Hey there! I'm Laura, a southern lady living in the beautiful PNW.I'm a lover of sunrises, medicinal herbs, poetry, gummy worms, and lofty run-on sentences. After being tossed around by life for a little bit, I've decided to take a reboot by hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2018. If you come along on this journey with me, you will be privy to my insights into the characters found on the trail, the constancy of my cold, cold feet, and a widow's sense of humor. As I like to say, feel free to hang out with me as I explore life after it all falls apart.
Posts
An Unpleasant Experience with Trail Foraging
My second week on trail began off trail as I took my first zero day in Helen, Ga. This was mostly to rest my amazingly sore body, but also to check
Trail Names and Foot Pains in My First Week
I could give you a rundown of mileage and gear selection, but I'd much rather tell you about my actual adventures. I think my adventures really
Home Is Where the Dog Is
I hope this blog post serves two purposes: 1) I can fully answer one of my most frequently asked questions; 2) I can unabashedly post adorable
Lessons from the Soft Rock Bottom
Somehow, I made the ridiculous assumption that I was a superwoman, without remembering that all heroes have some sort of incipient, trivial weakness. Mine is evidently tiny needles.
A Series of Introductions
Do you like to laugh? How about cry? Fair warning: There will likely be a lot of both along this journey.