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Meredith Horowski

Hi! I'm Mere. My partner (Austin) and I are attempting to NOBO the Appalachian Trail in 2022. We're from Washington DC, we love a good poop story, and we're aiming to share our misadventures on the AT -- the good, the bad, the ugly.

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10 Things That Have Surprised Me About the Appalachian Trail

10 Things That Have Surprised Me About the Appalachian Trail

We're over 1600 miles into our thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Despite all of my pre-trail research, this journey keeps finding ways to surprise

Aug 17, 2022 : Meredith Horowski
45 Days In: My Top 3 Highs and Lows of the Appalachian Trail

45 Days In: My Top 3 Highs and Lows of the Appalachian Trail

I'm now 45 days into my attempted thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Yesterday, a few hikers and I joked that—regardless of our ages —we've all

May 21, 2022 : Meredith Horowski
Why I quit my job to hike for six months

Why I quit my job to hike for six months

A Kid in the Woods I grew up in a small town in Michigan, so our family adventures consisted of summer car-camping trips to the State Park and an

May 4, 2022 : Meredith Horowski
Pre-Appalachian Trail Top 5: Questions & (My) Answers

Pre-Appalachian Trail Top 5: Questions & (My) Answers

Hiking a long distance trail from start to finish, in one go, is objectively unusual. When I first learned of thru-hiking from a coworker almost a

Apr 13, 2022 : Meredith Horowski