Hiker Intro
The AT Seed Was Planted
That's all it took During my 2019 deployment, my boss and I were talking about plans after retirement. He had brought up wanting to thru-hike the AT or possibly traveling...
Hello World, I’m Tired
Hello dear internet friends, I'm Tired. I am also embarrassed about writing an introduction post, but that seems to be what people do on these things. I'm not incredibly interesting,...
My Broken Tower
In my previous post, I talked about my travels in Patagonia in 2018, which marked my first experiences with multi-day trekking. Towards the end of that post, I mentioned that...
I Truly Miss Writing To You All
Zero Day: 6 Goals: Recover and plan my next outing Activities: I have been sitting around for about a week now and am bored! I have thought up a plan...
Everything (about) Bagel
Who Am I I’m a 23 (almost 24) year old American dude who has been blessed enough to have lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the past five years. Though I’ve...
The ADT: On the Eve
The truth is I’m a lot of things, insincere not amongst them. For what it’s worth, with me you get me as I am. I know the course I’m about...
The Ride Home
Day: 0 Yesterday's Goals: Finish the Pinhoti Trail Activities of The Day: The shuttle took me into Atlanta and dropped me off at the Greyhound bus station after finishing the...
Here’s to Hoping You’ll Fall in Love with Me
My name is Florencia Loncán. I am 23 years old, I'm a Scorpio (some people find this really important), and I'm thru hiking the Appalachian Trail.
I Wanna Talk About Me
Hi new and old friends! I am super excited to blog my 2024 PCT hike to share this experience with my friends and family, to inspire the future thru-hikers that...
Planning to Let Go of the Plan
As the start date of my PCT thru-hike attempt draws increasingly near, I find myself questioning my sanity in thinking this might be possible, much less a fantastic idea. I...