Sara Douma

After completing the Appalachian Trail, Sara "Stretch" is trying to figure out what to do with her life. Want to hire her? Great please get in touch. In the meantime, she will be hiking, recovering from hiking, doing yoga and possibly getting her yoga instructors certification.

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Stretch—Days 60 to 70

Stretch—Days 60 to 70

Starting June 13Day 60: 7.6 mi (869.3)I had a great time at Hiker Fest in Waynesboro. Somehow I've been hitting a lot of good events lately.

Jun 24, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 51 to 59

Stretch—Days 51 to 59

Starting June 5Day 51: 0 mi (727.8)I was very easily convinced to zero and my body definitely needed it. I shared a room with Fox and the

Jun 12, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 45 to 50

Stretch—Days 45 to 50

Starting May 29Day 45: 18 mi (641.8)I had a wonderful breakfast at Wood's Hole and hiked my way into Pearisburg. Thanks to Kyley I was

Jun 4, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 37 to 44

Stretch—Days 37 to 44

Starting May 21Day 37: 11.7 mi (481)Meatstick and I made it out of Damascus after laundry and resupply with help of the trail angel Pooh

May 29, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 28 to 36

Stretch—Days 28 to 36

May 12Day 28: 8.4 Mostly hung around uncle Johnny's getting things done and drying out wet gear. Made it back on trail to a campsite and had a

May 21, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 19 to 27

Stretch—Days 19 to 27

Holy hell its been almost a month on the trail. 342.2 miles inMay 3Day 19: 10.4Today we left Gatlinburg and made our way back into the

May 12, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 10 to 18

Stretch—Days 10 to 18

April 24 - May 1Day 10: 7.9 miI'm disappointed today since the guys are staying in Franklin again. Krusty and Musty needed the break for

May 3, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch Reviews: Top of Georgia Hostel

Stretch Reviews: Top of Georgia Hostel

Disclaimer: Top of Georgia donated a free night to me for the purpose of the review.Cost: $20 pp per night with options to add on for meals,

Apr 24, 2015 : Sara Douma
Stretch—Days 1 to 9

Stretch—Days 1 to 9

April 15Day 1: 16.8 miles.The first day I felt good so I hiked far. I got very gently peer pressured to hike more. Not much happened the

Apr 23, 2015 : Sara Douma
The Mental Prep Lists

The Mental Prep Lists

I am less than a month from my departure date and I need to seriously start to amp up my mental preparations. It's hard to get to the woods, so

Mar 19, 2015 : Sara Douma