Thru-Hiking Journal

Day 11 Forward progress: 19.3 miles Total distance on trail: 177.5 Hiking out of town without Mitch today was really emotional. I feel so selfish, pursuing my dreams without him while he works and does responsible life things. I'm the one doing the trail, leaving home for months, causing both of us to cry. And he has the audacity to be supportive instead of angry. These past miles have been so fun. Since it was only a few days, we hiked together most of the time instead of hi

Day 12 Miles hiked today: 18.6 Total miles hiked on trail: 188.9 Somehow, I was one of the last people to roll out of camp this morning. It was 6:30 a.m., and somehow basically everyone was up and out before I was up. I guess my new sleeping pad has already proven its value; I slept so well and stayed so warm! And I never woke up partially on the ground! I maybe should have replaced my shoes as well. My plan is to get my new ones when Mitch visits next weekend, but the tread