I have always wanted to hike the Appalacian Trail, the 2,100(ish) mile trail connecting Georgia to Maine. I based this desire on the many movies I have seen and books I have read about hiking and camping. I did not base it on my own actual experience with hiking or camping.
To hike the AT is a 5-6 month commitment and requires motivation and resiliency that I cannot even wrap my head around. A friend of mine is hiking it now and she is such an inspiration (check her out at takeahikenancy.com).
So, I had an idea...maybe I should spend some time in the woods figuring out if I really am this outdoorsy and gritty person I like to think I am. I made the decision (albeit, a bit impulsively as it was just a few weeks ago) to solo hike the first 130 miles of the trail. This would require I get all the stuff and quickly figure out how one actually survives alone in the woods for 7 days.
I leave in 4 days and hope to tell you more about my plan in the days leading up. Maybe I can even post from the trail (shit, is that even possible??).
More to come...
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