#ATThruhiker
AT Thru Hike: Prettiest Little Fiddlehead
Dear Diary, The reality of my AT Thru Hike is starting to settle in. I am seeing that we are not just here for a good time. It just...
AT 2024 Keep Pressing On ..Again
I don't tell my story in detail very often, but today I felt down deep someone needed to read this. 20 years ago I had to bury my daughter. (I...
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Lucky Penny’s AT 2023 Thru-Hike [Day Zero – Day 5]
Lucky Penny's Appalachian Trail Flip-Flop Thru-Hike Day Zero - Day 5 There I was, riding shotgun in my husband's Ford pickup truck, rolling down interstate 40 to 81 from Asheville...
End of Book 1: New Hampshire and Maine
As I recount the past few weeks, I find myself bewildered by how time, and trail progress passes me by. It has been hundreds of kilometers since Lincoln. We have...
Pennsylvania…
The Good Contrary to popular belief, Pennsylvania (PA) is not all bad. There's much to be celebrated in this state, and much to be missed. A Smugness on a fun...
5 Things Not to do in Your First Week
1. Don't Have a Long Travel Itinerary We started our flip-flop with an extremely long commute: Victoria-Vancouver, via ferry at 2100, on April 23rd; Vancouver-Calgary, via air at
Why I’m Hiking – A New and Different Sun
So here it is, in all its scope and glory, my attempt to tell you, the world, and I guess really myself, why I’m hiking the Appalachian Trail:
From Zeros to Heroes – And the Neros in Between. Free Time Management on the AT
Goal-Oriented Hikers The goal of a thru-hiker is simple: to reach the end of their thru-hike. How the end is reached varies with each individual; budget, time constraints, or physical...
Michael’s Hike: FAQ for Friends and Family
Hi all! I'm roughly two weeks away from the genesis of my northbound venture on the Appalachian Trail (or AT for those in the know). I've told family and friends,...
A day on the Appalachian Trail
The best mornings are when I wake up in my tent after a night without my rain fly. I can see birds fly in the canopied trees above my sleeping...