appalachian trail
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...
Tramily=Trail+Family
Early Days We are relatively late starters in the season, which means we are kinda hustling to get up to Mama K before October 15th. Plus side to late-season means...
Second Week Becomes First Week
Suches Life... such is life. “Accept where I am and go from there.” Before I started this trek, I thought I already knew myself deeply. I knew that I...
The Countdown to Springer: Four Weeks Out
Hello fellow and future AT hikers! This is my first post for The Trek, and I’ll be honest—it’s taken me a few months to write this. I’ve re-written this post...
Amicalola to Neels Gap
And so the journey begins on a rainy day in North Georgia as we drive into Amicalola Falls State Park to begin my thru hike of the Appalachian trail. After...
You’re gonna do what?
So why thru-hike the AT (or any long trail for that matter)? In this post, I'll share the reasons I am attempting a 2021 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. I'm...
The Three C’s of Pandemic Thru-Hiking
Cancel, Continue or Change? Perhaps one of the most important factors when prepping for a thru-hike is flexibility in both body and mind. Add a global pandemic to the mix...
My favorite delusion!
Welcome to my AT blog This is my first AT blog for TheTrek, or as I am calling it, 'My favorite delusion'. I say delusional because TBH undertaking this adventure...
Prepping the Pup
Now that you know all about Tate, aka Baked Potato, it’s time to fill you in on the tips of prepping this eight-month-old for his thru-hike. Training The original thought...
Ten Main Items for a Northbound Thru-hike in 2021
Image: riyan_hidayart When I first started hiking, I had no idea I'd be attempting a successful northbound thru-hike in 2021. There was also little indication that my gear list items...