by Jessica | Jun 29, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Journey Blog
On June 1st, I left the Plaza Motel in Pearisburg, VA feeling mildly refreshed. My feet were still swollen and sore, but it was time to return to the trail. My pack had never felt heavier after a resupply, but I told myself it would get better–I just had to get...
by Jessica | Jun 24, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Journey Blog
As I mentioned in my last post, I had a nice dinner in Atkins that I blame for the abundance of energy I felt at 8:30pm after already hiking 11 miles on a resupply day. Just to clarify, resupply days are the days in which you hop into town, restock...
by Jessica | Jun 17, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Journey Blog
Hey there and welcome back! Here’s another update about my travels on the AT… Just to back track for a moment–Rigga and I met each other the first day on the trail, and actually started hiking the approach trail a couple hours apart. By day 3, we...
by Jessica | Jun 7, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Journey Blog
After hitching into Damascus from Low Gap (14.5 miles shy of town), due to food poisoning, my first stop was Dollar General. I purchased Pedialyte, Imodium and Tums. I then wandered down to Woodchuck Hostel where I was able to shower and wash my stinky clothes. If it...
by Jessica | Jun 1, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Journey Blog
On May 9th, after resupplying in Roan Mountain, “The Family” decided to camp just a mile or two up the trail. We made a little fire ring and enjoyed some pizza and cold beverages. Since there was no call for rain, we decided to cowboy camp as we...
by Jessica | May 26, 2015 | Appalachian Trail Journey Blog
It was almost sad to leave the campsite 2 miles outside of Erwin, TN as we had spent the most time there compared to any place in the woods yet. But, on May 6th, we finally waved goodbye to the place we had zeroed and hiked on. We received trail magic from a man named...
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