Appalachian Trail 2016
Why Not?
"I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get...
How to Train With No Mountains: An Austinite’s Guide
So, I will be hiking the AT in 2016. All I have to do is prepare myself. I live in Austin, TX, and there are no mountains. Luckily Austin has...
6 New Years Resolutions to Keep this Year
I'm having trouble with resolutions. What do I dedicate myself to "doing better" this year, when I'm already going on the biggest adventure of my life?
2016 will be a good year
Let me introduce myself. I'm Zoë, and I'll be spending Leap Year Day packing up my car and saying goodbye to the city that I have called home.
So What am I Doing to Keep Busy Until March 20th?
Decisions: Last summer, I did what will be the first seventeen days of my thru hike. I learned a couple of things on this trip. 1) My air mattress had...
That Gear List I’ve Been Promising…and Some Updates
Obligatory hiking photo despite this being a gear post, Cairn atop Mt. Major from a hike a while back Wow Appalachian Trials readers, it's been a while since my intro...
Starting an Appalachian Trail NOBO Thru-Hike in February
Day hiking recently on Georgia's Blood Mountain, I spotted a SOBO (southbound) thru hiker. Not surprisingly, he didn't have much to say with the southern terminus fewer than forty miles away....
Midlife retirement needs to be a thing
Everyone should enjoy a midlife retirement. I am going to take my second midlife retirement in order to change my entire life, I'll be 34. I'm working on my second midlife retirement, I...