Hi, I’m Courtney! Normally you can find me exploring the mountains of East Tennessee, but this year I will be hiking the Appalachian Trail! I will be setting out NOBO on the AT with my dad, my boyfriend, and my dog, Jake, in early April.
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The Time I Unknowingly Hiked the Kinsmans with Covid
Day 168: 4,680 ft ascent, 16.3 miles I woke up at the Notch Hostel still with a headache from the day before. My watch told me I had slept horribly.
We Found Mona Leafa!
Author’s note: Erik and I finished our thru hike in October. I had gotten behind with writing, but I’ll slowly finish our story as I have time. Stay
Welcome to New Hampshire
Day 162: 4,480 ft ascent, 16.1 miles After racing through Vermont without taking a day off, I was counting down the days before we could get to the
Who Ordered 90° in Vermont?
Day 159: 3,950 ft ascent, 14.0 miles I was a big fan of breakfast before I started the trail, but I think my breakfast love has doubled since I’ve
Vermud Was Only Slightly Vermuddy
Day 151: 3,160 ft ascent, 9.6 miles After a day off in North Adams, we were ready to get back to the trail and on to a new state. We were packing up
Sleeping in Yards in Massachusetts
Author’s Note: I have gotten about a month behind on writing and posting updates. We’ve started hiking more with less down time as we’ve headed
Showers and Ice Cream in Connecticut
Day 139: 3,240 ft ascent, 16.9 miles After all of the good luck we had been having with deli-blazing the past few weeks, I was on the lookout for
Nothing Stops New York Mosquitos
The theme of New York was mosquitos. They. Were. Everywhere. Nothing stopped them. We wore bug nets, reapplied insect treatment to our clothes, wore
New Jersey- Smile and Say Snookie!
Day 127: 2,680 ft ascent, 16.7 miles Waking up in town meant I could get fresh coffee in the morning again. Such a treat. We quickly got to the
Can Confirm PA Has Rocks
The Pennsylvania section of the trail has been affectionately renamed “Rockslyvania” by hikers. Although most of the trail has rocks of some sort, we