Appalachian Trail Blog
I Recommend Camping on the Side of a Hill for at Least One Night
I reached Cosby Knob shelter at about 6pm. One of my first 20+ mile days. I started the day at Icewater Spring shelter. The tenting area at Cosby Knob is...
And Then, Terror
“I think I have to come home with you back to NY. I don’t think I can do this alone.” My section hiker friends, Janet, Brian, and Peter, were going...
Finding My Rhythm, Aligning with the Rhythms of Nature
Rain and grey dominated the drive from NY to GA. Moments of blue and light peeked through, then rain again. During my shift at the wheel I fine tuned the...
How to Shorten Your Sleeping Pad in 6 Steps
a how to guide on shortening an inflatable sleeping pad
How To Plan an Appalachian Trail Thru Hike as a Canadian
Top down planning First thing is first, you have to determine how you're going to plan this thing. In my opinion, top down is the only way to approach it....
Physical + Mental Preparation
According to The Trek, physical injury and mental fatigue are major factors that drive hikers to leave the trail. Four months remain until I begin hiking and I thought I’d...
It’s Time to Take a Walk
October 10, 2017. My first official day ever stepping onto the Appalachian Trail. Starting the trail 3.5 miles from McAfee Knob, having all the excitement and confidence in the world....
Welcome
You're invited to read along as I walk along the Appalachian Trail. (First backpacking selfie, 2015) WHO: Hi, my name is MG. I’m a first-generation Filipina-American woman and I’m privileged...
Home Sweet Home Virginia!
Virginia…Blues… It’s well known on trail that the Virginia Blues are a thing for AT thru-hikers. The AT in Virginia covers over 550 miles, that’s more than any other state...
Tennessee-North Carolina-Tennessee..where am I?!
The AT criss crosses the NC/TN border for miiiiilessssss. And ya know, the days are flying by out here. It’s weird, collectively they are flying by, but the days themselves...