Trail Update
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...