Aubri Drake

On a whim in September 2013, having never backpacked a day in my life, I decided to hike all of the Massachusetts Appalachian Trail... by myself, in 4 days. After painfully managing to survive it, I figured - why not hike the rest? I finished solo hiking the AT (except for southern Maine where I had a lovely NOBO trail family) on Katahdin in August 2017. At my day job, I'm a data-crunching research nerd, researching everything from teen pregnancy prevention to social determinants of health, from the unique needs of LGBTQ individuals to positive youth development. I've thru-hiked the Tour du Mont Blanc, and my next adventure will be finishing up the Vermont Long Trail in August '18. On the weekends, I'm working on completing the New England 100 Highest and New Hampshire 48 4,000' Grid.