We're the Swords and we are starting our northbound thru-hike of the AT on March 19! We're in our late 20s and since we met in high school we've been doing life by the books-graduating high school, going to college, getting a job, getting married. We've really been very fortunate so far, but the problem is that we love the outdoors and traveling, and our current jobs have really limited our ability to enjoy those things. Were planning on making big changes in our lives, and were using this hike to kick start a new lifestyle. Hopefully, it will lead us to great things!