Five Easy Ways to Help Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers
If you’ve been keeping up with recent posts to the blog, you know that Naomi is well on her way to completing her thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. And Dave and I have been keeping…
Naomi is Thru Hiking the Appalachian Trail Update
I get lots of questions about Naomi’s gap year after high school thru hiking the Appalachian Trail so I thought I would write a quick update. First and foremost, she is doing amazing! The last I…
Appalachian Trail Section Hike- Hiking the Whites
As we headed into New Hampshire, we started to get a little nervous about the upcoming White Mountains from all the stories we were hearing from north bound thru hikers: The climbs were gonna be terrible…
Appalachian Trail Section Hike- Mahoosuc Notch
Is Mahoosuc Notch the hardest or most fun mile of the Appalachian Trail? I think it’s a mixture of both! Basically a jumble of huge boulder piles, it’s definitely not like any other hiking I’ve ever…
What I Learned Hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness
Once we left Katahdin Stream Campground, we faced our next challenge- hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness. While we have backpacked a lot, our longest trek has only been about 60 miles. So I knew that hiking…
Climbing Mt. Katahdin
And just like that, the day arrived where Naomi started her thru hike and Maya and I began our long section hike on the Appalachian Trail. And it all started by climbing Mt. Katahdin.While not a…