Flip-flop
The Decision to Flip North
My last two days in Northern California, thunderstorms lashed through hot, dry terrain. I felt grateful for the clouds rolling in to break up the heat, and for the sudden...
“I’ll Never Flip-Flop,” And Other Lies
It’s been a minute, kids. After about 650 miles, Tree Hugger has been sidelined for 9 days. The heavy pack I carried early on exacerbated an injury from 2018, and...
Slow and Steady to Stay in this Race
95 Days and 798.2 miles since Springer Mountain. Here I am in Glasgow, Virginia. Again. Still. Whatever. After my last entry I tested my bum knee with a little 11...
Two Weeks on the Appalachian Trail
135 miles on the Appalachian Trail There have been trials and a lot of misdirection. Even though there are blazes all over the place I still sometimes get confused. The...
Blossom’s AT Flip-Flop Update
Trail Days. Dancing. Big Ascents. Ponies. And of course, hiking. All of these things make an appearance in Anna's (Blossom) second Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Vlog. Blossom updates us 5 miles
My first three days on the AT !
The first three days of my AT adventure were packed with a lot of memorable events. Here’s how my thru-hike started.
Connecting All the Dots: Completing My 4 Year Odyssey on the AT
At last. Time to get my final, triumphant fix of the AT and, as a friend later said, "put a lid on it." As you might recall, I am primarily...
We’re Cloudbusting!
Listen, I know I can't categorize myself as a NOBO. I reach the northern terminus of the trail, I'm only halfway done. It's definitely not the same thing as starting...
In A Big Country: The White Mountains
I sat on the couch of the Hanover Adventure Tours hostel in Norwich, VT. In theory, I should have been excited: I was over halfway from Harper's Ferry to Katahdin,...
Flying High (literally): Back on the AT after Two Years Off
At last. AT LAST. After leaving the AT nearly 2 years ago with injuries and dashed hopes for ever finishing my section hiking of the full distance, I finally was...