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A Big, Big Walk for a Big, Big World: BonBon’s 2015 Thru Hike
Bonnie Hedberg Karet is an amazing woman. Totally, incredibly, amazingly amazing! She is somewhere in Vermont right now, despite no backpacking
Does a Failed Thru-hike Attempt Make Me a Failure Too?
Before I set off from Springer in March, I thought I had myself both mentally and physically prepared for a thru hike. Or, I thought I was
How to Care For Your Skin on the Trail
Let's FACE it... Living in the woods without running water, face wash, serums, elixirs, moisturizers and eye creams and all that jazz may not be the
Hike Your Own Hike…Really
There is probably not a more ubiquitous term about the AT, than "Hike Your Own Hike." It is a term used mostly for good (hey, don't judge how
It’s Not All Rainbows and Unicorns
A not-so Cinderella-ish story Let's face it, it was a long-shot for me to complete a thru hike of the AT. Though it WAS pretty cool for the
Eating Well on the Trail
How to feast like royalty, without having to clean up like a scullery maid. When I began researching what to eat on my prospective thru hike of the
“Tame”
The (not so) amazing tale of two women's Appalachian Trail adventure in Georgia. If there is one question that I've heard repeatedly since I
Week One On the Trail
Getting Started -Atop Springer with BonBon Week One on the Trail: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Truly Incredible One of my main concerns
Top Five Lessons from Former AT Thru Hikers
One aspect of hiking the Appalachian Trail I never fully appreciated, at least until recently, is the amazing generosity and support of the trail
Au Revoir, Louboutins – Hello, Salomons!
I gave myself a trail name – not just to pre-empt being given names like Snot Rocket or Grandma Slowpoke, but also to be something those following