2023 AT Thru Hike
“and into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” — John Muir
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SWEET SUCCESS!
We apologize for the delay on this post but it’s been quite the journey once we last updated you. We left Shaw’s hostel with only 115 miles of our journey remaining which included the 100 miles of wilderness, the longest stretch of the trail that is largely wilderness with no access to towns. Despite the…
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Soooo Close!!!
The trek through Maine continues and it does not disappoint!! We were warned that southern Maine would continue to be as, if not more, challenging than the Whites and that was a fair statement! But the views are spectacular for every hard climb and along the way there are beautiful lakes, mossy forest beds and…
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I’m with the Mainah!
Since our last update, we have hit some major milestones, one of which is hitting 1900 miles! It’s hard to believe anyone is so crazy as to take on a 2,000+ mile journey and even wilder to believe that we are a mere 267 miles from the end. We’ve been going at this for so…
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The Whites
They told us from the beginning that the White Mountains in New Hampshire were going to be the toughest part of this 2200 mile journey. Shuttle drivers laughed when they picked us up saying, “yup…until now you’ve done 80% of the miles but only 20% of the effort, welcome to the Whites!!” The hiking here…
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New Hampshire, New You!
The last few days of Vermont left us with so many impressive sights, we didn’t think it lived up to it’s unfortunate nickname of “Ver-mud” at all! Rolling lush hills, incredible sights to see and farm stands galore! We summited so many gorgeous views it’s hard to keep track of them all. For all the…
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New England!!!
When we last updated you we had just entered Massachusetts but we also realized that there were a few telling videos that were left out of the last blog to illustrate our rainy journey into the Northeast. As mentioned in the previous blog, we have officially adopted Ember into our tramily. So from this point…
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Step by Step…
Greetings from Great Barrington! It’s been a busy couple of weeks and we’ve clicked off quite a few milestones, including: hitting 1400 and 1500 miles, reaching the 2/3rds mark, getting through New York, Connecticut and starting our jaunt through Massachusetts. Phew! It’s been nothing short of a wild ride lately, all made by better by…
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Embrace the Suck
After departing East Stroudsberg we had to hike back through the town, this time via Mt. Minsi, Peeta’s familiar training grounds. We had the chance to grab a few hours of fun and a shower at the church hostel…it is incredible how bad you can smell after just one hot summer day of backpacking!!! Shortly…
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SO MUCH FUN!
There has been no shortage of exciting events since having left Duncanan. The first of many being our reuniting with some of our favorite trail folks! Prior to arriving in town for our two day R&R, the trail had been very quiet. We hardly saw a soul on trail each day, and we wondered where…
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Crossing the Mason Dixon Line
At our last blog update, Katniss had just performed her amazing feat of the Four State Challenge…hiking from the VA border, thru West VA, thru Maryland and crossing into PA totaling just under 45 miles in under 18 hours. Due to all the excitement, we hadn’t focused on Harpers Ferry and thought it fitting to…
Katahdin or Bust! 