The following blog posts covering my experience thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail from March 23rd, 2023 to August 3rd, 2023 were originally posted on Hiking Website: The Trek. See link below each article to view the original post.

This is not a Death March to Katahdin
This title is inspired by some advice I got my third day on trail which I embodied on my 57th day.

Getting Our Bear-ings
These are the days leading up to and after our bear encounter on the AT. There were highs and lows, but we were determined to continue on our way to Katahdin.

I Survived a Bear Attack on the Appalachian Trail
I wish this was entirely clickbait. I did almost everything right…

A Perfectionist’s Guide to AT Gear Preparation
My chaotic AT gear preparation process & lessons learned.
