Appalachian Trail
View all of my posts from my pre-thru-hike gear, to daily entries, to my afterthoughts on my attempted thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. My next attempt will be in 2025 when I do it with my husband.
Appalachian Trail #4: Made it to Uncle Johnny’s
We started the week still in Gatlinburg and ended it at Uncle Johnny's, where I came up with a wild ...
Appalachian Trail #3: Injury & Gatlinburg
We started off the week with a 12(ish) mile slackpack, then a trip to the ER, and ended it by ...
Appalachian Trail #2: A Wildfire Changes Our Plan
Week 2 started off with a 14-mile slack pack that I originally remember in 2020 as being easy. My Tramily ...
Appalachian Trail #1: Forming a Tramily
Miles Since Last UpdateTotal Miles HikedMiles Remaining 0 38.2 2160.2 This week was full of laughter, making new friends, and ...
Appalachian Trail: Pre-Trail Gear Changes
Since we had to come home briefly from our BamaToBaxter hike due to Suspenders' health issues, we decided to make ...
Appalachian Trail Vloggers/Bloggers Directory
Feel free to share a link to the Appalachian Trail Vloggers/Bloggers Directory on your blog or social media networks so ...
Appalachian Trail 2021 Vloggers/Bloggers
I have compiled a list of Appalachian Trail 2021 vloggers and bloggers that will be hiking the trail this year ...
My Plans for 2021 – Will I return to the Appalachian Trail?
What are my plans for 2021? I have been getting a ton of emails asking that exact question and if ...
Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike | COVID-19 Puts my Hike on Hold
It's day 29 (March 18th) since I started my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and a little over 2 weeks ...
Day 11-13: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Off Trail for A Couple of Weeks
Day 11-27 since my thru-hike started was spent mostly in a blur of sorts. I know I had a lot ...
List of Appalachian Trail Hostels, Hotels, Business & Area Closures (and ReOpens) due to Coronavirus
I AM NO LONGER UPDATING THIS LIST AS MOST PLACES HAVE OPENED BACK UP EXCEPT FOR SHELTERS AND PRIVIES. I ...
Sending Packages to a Thru Hiker
How to send packages to a thru-hiker. If you are looking to have resupply boxes mailed to you or if ...
Hiawassee, Georgia | Appalachian Trail Series
Hiawassee, Georgia is a popular stop off point on the Appalachian Trail for resupply and rest. But, what does Hiawassee ...
Day 9 & 10: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Zero & Hogpen Gap to Unicoi Gap
Day 9 was a zero-day for me as I try and get my head back in the game and dodge ...
Day 8: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Baggs Creek Gap to Hogpen Gap
Day 8 started with me waking up to a wet sleeping bag (quilt). Well, my toebox was drenched. It took ...
Day 7: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Neel Gap to Baggs Creek Gap
Day 7 started out with a late checkout from the hotel. We got a ride to Neel Gap from our ...
Day 6: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Our First Zero
Day 6 is our first zero of the hike! Today we spent time doing laundry and resupplying. The coolest part ...
Day 5: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Blood Mountain
Day 5 was an amazing day! We left Jarrad Gap to head towards Neel Gap (and climb Blood Mountain) on ...
Day 4: Appalachian Trail Thru Hike | Gooch Mtn Shelter to Jarrad Gap
Day 4 started out early with frost on the inside of my rain fly and was our longest day yet! ...
Day 3: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike | Cooper Gap to Gooch Mtn Shelter
We decided to check out of the hotel at check out time instead of early to get our money's worth ...
