AT 2024 Thru-Hike

Mile marker: 242 Miles today: 0 Today no hiking The temperature was supposed to be bad at higher elevation in the mountains: rain & strong winds. It was. The road to Newfound Gap that day was closed. I did not do much that day. I mostly rested & streched & Continue Reading

Mile marker: 242 Miles today: 18.4 Finishing the smookies !!! No change from yesterday, the day started with rain 🌧😅 It was really hard to put back on wet & cold clothes on a chilly morning. But hey, no choice really. Got to “embrace the suck ” or as I Continue Reading

Mile marker: 223.6 Miles today: 12.6 Rain, rain & rain can describe the day The day pretty much started in the rain & it continued all day for most of it. It was still a beautiful day. On the way to Tri-corner, I did not stop at the shelter before Continue Reading

Mile marker: 211.0 Miles today: 13.6 Clingsmans Dome & 200 mile marker !!! An other big milestone day! Today I made it to Clingmans Dome, the highest point on the appalachian trail at 6’643 feet. How amazing 😃 The day started with a small uphill. Oh, how mossy & beautiful. Continue Reading

Mile marker: 197.4 Miles today: 16.4 As happy as I was being there, I cried today. I was just missing my love ones. Perhaps it was not the hardest day physically (even if it was ups & downs all day with snow), it was a hard one mentally. The views Continue Reading

Mile marker: 181.0 Miles today: 14.5 Entering the Great Smoky Mountains!!! How exciting, I am entering the smookies 🤗 I heard so much about these mountains, and I am about to go through them 🏔 The first day of entering the smookies is mostly all uphill. This being said, I Continue Reading

Mile marker: 166.5 Miles today: 10.1 It only took me 4 hours to do 10 miles! That was quick. Perhaps it was the snow and/or the cold that made me hike quicker… So happy to have made it to Fontana: the last stop before the Great Smoky Mountains. The shelter Continue Reading

Mile marker: 156.4 Miles today: 8.8 What a surprise in the morning!!! Snow ❄️ I ate breakfast from the tent vestibule since I was cold. I started the day in all my layers. I did not really expect to have snow, but I was happy to see it in the Continue Reading

Mile marker: 147.6 Miles today: 10.4 Leaving the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) that morning, I was a little scared of the hike back up. The downhill the day before was so brutal. I took it slow. It went well, even if it was not always easy & it rained a Continue Reading

Mile marker: 137.2 Miles today: 11.8 A step downhill! Today was a big day of downhills. I felt my left knee working as I was making my down to the NOC. Once I arrived at my destination, I got a new pair of shoes at the outfitter. The exact same Continue Reading