Bye Bye Georgia

I am out of Georgia and currently in Franklin, NC. Took about 3.5 days to get out of the state. My friend and I definitely pushed miles. I’m at Gooders...

Georgia Peach- Part II

Hello from the Georgia/North Carolina border!! This is my second week on the trail and a second milestone has been hit, crossing into my home state of North Carolina! But...

Georgia on my Mind… And Chocolate!

It is past midnight right now as I am writing this, and I can't get that Ray Charles song out of my head. In a little less than a week...

Georgia Peach My A$$

Now that I have your attention. Let me just say, the Georgia mountains are no joke. Wow did that first week teach me a lot. But before I get into...

Georgia: The Land of Many Zeroes and Lessons Learned

Hi all! Newfound here with my first update from the trail. I am way, way behind the "writing schedule" I'd envisioned for myself before starting the trail, which is hilariously...

Week 2- Hello Tylerin, Goodbye Georgia!

We left Helen on Tuesday crammed into a truck bed with eight people's backpacks (thanks Grace!) and hit the trail with high spirits. The climb out of Unicoi was brutally...

Georgia Summary

Well, it's official. Georgia is in my rearview mirror. And while I remind myself the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason, it is also a good...

Georgia On My Mind

I am writing this from my first off trail stop. I smell -but of soap and shampoo not sweat and body odor! Yeah! Clothes have been washed, more blisters supplies...

Flight to Georgia

Top of Georgia Hiker Hostel to Reopen as Around the Bend

The iconic AT hostel Top of Georgia, which closed its doors in May 2019, is reopening under new ownership with the name Around the Bend. Gordon and Lisa Simmons purchased...