Appalachian Trial Statistics Total milage = 403 Days on the AT: 38 Zero Days taken: 2 Daily average milage: 10.6 Current Location = in transit via AmTrack to Washington DC Trains move fast... After walking 400 miles and spending just over a month on foot - riding in a car or on a train feels …
Author: margomorg07
Trail Miracles
Appalachian Trial Statistics: Total milage = 343.7 Days on the AT: 34 Zero Days taken: 2 Daily average milage: 10.4 Current Location = Atkins, VA Blisters total: Utah = 4 Bigfoot = 3 Currently.... Utah = 0 , Bigfoot = 0 Snake sightings: Utah = 9 Bigfoot = 25... maybe more Saturday morning we looked …
Life at 2 MPH
I feel like throughout my life I've always been slower than the average human. I remember running the mile in elementary school and coming in nearly last, I remember playing sports and not being quick enough, and a little over a year ago I came in last place at a 5k I ran in Logan. …
Who’s idea was this?
More AT terminology: White Blaze = the official Appalachian Trial marker. A white stripe painted on trees or posts periodically to mark the way. Blue Blaze = marks a spring or water source. Blue blazes also sometimes mark alternative routes for the AT. Pink Blazing = When you are hiking certain mileage or distances to …
P.U.D.S.
Appalachian Trial terminology - P.U.D.S. = pointless ups and downs. We spend our days going up and down the mountains of the East... The first few days out on the trail it was difficult for me to get used to going up a hill just to come right back down. Most of the hiking I've …
Sufferfest!
Around Valentine's Day Merril, Curtis, Bree (my roommate), and I went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival at USU. One of the short adventure films was called Sufferfest - 2. https://youtu.be/ri4CbP_E7oo Merril and I often call this adventure a "Sufferfest"! You know when you go to the zoo and walk through that jungle room with …
We’ve made it!!!
Hello everyone! We have successfully made it to Tennessee with all of our gear in one piece! A few months ago I posted about our trip on an appalachian trail Facebook page in hopes of getting a few tips about the Smoky Mountains. A "trail angel" (someone who voluntarily helps hikers with rides, showers, and …
What’s in your pack?
I've been asked countless times about what I will be carrying while I'm on the Appalachian Trial for two months. I love gear and could talk about tents, sleeping bags, and backpacks all day. Pictured above is everything I plan to take besides food and water. So, let's take a closer look! My pack: I …
Margo here!
Lets go back to the beginning and talk about how this adventure got started. The idea of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) was given to me a little over a year ago, in Dec. of 2013, as I watched a promotional video put out by Patagonia called Worn Wear: A Film About the Stories We …
Walk to Victory 