Trail Update

Starting the Trek

Starting the Trek

Hello everyone and apologies for being so tardy on getting my first AT blog posted. It’s been a crazy six day start to the trail. I just now find myself...

Mar 18, 2024 : Jeff McCorkle
The First Hills Passed – Days One, Two, and Three

The First Hills Passed – Days One, Two, and Three

Day One: Saturday, 24 February 2024 — Amicalola Falls Visitor Center to Black Gap Shelter   The sun sets over hills passed. My mother and step-father hiked a few miles...

Mar 9, 2024 : George Smith
Around and Around the Roundabout, with No Exit in Sight

Around and Around the Roundabout, with No Exit in Sight

After a long ride from a kind local, I stepped out on the top of the world: Monarch Crest. The summit of the pass was absolutely freezing cold and the...

Mar 6, 2024 : JT Simmons
Waiting for My Time to Come

Waiting for My Time to Come

Heyo! My name is Emilia, and I'll be thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) this year. Welcome to the blog! I have dreamed of hiking the Appalachian Trail since childhood. I...

Feb 17, 2024 : Emilia Grunden
Week 11 (June 10 – June 16) Spellbound by the Hiking Trails’ Beauty

Week 11 (June 10 – June 16) Spellbound by the Hiking Trails’ Beauty

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.’” —Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar.   June 10...

Jan 23, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
The Dr Scholl’s Heel Wedge Effect

The Dr Scholl’s Heel Wedge Effect

“0” Day Count = 6 Location : FTC MM 22.8 Weather : Hi-Ho!  Hi-Ho!  Off to hike I go ... If I counted correctly, last night was my sixth night...

Jan 23, 2024 : Allen Evans
The Siesta Roadwalk Hypothesis

The Siesta Roadwalk Hypothesis

“0” Day Count = 2 Starting Point : FTC MM 10.2 Location : FTC MM 22.8 Total Mileage : OHT 108.4 + 👆🏼 Weather : Updates ... I found the...

Jan 18, 2024 : Allen Evans
Week 10 (June 4 to June 9) Learning to See with Heart

Week 10 (June 4 to June 9) Learning to See with Heart

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”  Antoine...

Jan 15, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
The One About The Roadwalk

The One About The Roadwalk

Date : 1/15/24 — Day 14 "0” Day Count = 1 Location : FTC MM 0.0 Total Mileage : OHT 108.4 + 👆🏼 Starting Point : Intersection of US Route...

Jan 15, 2024 : Allen Evans
The Day I Lost My Keys

The Day I Lost My Keys

Date : 1/14/24 — Day 13 "0” Day Count = 1 Location : MM 108.4 Starting Point : Key Largo Inn, Key Largo, FL, MM 100.8 Weather :  Today I...

Jan 14, 2024 : Allen Evans