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Week Two: Always Zip Your Pockets
Day Eight Waking up in a hotel room was truly a glorious way to start my second week on trail. I watched the lightning from the storm we
Week One: A Long Awaited Journey
It was 4am. I was wide awake. What could possibly be on my mind?? Oh, that’s right. A 2,190 mile walk. All of the packing and planning had been done. My bag was sitting by the door waiting for me. All that was left to do, really, was to go.
The Why Behind the Walk
When I tell people that I’m planning to hike the Appalachian Trail, the question I get asked the most is “You’re not going alone, are you?” After that, it’s “Wait, the whole thing?” But rarely, if ever, have I been asked “Why?” So when the time came for me to ask “Why,” it was only to myself I had to answer. I thought on it, for a long time. And I wrote down a list.
Quite Contrary
Hello, everyone! My name is Mary, and I’m heading north on the Appalachian Trail in 2025. I know many of the people reading this are friends and family (hello!!), but if I’ve got any strangers reading, hopefully we’ll be a little more acquainted by the end of this post.