Emily M Leonard

Day 41 on this huge adventure. It seems like I have just started. Probably because in those 41 days I have taken 15 days off - today being one of them. While I am relaxing on this sunny day but cold day, I thought I would blog a little update on how things are going. I have been posting my trek on YouTube , but I know not everyone uses that application. So, for those of you who prefer to read, this is for you. My third time on the trail is turning out to be a charm. It didn't start out that...

A snowy day on trail I have jumped off trail for a few days - five actually. Forcasted temperatures were to drop well below freezing accompanied with widow-maker winds. Three days would have been ideal to rest at my friend's place, but timing was a tad off for her to take me back to the trail the day I prefered. So I did what any princess hiker would choose to do - I am staying an extra two days. It's been a great rest. Catching up on emails, socail posts, my vlogging, as well as my paper...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail is so much more than the fantasy that wanna-be thru-hikers dream of. Sure there is the freedom of being out here doing your own thing on your own agenda and testing one’s resolve. There is the beauty of mountain-top vistas and cool waters on a hot day. There’s friendships made in an instant as you bond with fellow hikers over the same misery. But the other day when I was trudging along on this third time trekking the A.T, I passed a hiker who said a wonderful...