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1,293.6 Miles – Delaware Water Gap, PA
I'm a day from crossing the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border and will then cross the 1,300-mile marker. It is now a countdown to when I finally
Mile 1,160 on the AT – From the Father of a Thru-Hiker
I'm officially more than halfway done with the trail. more than 50% complete. Whoah. My Dad wrote me a letter for my birthday a week ago and
969.7 miles – Front Royal, VA
I'm nearly halfway. For the last month, I've been racking my brain for how to explain my experience out here. It has been beautiful,
342 miles on the AT – Erwin, TN
Mile 342, and what a whirlwind it has been. The last few weeks have been up and down, both literally and figuratively. The Smokies The Great
165.6 Miles – Fontana Dam, NC
I'm going to shift a bit from my usual format (day-by-day recounts) to reflect. To date, I have hiked 165.6 miles of the Appalachian Trail in just
109.5 Miles into the AT
It has been five days since I left Hiawassee, Georgia, and I have since crossed two big milestones. Day 8 10.4 miles Back on the trail after my
52 Miles into the AT
Day 1: I launched my Appalachian Trail thruhike on March 15th, at Amicolola Falls State Park. The weather was below freezing, but I was filled with
the gear post
Like nearly everyone here, I've evolved into a bit of a gear nerd. Ive carefully curated my gear list over the past 10 months, reading every
5 things I’m going to miss the most
5 things I'm going to miss that aren't people.
top 5 questions I get from non thru-hikers
Questions everyone asks me when they find out I'm going to thru-hike the AT. SPOILER ALERT: they never ask "why."