I'm Kira. I have a neat life with a job, a boyfriend, and great roommates (my parents). In 2016 I'm leaving the job and the roommates and taking the boyfriend to ride into the sunset. Or just hike the Appalachian Trail. If you like what you see, check out some of my other stuff at redwoodroots.net!
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The Magical, Transformative, Brutal, Holy, TRAIL (which I really really miss)
It is as though I have created a hunger within myself that I cannot satisfy. There is something within me that has grown, or I have been born anew,
Leaving Lil Santa
The rumors are true. I'm about to write another "why I'm off the trail" blog post. The tendinitis just couldn't clear itself up and the day after
Thru Hiking is: a 600 mile retrospection
Ah Internet, it's been a while! I'm currently in Roanoke, VA after getting off the trail for about a week because I developed Peroneal
Keeping on- Erwin to Damascus
We've made it to trail town, USA! Damascus, Virginia. We are at mile 469ish and slack packing a little over 20 miles tomorrow. Should be nice, we are
The Full Gambit
I'm sitting on a little log by a tiny stream eating my lunch- a tuna and cheeto burrito. The high for today is supposed to be 85° but I haven't seen
Waiting on a Package
Take a lesson from us, when you are ordering a package for your next stop on Amazon Prime, make sure that it will arrive when you need it to, or risk
The First 100
I'm laying across a bed at the Saphire Inn in Franklin, NC. It's awesome. My hair is clean, my clothes are dry, and I ate an amazing pancake
Springer Mountain to Neel’s Gap – The Luckiest Girl in The World
Tonight I'm snuggled safe in a Blood Mountain Cabin with two new friends enjoying some beers and feeling more alive than I ever have in my
The Night Before Springer
Twas the night before Springer, and all through the house, all the cell phones were buzzing, "good luck, hope you don't see a mouse!" All the
Kira’s Gear List is Here!
Days are starting to fly by, and since next weekend is my Grandpa's 80th birthday (!!!!) and time will be short, I decided to actually, really, for