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Category: Hiking
Straight From My Journal: A Section Hiker’s Mind Reset After Going Home for Two Weeks
This is a journal entry I wrote for myself that I decided to share. It’s the compilation of being able to re-set my mind after deciding to get off trail for two weeks when I was two weeks into my most current long section hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2021.
Heading Back to the Trail After a Week Hiatus and Relationship Lessons Learned From That
A summary of some things I feel like I learned about relationships two weeks into my 2021 LASH of the Appalachian Trail.
How I Went From Hiking Out of Town in the Morning to Sitting on a Plane Home That Same Night, Plus Other On-Trail Stories From Weeks 1 and 2
Getting off trail, a gear failure, finding cool spots, and other stories from my first two weeks of this Appalachian Trail section in Pennsylvania in 2021.
First 2021 Update: Inside My Mind After Two Weeks On Trail
What’s gone on in my head so far during the first two weeks of hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2021 in Pennsylvania.
Things to Ponder as I Attempt a 1,000 Mile Hike Next Week
Thoughts as I set out to attempt a hike of just over 1,000 miles from Boiling Springs, PA to Mt. Katahdin in Maine in 2021.
Things I Actually ADDED to my Pack Once I Started LASHing the AT
The focus in hiking is always on bringing less, but I give the spotlight to some things I’ve actually added to my pack as of 2021.
My Shortest Solo AT Section Yet was also my Toughest: 55 Miles of Northern Virginia in November
My recount of a particular day of hiking on the Appalachian Trail during a one week section hike in November, 2020 from Lexington to Waynesboro, VA.
Walls of Jericho: Night Hiking the Alabama Trail in October
My boyfriend and I did a Sunday evening hike to the Walls of Jericho in October of 2020. I’d say it’s a hidden gem of Alabama.
Reflections on an Appalachian Trail Weekend Hike in North Carolina/Tennessee – Part 2
33 Miles from Standing Bear in TN to Hot Springs, NC in July of 2020. Solitude, crowds, knee pain and a rattlesnake encounter.
Hiking Within the Guidelines: Reflections on an Appalachian Trail Weekend Hike in North Carolina/Tennessee
33 Miles from Standing Bear in TN to Hot Springs, NC. in 2020. This post focuses on this hike in relation to covid guidelines.
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