appalachian trail thru hike

A Quaint and Expensive Twilight Zone: New England pt 1

A Quaint and Expensive Twilight Zone: New England pt 1

1500 Miles is a Lot of Miles and Your Body isn't Happy About It. Let's talk about what happens after 1500 miles of walking. 1500 miles and above is a...

Aug 22, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
A New Hampshire Search and Rescue

A New Hampshire Search and Rescue

Imagine hiking through some of the craziest weather in history in the New England States with record-breaking rainfalls and flooding on the Appalachian Trail. Then, meeting new faces along the...

Aug 18, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
Shenandoah to Harpers Ferry: My Brain is Cold Soaked Ramen

Shenandoah to Harpers Ferry: My Brain is Cold Soaked Ramen

I think I forgot how to count again.... I think multiple Neros due to bad weather has made my brain a pile of soggy cold soaked noodles. Day 77 Welp....

Jul 8, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
Shenandoah Monsoons: Swampy Trails and Soggy Souls

Shenandoah Monsoons: Swampy Trails and Soggy Souls

Day 72 7.7 miles Earworm of the Day: Our Lady of the Underground, Anaïs Mitchell Towns love to ruin plans... Nothing you can do about it, but just roll with...

Jun 22, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
Virginia: Bamboozling and Confusing.

Virginia: Bamboozling and Confusing.

  Day 62/63 Too many miles into town and zero day!!! I do not have much to report on the zero day, we had a lot of chores to get...

Jun 16, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
Pinch Me, I’m In New Hampshire!

Pinch Me, I’m In New Hampshire!

Crossing Over the Connecticut River into New Hampshire I’m sitting in our travel trailer along the Connecticut River as I write this. My husband has rejoined moving northbound every 100...

Jun 13, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
A Love Letter To Pennsylvania

A Love Letter To Pennsylvania

Yes, You Read That Right - I Loved Pennsylvania! It has been entirely too long since I've posted an update. With each passing day, the miles left behind seem unimaginable. Yet,...

Jun 3, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
Mom & Daughter Team NOBO to Katahdin

Mom & Daughter Team NOBO to Katahdin

Hello Friends, I let Shenandoah and miles 400 - 500 slip by without writing a post, but for good reason! My 23-year-old daughter, Chloe, decided to join me full-time on...

Apr 25, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
Rough AT Reentry, New PCT Start

Rough AT Reentry, New PCT Start

What happened? I stopped writing for the most part. Somewhere in the White Mountains. I shifted, immersed, experienced, delighted. Self sabotaged. On returning home from the Appalachian Trail in

Apr 7, 2023 : Wendy Boller
Being Present…

Being Present…

A Disclaimer… This entry is short and sweet. I want to keep you up to date as much as possible. My first ten days on the AT were with friends,...

Apr 6, 2023 : DaddyLongTrails