61 weeks, 4 days…but who’s counting?
Our dream to thru hike the Appalachian Trail began way back in the early 2000s. I already own an AT patch! (purchased in 2016 at the ATC Headquarters in Harper's Ferry, WV)Matthew and I met in Princeton, New Jersey. New Jersey hosts a small, but rugged, stretch of the Appalachian Trail. Matthew had several opportunities to hike NJ and PA sections of the trail, sometimes backpacking, sometimes day hiking. We began dreaming of an opportunity...