Close your eyes. Imagine rain, lots of it. Everything around you is wet, muddy. You’re shivering, your clothes are drenched. You can’t change in a warm pajamas and drink hot chocolate in the comfort of your house, while watching the raindrops adornate the window. All you can do it’s hoping it’ll stop at some point….
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Mile 261.4: It Takes a Little
Anger. Sadness. Joy. Amazement. What a week! This last seven days presented a whirlwind of situations and a consequent rollercoaster of emotions that gave me a clear understanding of how everything work along this trail. Feelings change abruptly and it takes very little to transform a miserable day into a special one. Monday we left…
Mile 136.7: Small Achievements
We hit a few milestones this past week, which give us a lot of energy to keep pushing hard on the trail. Tuesday we entered our second state, North Carolina, while Wednesday we hiked the first 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail. One hundred miles might not be a lot compared to almost 2200, but…
Mile 31.1: Trail Faces
The faces of the trail is what struck me the most in these first few days on the Appalachian Trail. Nobody looks the same, we all have a different story to tell and we’re here for many different reasons. This trail is Kevin, the first guy I met on this journey. From Florida, 27 years-old…
Mile 0: Wild Thoughts
It wasn’t an overnight dream that made me decide to hike the appalachian trail, but a “bored” idea from a few years ago. I had just finished watching Into the Wild for the third time. All those beautiful landscapes pictured in the movie made me curious, so after a few hours browsing the web I…