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Surprise!
This week was really exciting. My boyfriend, James, came up for a few days and I took him on his very first backpacking trip! I also got to surprise
I Have No Idea What State I’m In
The past week 11 days have been filled with a whole lot of hiking, and not a whole lot of rest. Consequently, my body is now exhausted, and I am very
No pain, no rain, no Maine
Day 8: We woke up nice and dry in our hotel room in Hiwassee, GA and watched the rain pour down outside. Although it was tempting to pull a double
Yes Mom, I am still alive
To answer the 500 texts I received while service-less in the woods: YES I AM ALIVE, AND YES I SURVIVED THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF MY THRU-HIKE. This
T-minus: 1 day?
So, here I am. Sitting in the lodge at the base of the approach trail. Everything is insanely surreal right now. On Saturday, I graduated with a BFA
Patiently Waiting
T-minus: 14 days Its official! Two weeks from today I will be waking up at Amicalola State Park in Georgia and starting my 2,185 mile hike of the
Real Chronicles of a Tree Hugger
T-minus: 43 days Trees are simply wonderful. (And just to get this out of the way yes, I have hugged a tree before. No shame.) Trees provide
Making the Perfect Playlist for Your Thru-Hike
T-minus: 65 days As much as I want to connect with nature and enjoy the silence that can be found deep in the woods during my hike, I know that
How To NOT Get Lost in the Woods
T- minus: 92 days It was a bright and sunny summer day. My boyfriend and I had decided to drive two hours up to one of the many beautiful
Why You Should Still Be Hiking In The Dead of Winter
T-minus: 115 days If you have read my previous post about fall hiking, then you can probably tell that I believe there is a lot of hiking to be