Hello! My trail name is Snap and I'll start my 2017 NOBO thru-hike attempt on February 26, 2017. I've been planning/wanting to hike the trail since high school, and I'm excited to make my dream a reality. Before the trail, I worked as an ER scribe and a paramedic. I'll be attending medical school with my wonderfully supportive husband this August.
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The mud pit and a coyote sighting (6/14, 6/15, 6/16)
Day 109, 6/14: Mt Wilcox South shelter -> Berkshire Lakeshire Lodge (17.4 miles) Around 11pm, I woke up to the steadily increasing pitter
Stealth camping and hiking in the heat (6/11, 6/12, 6/13)
Day 106, 6/11: Cornwall Bridge, CT -> camping near Rand's view (17.3 miles) We had the intention of getting on trail early because of the heat,
Delis and our second bear sighting (6/8, 6/9, 6/10)
Day 103, 6/8: camping near Mountaintop Deli -> Wiley shelter (20.5 miles) I woke up early, before 6am, to machinery sounds from the concrete
100 Days and the Zoo (6/5, 6/6, 6/7)
Day 100, 6/5: Southfields, NY -> William Brien shelter (14.6 miles) 100 days on trail! Being in triple digits feels incredible. We packed up from
Beautiful New Jersey (6/2, 6/3, 6/4)
Day 97, 6/2: Mashipacong shelter -> Pochuck Mt shelter (19.6 miles) No one else arrived at the shelter overnight, so we had the campground to
Barnabus, porcupines, and the fire tower (5/30, 5/31, 6/1)
Day 94, 5/30: Zero at Delaware Water Gap We woke up to wonderful baked oatmeal, egg and sausage casserole, and fruit. Pam was treating us like
Death By Rocks (5/27, 5/28, 5/29)
Day 91, 5/27: Dan's campsite -> Palmerton, PA (21.1 miles) I woke up early to the sounds of the birds chirping, and lay in my hammock for an hour
Sliding into Port Clinton (5/24, 5/25, 5/26)
Day 88, 5/24: Hertline campsite -> Port Clinton, PA (18.5 miles) We woke up earlier than usual because today was a town day. It rained a little
We Found a Dog (5/21, 5/22, 5/23)
Day 85, 5/21: Cove Mountain shelter -> Peters Mountain shelter (15.0 miles) I woke up to dad at the picnic table making breakfast. I slept really
No Half Gallon Challenge (5/18, 5/19, 5/20)
Day 82, 5/18: Birch Run shelter -> James Fry shelter (17.1 miles) This morning I woke up around 5:30 and deflated my pad inside my hammock,