by Sunsets | Dec 1, 2020 | Hiking, Hostel
Chica & Sunsets' Hostel 2020 Newsletter Wow – what a year. In this newsletter we recap our first year of supporting hikers coming through Franklin, NC on the Appalachian Trail and Bartram Trail. We also discuss how Hostel Angels helped up get up and...
by Jen Seymour | Jul 15, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Hiking, Personal, we need your help
UPDATE: This campaign is now closed. However, if you’d really like to help us, you can go here to donate any amount. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Hi, we are Chica & Sunsets, and we are on the adventurous path to operating a hiker hostel! We...
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 Sunsets | Nov 8, 2018 | Gear, Hiking
It’s no secret that Chica and love supporting individual artists and small business owners. Some of the gear used on the Appalachian Trail and our Camino de Santiago hike were hand made by seamstresses with Etsy stores. For this holiday season we have created a guide...
by Sunsets | Oct 30, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Gear, Hiking
Planes, Trains, Automobiles … and FeetChica and I just returned from an incredible adventure and I used a new piece of gear that I want to talk about: the ULA Photon Backpack.Our 50-day trip to Europe started on an Amtrak train that shuttled us from central...
by Sunsets | Aug 22, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Gear, Hiking
Below are two complete Camino de Santiago gear lists, one for the men and one for the women. While walking the Appalachian Trail Chica and I dreamed up the next adventure. We both agreed a trip to Spain to walk the 500 mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela would...
