The journey is over. I finished the hike on Sept. 24 after reaching the summit of Mount Katahdin. I was the 615th northbound hiker to finish this year, hiking 2,185.3 miles and spending 173 days on the trail. I can’t thank you all enough for your support. To hang on to the trail as long … Continue reading
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Pennsylvania Blues
Pennsylvania is rough. It’s notorious for being very rocky, but we thought the rocks would be exaggerated like many other things on the trail. This was the first point on the trail that made me really realize it’s more of a mental than a physical challenge. It started off wonderfully. After Waynesboro we walked through … Continue reading
Northbound
Last week, I made it back to Harpers Ferry. It feels awesome I was able to meet that goal, and this trip has been one of the most life changing and rewarding experiences of my life. It’s been so tough mentally and physically, but I’ve also seen some of the most amazing things and met … Continue reading
Trail Magic
One of the most awesome parts of this trip has been the generosity of complete strangers. There are “trail angels” all over who go so far out of their way to do “trail magic” for hikers. A week or so ago, Jeff and I were hitch hiking in Troutville, VA, trying to go to the … Continue reading
April Showers Bring May Flowers
We’re getting closer to the 600 mile mark. It’s pretty hard to believe we’ve hiked so far. But we’re all still having a great time and in good spirits. We’re heading into Bland, Virginia to resupply tomorrow. Being in the woods all spring has been awesome. In Georgia, everything was pretty bare. But now, so … Continue reading
500 Miles and Awesome Animals
So I’m getting pretty bad about this whole blog posting thing, but I’m trying! A few days ago we made it into Virginia. It’s super weird and awesome to be back in my home state. It also really feels like we’ve made some progress now. On Friday, we made it into Damascus for Trail Days, … Continue reading
North Carolina and Tennessee
We left the Smokies about a week ago. Leaving that area is a pretty big milestone and was the first time I started to think we are actually making progress. We were pretty happy to leave though, all the regulations got pretty tiresome. From the border, We hiked into a hostel called Standing Bear Hiker … Continue reading
Reflecting on Month One
I’ve been out here almost officially a month and figured it was about time to actually give some details about my trip. And to answer some questions people have been asking, which I’m terrible at doing. (But I love seeing all the comments so please don’t stop!!) We typically get up when the sun comes … Continue reading
The Smokies
We made it to the Smoky Mountains on Friday and they really welcomed us. Just about two miles into the hike (which was seven miles up a mountain), we saw a bear and two or three of her cubs. It was very awesome but made me super nervous. A few miles after that, a crazy … Continue reading
Franklin and NOC
After my last post, we went to an outfitter that specialized in fixing feet. One of the employees sat with us for probably five hours and helped me and Amy find new and better shoes. They also had a bar at the outfitter, and we ended up staying there way past we meant to. Then … Continue reading
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