you some closure, so here we

Jan 1, 2022 : Kara and Nick
The middle states

The middle states

Since we are so far behind on our blog posting, we are going to cover a few states in rapid fire succession of highs and lows! New York (1368.7 -

Sep 12, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Northern PA and NJ

Northern PA and NJ

We tried to mentally prepare for the latter part of Pennsylvania which has been dubbed “Rocksylvania” by hikers that have survived

Aug 13, 2021 : Kara and Nick
WV, MD, & PA

WV, MD, & PA

Farewell, Virginia After saying a somewhat reluctant goodbye to my parents, we set forth to leave Virginia once and for all. Jet Pack had new

Jul 29, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Family backpacking weekend

Family backpacking weekend

My family came to visit us on the AT over Father’s Day weekend! I’m excited to share the weekend with you all from the perspective of my mom,

Jul 23, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

Since Virginia has over 500 miles of AT running through it, here are some bits from the second half of the journey. Zero Day in Daleville Shortly

Jul 19, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Halfway Q&A

Halfway Q&A

As promised, we are dedicating this post to answering questions from our dear readers. If you have other questions, feel free to leave us a comment

Jul 13, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Southern Virginia

Southern Virginia

After a fun and tiring weekend at Trail Days, we were ready to hit the trail and start exploring Virginia. The Grayson Highlands Shortly after

Jun 22, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Hot Springs to Damascus

Hot Springs to Damascus

Well, I guess we left off in Hot Springs, NC. Keeping up with this is proving to be more of a challenge than I thought it would be... This time I

Jun 1, 2021 : Kara and Nick
Smokies to Hot Springs

Smokies to Hot Springs

The Smokies Our last post left us at the Fontana Dam, the last trail stop before officially entering the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Our

May 16, 2021 : Kara and Nick