Posts
Hi-Yo, Virginia! Away!
Welcome to Virginia, for real! This near-150 mile stretch was a good one for us in many ways. For the first time, we did not have any deadlines or events that we were planning our hike around, and no reason to get off trail again, which was super exciting. Finally, the feeling of actually being on a thru-hike could settle in and take up residence. We met countless northbound hikers, made friends with any southbounders we came across (spoiler alert: there weren’t many), and even adopted one SOBO sectioner to start the makings of our very own trail family (tramily). We encountered critters aplenty, glamped our way through the Shenandoahs, hit several awesome and very hiker-friendly towns, and hiked some of our longest days ever as a couple. I’d say in the battle of hikers versus northern Virginia, hikers won!
Two Down, Twelve to Go
Check out trail update number two from our flip-flop thru-hike!
Foxfeet’s Return and Our First 150 Miles
Trail Update | 1 Hello again and welcome to anyone just tuning in for my first blog post from the trail! It's been more challenging than expected to
Shaking It Down in AT Prep Town: Part Three
Finally, the third and last chapter in my blog mini-series about our shakedown hikes over the past year or so!
Shaking It Down in AT Prep Town: Part Two
Welcome to the second installment of my blog mini-series, in which I talk your ears off....eyes out?....about a few more hiking trips I've done with my adventure partner, Garrett, over the past year or so.
Shaking It Down in AT Prep Town: Part One
Here I come with a blog mini-series because one post with all of this information is JUST. TOO. MUCH. Get ready for a recounting of the most notable backpacking adventures and failed hiking plans (let's call them shakedowns) Garrett and I have had over the last year.
Base Weight Slashing with Five Big Gear Swaps
Check out the five major gear changes I made between my 2015 thru-hike attempt and now, and how these changes alone have shaved POUNDS off my base weight!
Becoming Dirty Hiker Trash 2.0
Who's getting back in the long-distance hiking saddle after four years of dreaming, planning, working, and saving? This girl!