Blood, Sweat, and Zero Days
On the windowsill are five tomatoes, a basket of apples and garlic, and a bag of what looks like thyme. Four of the tomatoes are red, one is green, and...
Sometimes Thru-Hikes End, Then You Get Lyme Disease
My NOBO thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail has ended. I say "MY" because my kickass husband (Zach) is still out there hiking in the middle of Pennsylvania. Let me explain...
Skylines and sleeping bags
I expected to have views that would take my breath away, but I didn't imagine this particular one would hit me so hard. My eyes took in the green of...
More Miles, More Tears, More Smiles
I'm here in a cozy bed in Caratunk at the cutest B&B I've ever laid eyes on. Apparently the milkshakes here are to die for, but being dairy free I've...
Hiking with Friends (June 10)
I was lucky enough to hike with two college nursing friends this week. Ranita agreed to hike many miles with me to Rockfish Gap. When we planned this hike I...
Into Roan Mountain
Day 51: (June 3rd) My alarm went off at 5 AM, and after snoozing quite a couple times, I finally rolled out of bed. I left my phone number with...
Back on trail from Erwin
Day 48: (May 31st) I slept in pretty late that day because someone in the bunkhouse was snoring so loud that even my ear plugs didn't help. Sadly, I wasn't...
Why I stopped writing
It's been about a year since my last post for The Trek, about 10 months since I climbed Katahdin on a beautiful August morning, and about a year and a half...
Why Go SOBO: Perks to Going Against the Flow
Only 12 percent of all Appalachian Trail thru-hikers last year hiked southbound from Maine to Georgia, and roughly only 1,500 thru-hikers have ever completed a southbound hike in the entire history
Charge the Trail: Nutrition for Long-Distance Hikers
There’s a trail adage that says something like, “By the end of the hike, women look like goddesses and the men look like skeletons.” Although I appreciate the compliment, muscle...