My sister and I at the start
April 10, 2022

We set out From Amilcolola, ready for the adventure of a lifetime

My sister and I at the 100 miles
April 20, 2022

Before we knew it we were 100 miles in, and on our way to being real hikers.

May 7, 2022

Even bad weather was beautiful

1/4 sign
May 21, 2022

Before we knew it we were 1/4 done

graffiti
May 26, 2022

Hikers have the best graffiti

person on beautiful view
June 16, 2022

One of the most Iconic shots on the whole trail

Finally halfway
April 10, 2022

Finally halfway at Harper's ferry

A Broken Uke
Jul 3, 2022

Tragedy hit with a broken Uke that I fixed with glue in a wallmart parking lot

Graffit that says a naked man fears no pickpocket, but does fear the cold
July 26 2022

Sage advice

eggs and ham
July 29, 2022

Folks would stop and give share food with us, called "Trail magic". This was from some dayhikers that make this on trail

Bridge over water
July 30, 2022

A gorgeous bridge in New York

A telephone
July 31, 2022

This is the Telephone of the wind. It's not connected to anything, but you can talk into it if you need to. Early on trail, I played an incredible game of chess with a hiker called gradmaster. He fainted at the wrong time, and fell to his death. It had an impact on everyone who knew him. I remember calling him here, and telling him I hoped in some way I could bring him with me to the end. Happy trails Grandmaster.

an old grainery
Aug 2, 2022

New york was its own kind of beautiful

3 people near a sign
August 19, 2022

And here I met my Tramily! After enjoying some conversations with them, I asked them to hike with me. It felt oddly like asking someone out. These are folks who all hike together. On the left is Homade and to the right it fox. Their company made the last 500 miles so special.

1800 mile sign
August 19, 2022

We kept going on together, counting down the miles until we reached Kataden

Franconia Ridge
August 28, 2022

The whites were so challenging. Where we had been moving 20 miles a day, our pace slowed to 10. They were steep, slippery, and unforgiving. But they were also the most beautiful places on trail. This is Franconia ridge.

Hiking polest
August 30, 2022

The views were the best they'd ever been, but we were tired, and 1000s of miles in, and ready to be done

September 1, 2022

Summitting Mt. Washington was hard and treachorous. Winds were gusting 120. Visibility was nothing. But we kept our cool, talked eachother through it, and colapsed at the end. We were safe. We were almost done with the whites.

3 people in sleeing bags
September 1, 2022

Safe and warm in the last hut, I called my dad to let him know that I wasn't dead

My sister and I at the start
April, 10 2022

Right before the end, we split up. This was nearly the last time I saw Fox and Homade. I was racing to the end to see my brother, and was ready to be done

View over lakes
September 16, 2022

Maine was beautiful, but every day I was looking for the end

worn out shoes
September 21, 2022

My shoes were done and so was I

Smiling people near sign
September 28, 2022

As I reached the end, 2193.7 miles at Kataden, I reflected on how I couldn't have done this alone. Not without Fox, or Homade, or the people who I called. I carried them all with me up the slopes of Mt. Kataden

Map of the applachian trail