appalachian trail
Romanticizing Everything (AKA Avoiding Norovirus) – Week 8 on the AT
I’m trying to stay on top of these blogs, but it’s getting harder as we hike longer days. By the time I get to camp, I’m a total zombie. Set...
Tornado Watch at Trail Days?
Before coming to the AT, I didn’t even know what Trail Days was. Since I learned about it from the group that I hiked with in the very first week,...
(#4) A Path of Indestructible Wakefulness (or, Week One)
I've been getting caught up on blogging to match this year's adventure thus far, as I was accepted as a Trek blogger a couple weeks into this. By then I...
In Which Lilith Talks About Trail Towns and Magic
Trail Magic The Appalachian Trail Communities that support hikers are the backbone of the experience. There are so many ways they support the trail and its history. Trail magic is...
The WHY of Why I’m Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: About Challenges, Nature and Expectations
Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write this post, but as my start date is coming closer, this topic popped into my head again, leading to new realizations...
Reflections on the Eve of a Thru hike
Well folks, it won't be long now and I'll be stepping off at Amicalola Falls. It finally started to feel real just this past week. I've been planning and taking...
My Ultralight Gear Journey
On the Appalachian Trail I finally achieved the sub 10lb base weight of my dreams with a tiny little Pa’lante pack. Every time someone would mention how small my pack...
Doing Your Research: Small Connections in a Big World
I like to think of history as a whole as a big tapestry, or spider's web. Each thread in the whole helps make a beautiful image, but is deeply interesting...
Getting Ready
Well, it's just over a month to go and it's time to get ready to start my thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I couldn't be more excited. After finishing...
From Memories to Milestones: Incredible Days and Huge Steps towards My Pacific Crest Trail Start
Oh boy, what a week. A lot was going on in the most positive way possible. A day I´ll probably never forget, a 3-day trip to Vancouver sums up intensive...