(Written May 8th, 2018) Thereās something about travelling with your entire life strapped onto you. Something that is so liberating, being able to have everything you need to survive within armās reach. Traveling at a slower pace than the hustle and bustle that everyday life tends to go at. Going to bed and waking up …
Continue reading The Prologue: Deciding and Preparing to Bike Across the United States
(written May 22nd, 2018) 11 days ago my two friends and I hopped in a car with our bikes and equipment for the summer and drove on down to Yorktown, Virginia, where we would begin our 4,288 mile bike ride to Astoria, Oregon. We arrived at a church who was allowing us to park there …
(written June 11th, 2018) Itās pretty amazing what you can see when you take the time to look, what you can experience when you donāt design barriers for yourself, and the people that you meet when you decide to let everyone in. Life on the road is not a glamorous one, youāre often very sweaty, …
One of the best parts about traveling is the people that you meet along the way. The complete strangers that you chat with in the small or large towns that you come across. Experiencing, through conversation, a life so very far from your own. To these people you are just an extra in their movie …
(written July 12th, 2018) 60 days ago my friend Jenny and I began our journey along the Trans American bike trail. A 4,288 mile journey from Yorktown, Virginia to Astoria, Oregon. Traversing through ten states and some of the most beautiful territory that this country has to offer. We are a little over 3,700 miles …
On May 13th, I began my journey via bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast along the Trans American Trail with my pal Jenny. We biked through torrential rainfall, blistering heat, the bitter cold, and some of the most beautiful countryside that this country has to offer. It was a challenging feat for both the …
After 74 days of biking west, Jenny and I arrived in Astoria, Oregon on July 25th around 2pm. We started our journey in May on the East Coast in Yorktown, Virginia and had biked a little over 4,300 miles to get to the most northwestern part of Oregon. A whirlwind of events ensued that did …
Continue reading The Epilogue: Reflections of a Cross Country Journey
(From the perspective of a solo female hiker) When I began my thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, I was 18, fresh out of high school, and with zero backpacking experience. Whenever I told people of my plans to hike the trail after graduating, the responses and questions were typically the same. The first question …
Wow! Congratulations, you have made one of the biggest decisions of your life, you are going to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (or some other long distance trail). Now what?? The logistics of this can be daunting at times, and with so much literature and posts about the trail and every aspect required to hike it, …
Continue reading How to Plan a Thru-Hike (in four easy steps)
The Appalachian Trail is about a 2,200 mile trail that traverses 14 states from Mt. Springer in northern Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. It is the longest hiking only footpath in the world with a total elevation gain/loss that is equivalent to hiking to the top of Mt. Everest and back down, 14 times. …
Continue reading So, You Wanna Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail?
Life Without Limits 