About a week into my thru-hike, we were sharing stories around a fire when I brought up one that involved my boyfriend. The guy next to me seemed shocked; I figured that my unshaved legs and matted hair led him to the disbelief that I actually had a man interested in me, but no, he … Continue reading So, Your Loved One Wants to Take a Hike
When You Give a Kid a Thru-Hike
It’s almost been two months since I got home from my hike. I never wrote that “final blog” about what it felt like to summit Katahdin, or to wrap up the myriad of experiences that began back in Georgia last April. I don’t know why I never wrote it. The days passed in a blur … Continue reading When You Give a Kid a Thru-Hike
To My Body, An Apology
I understand that this letter is long overdue. I thought that giving you three weeks of space and time away would help with the healing, but now I see that you’re still hurting, still protesting the rest of this journey we are on together. You used to be so optimistic back in the beginning, even … Continue reading To My Body, An Apology
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