Hi! My name is Amy. I currently reside in Huntersville, NC where I work as a nanny hustlin' fun dip and runnin' the cul-de-sac. This past December I graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelors degree in International Studies. Essentially I took a lot of Spanish and a smorgasbord of random classes like home horticulture, introduction to companion animals, and online mountain biking (twice!-the first time didn't go so well). Now that I'm free from school, I'll be setting out to hike the Appalachian Trail in April, 2014.
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Trail Days!
5/16/14 Damascus! We made it to Damascus for trail days around 4:30. Trail days is a huge hiker/backpacker festival with free stuff,
Sometimes I hike
General Update: I'm in Boone, NC (about a 30 minute drive from the trail, and 2 hours from home) now with Swiper, Rodeo, Scout the Adventure Beagle,
Planning to be Spontaneous
5/3/14 Roaring fork shelter to Deer Park Mountain Shelter Days miles: 14.8 Total trip miles: 270.7 I don't know what happened. 5/4/14 Deer
Fontana Dam to somewhere in the mountains
General Update: I love my life. I'm on vacation. My name is Amy Stardust but you can call me Stardust. My feet hurt really really really bad
Three weeks in!
4/20/14 Wayah Bald Shelter to Cold Spring Shelter Days miles: Still don't know. This information was torn out of my guide book for fireeeee.
Days 9-15
4/13/14 Dicks Creek Gap to Plum Orchard Shelter Days miles: 4.5 Total trip miles: 74.1 We left the Holiday Inn in Hiawassee on this
Chillin’ at the Holiday Inn
This post is long overdue. It's from my first week on the trail. Wifi has been really difficult to get ahold of. A lot of places claim to have wifi,
First few days on the trail
Day 1: 4/5/2014 Springer to Hawk Mountain Shelter Days Miles: 8.1 Total Miles: 8.1 Everything went as planned for my first morning on the
Ready to go!
This last week has been a whirlwind! Ive been to REI 3 times, packed my bag, cut down weight, packed it again, and repeated the process multiple
FAQ
Disclaimer: This post is to answer frequently asked questions I have received. An experienced hiker will know better than me as I have not yet