by Jen Seymour | Jan 20, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Appalachian Trail Training, AT, Books, Hiking, women
My new book Chicas on the Appalachian Trail is available and has 18 Five-Star Amazon reviews already! A book written for women by a woman. This book is primarily for women wanting to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail but can also apply for any long distance hiking...
by Jen Seymour | Jul 19, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Guest Post, Hiking, Motivation, Tales
Please welcome Stacia who is guest posting with us today. Stacia grew up on a farm in the southern-most part of Georgia and was bitten by the outdoorsy bug at a young age, often playing in the woods on her family’s property for hours at a time. But it wasn’t until...
by Sunsets | Feb 15, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Friday 5's, Hiking
Some of the resources that a thru-hiker needs or wants are available for free in various formats. Here are my 5 favorites. 1) GPS and in-phone maps: The Hiker Bot app is a free tool that can take the place of Guthooks. Sadly, it is not yet available for Apple...
by Sunsets | Feb 2, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Friday 5's, Uncategorized
Most Appalachian Trail thru-hikers start the trail as a neophyte and end it as an expert. Along the way they learn that some of the things they had been told about the trail just aren’t true. These are five of those things for us. 1. Virginia is easy/flat...
by Jen Seymour | Jan 25, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Friday 5's, Hiking
Before we left on our AT journey, several people asked us if we were sure we sure we wanted to hike as a couple, to be together day and night, in the woods, with no regular showers … for 6 months!?? Were we crazy? Not in the least. When Sunsets and I quit our...
by Sunsets | Jan 19, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Friday 5's
There are hundreds of photo opportunities along the 2200 miles of the Appalachian Trail. I wanted to showcase my five favorites. Since these are shots from our journey there are not any from early on in the trip … it was always raining. Rain and fog shut us down at...
