Welcome to our blog. We are documenting our the ups and downs of our travel adventure. We're walking here!
Seth and I were preparing for the trail for a over a year, so that leaves a lot of time for a person to obsess over every little detail. I'm the kind of person that makes myself so crazy with research that I just want to make a decision to end my anxiety.
In January, the departure date started to feel fast- approaching. We figured it would be smart to do some training. The mountain ranges up north are more rigorous in elevation change than those in the south, so it's harder to just let the trail whip you into shape as a Southbound hiker.
I have moved enough now to know that even if I think that this move won’t be so bad, there’s just no getting around the pain of leaving a place and its people. Leaving Houston felt even more awkward because it had somehow become my home, despite my efforts to cast it away.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,190-mile hike that runs through 14 states including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia.
I've always been a big reader, so starting a new project or endeavor inevitably involves exploring relevant reading material.
A "shakedown trip" is basically a practice drill. Generally, shakedowns are short, close-to-home trips that allow hikers to test gear and flex their mental and physical muscles before the big hike.
