Jessica

Mile marker: 344.4. Miles today: 0 An other rest day & big decision I took a descision today, I will be sending home my camera tomorrow. I decided that I want to reduce my pack weight. I want to reduce the stress on my legs: it means more to me Continue Reading

Mile marker: 344.4 Miles today: 0 Shin splits… So, the last few day’s, I have been feeling my shin splits on my right leg. The zero day in Hot Spings was not enough 😪 Because of that & knowing they can get bad… I decided to take 3 consecutive days Continue Reading

Mile marker: 344.4 Miles today: 13.3 Early start: 6 AM I did not expect to start early. But that night, I was tossing & turning. When I woke up around 5h20 to go releive myself, I decided to pack & leave with the people I’ve been hiking around the last Continue Reading

Mile marker: 331.1 Miles today: 13.6 The day started with trail magic in the morning at Sams Gap: some french toast, grilled cheese, chili & great conversations. There’s one conversation in particular that helped me be more in peace with some stuff I had on my mind for while, almost Continue Reading

Mile marker: 317.5 Miles today: 15.5 The shin split are back. I definetly felt them on the downhill & even more on the uphill 😢 I felt them around mile 10… Once I got to the shelter around 4h00, I wanted to continue my day, but my body was saying Continue Reading

Mile marker: 302.0 Miles today: 15.9 300 miles marker I was the last out of camp this morning. I left around 8h30. The first part of the day was hard. I cried at the start of the day, even as I was making breakfast. So many emotions where being processed. Continue Reading

Mile marker: 286.1 Miles today: 11 Late start this morning: 11 am. I tried to eat breakfast at the dinner in town that morning. But long story short, I could join the guys at the table (since I arrived a few moment after them), but I could not order before Continue Reading

Mile marker: 275.1 Miles today: 0 Shin split…not fun When I woke up, I could could feel that my shin on the right side was very tight. I decided to give it a rest for a day, even if I just wanted to go back on trail. I did some Continue Reading

Mile marker: 275.1 Miles today: 17.9 Around 11h00 that morning, I heard my first ever tree fall. It makes an impressive noice. The last few days, I noticed the sound of the cracking of the trees sometimes do. But behind me, close, it was definitely the sound of a tree Continue Reading

Mile marker: 257.2 Miles today: 15.2 Max Patch today! & shin split … Today hail was part of the party. I left Standing Bear around 8h50 that morning. I slowly made my way up the long uphill of the day. About three quarters of the way, I started to feel Continue Reading