A few months ago, during a section hike in Georgia, my boyfriend and I were tenting at Low Gap shelter when we decided to go watch the sunset through the trees. We walked back to the trail and found...
A few months ago, during a section hike in Georgia, my boyfriend and I were tenting at Low Gap shelter when we decided to go watch the sunset through the trees. We walked back to the trail and found...
Here is something that’s often asked from one outdoorsy chick to another outdoorsy chick, but which isn’t often addressed openly: What the heck do you do when you’re out in the...
I returned to the trail recently to do a 40 mile section in Georgia. It was beautiful weather, and Georgia was in full bloom. Now that I’m not a thru-hiker, I just relaxed and hiked easy 7...
Being a vegetarian on the trail isn’t nearly as difficult as you would think. I had been a vegetarian for 11 years, and I didn’t eat any meat during my thru-hike. Ironically, I started...
Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is cheap, but it’s not free. Figuring out the cost of an Appalachian Trail thru-hike will depend upon your personal spending habits. I know one hiker who...