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New Hampshire, Part I: Back in the White Mountains!
7/26-8/1: Hanover, NH -> Franconia Notch I’ve made it back to truly familiar territory in my “home turf” of the Whites! I had been looking forward to New Hampshire and the Whites for my entire hike, and they sure as heck did not disappoint. Before I got back to the high peaks of White Mountain…
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Green Mountain Majesty and Mud
7/13-7/25: North Adams, MA -> Hanover, NH “Uh-oh! Mud! Thick oozy mud. We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh no! We’ve got to go through it! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!” Michael Rosen, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Vermont has an unfortunate moniker among thru-hikers: Vermud. The VT section…
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Massachusetts Magic
7/4-7/12: Kent, CT -> North Adams, MA I love New England. Hiking through the first two states here was a joy! Connecticut and Massachusetts were filled with beautiful scenery, quaint New England towns, an amazing number of wonderful trail angels, and some new challenges along the way, too. When I got back on trail, it…
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Rolling Home to Old New England
6/22-7/3: Delaware Water Gap, PA -> Kent, CT I’ve made it back to New England!! I’m really excited to be here, and excited about how I got here, too. New York and New Jersey were surprisingly spectacular sections! In my experience, no one really had much to say about this section of trail beforehand. The…
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Rocksylvania
6/12-6/21: Duncannon, PA -> Delaware Water Gap, PA “Rocksylvania.” The name strikes fear in the hearts of many a thru-hiker. There is much and more fearmongering about the Pennsylvania section on trail, with plenty of horror stories of the soul-crushing, sole-crushing terrain. So much so, in fact, that I was expecting the whole state to…
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Adventure Is…
Adventure is leaving your home and family to walk in the woods for six months. Adventure is everything you need in a pack on your back. Adventure is two thousand miles. Adventure is one step at a time. Adventure is those darned stairs. Adventure is a gushing waterfall. Adventure is a dry stream. Adventure is…
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Back to the North and the Halfway Point
6/4-6/11: Harpers Ferry, WV -> Duncannon, PA I’ve checked off two more states in quick succession and made it halfway through another big state in Pennsylvania, as well as halfway through the trail as a whole! I participated in a unique tradition in the meantime. I hiked out of Harpers Ferry on June 4th, my…
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Halfway How I’m Doing
It’s hard to believe, but I’m halfway done with my AT thru-hike! At this point, I have passed the spiritual halfway point in Harpers Ferry, the true 2023 halfway point, and several more legit-looking but inaccurate markers besides. As I’m halfway through, I’d like to take this opportunity to take stock of my hike so…
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Oh, Shenandoah
5/15-6/3: Daleville, VA -> Harpers Ferry, WV At long last, I have made my way through Virginia and onto new states! Northern Virginia was just as beautiful and fun as the first half of the state, and the highlight was the 101-mile traverse of Shenandoah National Park. I left Daleville after a nice zero day…
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Southern VA, Part II: The Virginia Triple Crown
5/8-5/14: Woods Hole Hostel -> Daleville, VA Southern Virginia also included one of the most anticipated sections of trail in the Virginia Triple Crown, and possibly the most iconic point on the whole AT in McAfee Knob. But from Woods Hole, I still had a lot of ground to cover to get there! I left…
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