AT2022
Days 56-60 Ponies, Pizzas and Pacas!!
The best part of waking up in a trail town is going to the town diner for breakfast. But first, we had to walk the 0.1 mi of trail thru...
Days 51-55 Hampton to Home Sweet Virginia!
After a whirlwind weekend at home, we headed back to the trail with our dear friend Jo. We made an excellent pit stop in Roanoke for lunch at our favorite...
Days 43-47 Roan Highlands to Hampton
This week has been the most beautiful so far. Big Bald and Beauty Spot last week were just the tip of the iceberg. The Roan Highlands are hands down the...
Days 37-42 To Erwin and Back Again… and Again
We left Laughing Heart in steady rain and walked over to the Smoky Mt Diner for the best breakfast in Hot Springs. Our bellies full of biscuits & gravy, home...
Day 28-34 The Smokies (Part 2) thru Hot Springs
Welp. As so often happens in Gatlinburg time stood still and we were stuck for 3 days instead of 2. Partially due to the Newfound Gap road closing and partially...
First, Reflection and Honoring
I spent much of the first days of my Appalachian Trail thru hike reflecting on all that coalesced to allow me the time to embark on this walk. The...
Days 21-24 The Smokies: Part 1
We woke up to a beautiful morning with the sun shining over Fontana Lake. We crossed the dam and nervously eyed the ridge we were about to start climbing. Right...
Days 18-20 NOC to Fontana
We left the NOC with an annoyingly expensive resupply in our packs and bellies full of breakfast, ready to take on the longest climb yet. We felt great for the...
Days 13-17 100 miles and Balds!
Hot Dog dropped us off back at Deep Gap on Saturday night where some folks were already camped and graciously had a fire waiting for us after we got set...
Week 2- Hello Tylerin, Goodbye Georgia!
We left Helen on Tuesday crammed into a truck bed with eight people's backpacks (thanks Grace!) and hit the trail with high spirits. The climb out of Unicoi was brutally...