In which Shenandoah is magnificent, time is strange, and a campsite provides calm.
Tag: Thru-hikes
Virginia Reflections, Part Two: 26
In which I turn 26, eat too much food, mull over the differences between the Camino and the AT a little bit longer, consider what I miss, and am grateful. 8 June 2019, 23:02, Wintergreen Resort, VirginiaHi, hello there! Haven’t written in a while. It’s my twenty-sixth birthday today, and I’m sitting at the table …
Virginia Reflections, Part One
In which I talk about the Camino, allow myself to love the AT, and am honest.
On Good Omens, Pennsylvania, and Fragments that Fuel
A little reflection on a story, a trail, and why we need things that keep us going.
All Trails Lead to Roan Mountain
Roan Mountain, Tennessee was one of my tramily's favorite places on the AT. I wrote the following entry while in my tent during our first night in town. The next morning, we met Birgit, a local who befriended us and graciously welcomed us into her home. We felt so lucky, and so at home. I'll …
April Highlights
I'm continuing with my reflections from early on in the trail. Here are a few selected highlights from North Carolina and Tennessee. April 23, just before Hot Springs, NC, eveningWalking down the hill to camp, I couldn’t stop breathing in. That air, that green smell of oxygen, made me instinctually inhale. It smelled like summer, …
The First Few Days
As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm going to be sharing some more in-depth updates from the Appalachian Trail, with revisions from my original writing. Here are just a few thoughts from my first week on trail. 25 March, Day 2: Hawk Mountain ShelterI’m lying here in a three-sided wooden structure, between two strangers …
Quick Update from the Appalachian Trail
Hi, hello there, whoever you are, dear reader! It is I, Sarahmarie, writing from a town near the Appalachian Trail. I have been out here for about three months now, and I don't have adequate words for what this hike has been like. I have made friends with some of the coolest and most determined …
JMT 2017 Gear List: What worked, what didn’t, and what was just plain dumb
*If you’d like to skip directly to the gear list, scroll down to the bottom.* Introduction: Heavy pack = insane determination to go ultralight (because sometimes I was so annoyed with my 35-lb pack that I was tempted to chuck it over a cliff) When I was just beginning to get into the outdoors, I …
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Beautifully Brutal: Some Reflections on the John Muir Trail
Here I am again: sitting at my desk, writing at my computer. It feels weird to be out of the wild, off of the JMT, enjoying the fruits of civilization, facing the turn of the seasons again. I’ll spare you the “time goes so fast, I can’t believe the trail is already over, etc etc” …
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Passport Somewhere 