I hail from Ohio, the state with no mountains, so this mountain-seeking girl is heading for the Appalachian Trail in 2017! I graduated with a Bachelors degree in 2013 and have been working in the animal care field ever since, taking care of everything from horses to snakes to tigers to bears to eagles. At present, I am the Curator of Birds at a sanctuary for birds in Ohio. I am not sure where in life I want to go from here, so I am hoping that spending four months in the woods will help me discover some direction. Happy Trails! Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.
Posts
Week 3: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans
Over two hundred miles in now, and I can feel my trail legs kicking in! My third week on the trail has been good. Currently I am staying at a hostel
Week 2: Is there such a thing as fake thruhiking?
A week of being spoiled before returning to actual thruhiker life.
My First Week on the Trail: Embracing the Life
My first week as a thruhiker.
Introducing Flat Elliott! (and the rest of my gear list)
All the usual thru-hiking gear and an unusual mascot.
The Reasoning in this Madness: Why I’m Hiking
This is madness. This is thru-hiking the AT. This is why I'm embracing the madness and thru-hiking the AT.
A Shameless Plug for Bears
Bear stories from an animal keeper: Enjoy and be smart about bears.
3, 2, 1 Panic
Well, it happened for the first time. The other night, I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep when suddenly I was struck with a mildly
Shakedown: Not Shaken
When a rookie backpacker sets foot on the AT for the first time ever...
“Something Tookish”: In other words, when a Hobbit decides to leave the Shire…
When a Hobbit decides to leave the Shire, it can only be for one thing...