Sian and Dave
Hello! We're Sian and Dave/Dave and Sian and writing this is made infinitely more difficult with Hendricks the cat sat on my hands! We'll be thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail starting March 2018 and we can't wait. We'll probably write some of our blog posts together and some separately, but either way our hope is to give a first-hand view of all the ups and downs of our adventure. Fingers crossed for ups!
Posts
The Trail Is Full of Lessons, but Trail Magic Is the Greatest Gift
We're two weeks in and feeling pretty settled to life on the trail now. I'm sure it'll change as we head north, but for now everything seems to be
Finding Our Stride on Our Early Days Through Georgia
Nine days in and we're very much treating this as a marathon rather than a sprint. Easing our bodies in feels like a smart way to avoid early
In The Shadow of the Mountains
OK, disclaimer: We actually wrote this the night before we started the trail, but have finally found some internet signal and realized it didn't
Our Inspiration for Picking Trail Names
Those of you thinking of thru-hiking the AT at some point, and who have done a little research, will I’m sure have come across the premise of
The Final Countdown Before Flying to America
In five weeks’ time we fly. Five weeks until Sian and I hand over our one-way tickets and board a plane to America to start the Appalachian Trail.