Having been on the Appalachian Trail for over three and a half months now, I have had many opportunities to … Continue reading Wild Encounters

    It was only eight o’clock in the morning, but the humidity was already thick – as thick as … Continue reading Disappointments

This week marked the completion of a big milestone in the hike: I reached the halfway point of the Appalachian … Continue reading Milestones

The most difficult aspect of a goal is not in its achievement, but in the aftermath of a successful completion. … Continue reading The Downside of Goals

To my dear friends,   We have been through so much together over the past eleven weeks and 1,000  miles. … Continue reading Goodbyes are Never Easy

Life is full of decisions. In my life before the trail, my job required numerous difficult decisions to be made … Continue reading Decisions, Decisions…

There’s no reason to sugarcoat it: the last two weeks have been extremely challenging and, for the most part, miserable. … Continue reading Virginia Blues