Thru Hike

Keeping your pack light and comfortable makes a real difference on the trail. This women’s backpacking gear list prioritizes comfort and function while trimming clothing and extras so you can…

In less than a year, I’m going to be trekking up to the summit of Springer Mountain and hiking north through the Appalachian mountain range for over 2,000 miles. If…

For 5 months in 2019, I walked (or thru-hiked) the entire length of the Appalachian Trail (or “AT”), a 2,192-mile north-to-south footpath that crosses the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern…

A Walk for Sunshine: A 2,160 Mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail recounts Jeff Alt’s 1998 northbound thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. Jeff (trail name ‘Wrongfoot‘) sets out…

[dropcap]An[/dropcap] entire year has passed since I stood on top of Mount Katahdin in Maine surrounded by friends, celebrating the end of our 2,000 mile journey. Since that day, countless twists of…

The entire hike took 6 months, but it went by so fast that sometimes it seems like it never happened. A lot of the time, I fail to realize how huge of an accomplishment I have made. I want this tattoo with serve as a reminder of my strength and perseverance and to always be looking for the next big adventure.

It took me a while to get it put together, but after 4 months I have finally put together a photo recap of my 2014 thru hike of the Appalachian…

Everyone tried to tell me.

Hiking in White Mountain National Park was hard. SO SUPER HARD. I would only be able to do, like, 8 miles a day.

“That’s ridiculous,” I thought, “I can walk 20+ miles a day; certainly 13-16 miles a day in the Whites would be cake.”

Sometimes lessons are hard to remember, but they have helped me to have a better understanding of the person that I want to be, and a clear pathway on how to achieve it.

A nice little gallery of some of my favorites pictures from the Appalachian Trail. Photos courtesy of myself, Kyle Flood, AeLin Compton, and Tolin Hessell. Click on a picture to…