Hiking the PCT from Shasta to Seiad Valley
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Given our desires to both long-distance hike and find overall balance in life, we are excited to section hike the PCT!
Thinking of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail as a flip-flop? Here are some tips, gear lists, considerations, and itinerary options!
This year, we became thru-hikers. From June – November 2022, we hiked all 2,194.3 miles of the Appalachian Trail (AT). It took us 4 months and 3 weeks. To say that this experience was life-changing is an understatement.
Making it to the final state was surreal and a little anticlimactic. Had we really walked all the way from Maine?
This section of the trail included the 2,000-mile marker, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and some of the last “big” climbs of the AT.
For over 400 miles, the Appalachian Trail traverses the Tennessee and North Carolina border. TN and NC have been filled with grassy balds, big climbs, fall foliage, waterfalls, and a deep sense of Appalachian Trail community.