The Prologue: Deciding and Preparing to Bike Across the United States
(Written May 8th, 2018) There’s something about travelling with your entire life strapped onto you. Something that is so liberating, being able to have everything …
Gear List and General Advice
The following material is what I carried with me on my bike trip on the Trans American Trail and things that I found useful. There …
Biking Across America: An Overview
It was the winter of 2018, I was adjusting to my first year of university after having taken a 143 day break from the real …
Is Hiking the Appalachian Trail Safe?
(From the perspective of a solo female hiker) When I began my thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, I was 18, fresh out of high …
How to Plan a Thru Hike (in Four Easy Steps)
Wow! Congratulations, you have made one of the biggest decisions of your life, you are going to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (or some other long …
So, You Wanna Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail?
The Appalachian Trail is about a 2,200 mile trail that traverses 14 states from Mt. Springer in northern Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. It …
Deciding to Thru Hike the Appalachian Trail
It was my first white water rafting trip, down the Pigeon River in Tennessee. I was with my parents, visiting Gatlinburg during my high school …
What is a Gap Year?
What is a gap year you ask? By the book, it is period of time taken by a student as a break between secondary school …