Journal
December 9, 2020
For over a year I have carried pieces of the Appalachian Trail in my heart and my mind. When I was on the trail for six weeks last fall, the WordPress app stopped functioning, so my good intentions of keeping this website updated fizzled with every passing day. I journaled Read More
September 14, 2020
Day 8: Zero in Great Barrington, Mass I woke up this morning and felt utterly exhausted. The past 7 days have caught up to me. I could have pushed it and headed out, but I decided to honor my body and take a rest day. This isn’t ideal because I am Read More
September 9, 2019
Day 4: Cornwall Bridge, CT to Rt 7 past Balter’s, 12.1 miles. The day started with a cup of coffee at my new favorite country store and a hitch to the trail. Standing on a corner with my thumb out was a new, humbling experience. Why are so many people Read More
September 6, 2019
Day 3Mt. Algo Shelter to Cornwall Bridge 14.9 miles (2.6 miles in/out of Kent, .8 into Cornwall Bridge, .1 from shelter) The day dawned bright following last night's storms and I left early so I could get into Kent to figure out why my phone wasn't charging. I think the Read More
August 23, 2019
I've realized that I have anticipatory anxiety when it comes to traveling, and I reached a point where I was unhealthily stressed out about the logistics of making this whole trip happen. This was exacerbated by a sudden onset of IT band syndrome 4 weeks before I was scheduled to Read More
June 20, 2019
Total miles: 16.1 including water stops I have never smelled so bad in my life. So I was the second one to leave the shelter camp this morning because I needed to get away from the crowd of people at Muskrat Creek. I have a black eye and was feeling Read More
June 20, 2019
Total miles – 16.4 including water stops Well, today did beat all. Left the shelter and headed out into a lovely day. However, I ended coming upon another one of these little memorial medallions, and I can't take it anymore. Let me explain. There was a murder on the trail Read More
June 20, 2019
Total miles: 16.4 including water stops Good Lord, today was hard. Like, "beat the stuffing out of a person" hard. I woke up and cleaned the dried blood out of my nose and looked at the ugly yellowish scab that is forming over the scrape. I'm officially hideous. I hope Read More
June 20, 2019
Total miles = 12.4 including water stops I felt like Anne of Green Gables sitting in front of the general store at the NOC this morning with my pack, waiting for the place to open, waiting for my shuttle driver, waiting for the butterflies in my stomach to quiet down. Read More
June 12, 2019
Before I go into the details of my most recent section hike, I want to start by getting real about some of the things I was feeling out on the trail. Sometimes, people begin hiking the Appalachian Trail because they have something they need to conquer emotionally or mentally, inner Read More
May 15, 2019
This post originally appeared on All Women All Trails, a community of adventurous women sharing their experiences in the outdoors. What To Bring: All The Gear You'll Need If you refer to my previous post about planning to walk the West Highland Way, you'll remember that we used a baggage Read More
May 10, 2019
This post was originally published on All Women All Trails, a community of adventurous women sharing their experiences in the outdoors. Day 6: Kingshouse to Kinlochleven, 9 miles Today began with a drive back through Glencoe to the Kingshouse Hotel where we began the next portion of our journey. At Read More