thru-hike of the appalachian trial

in february 2019 i embarked on an epic adventure, attempting to walk from georgia to maine. my travels took me through 14 states, through mountains and valleys and rivers, surrounded by happenstance connections with people i willnever forget. in july of that same year i completed my 2192 mile thru-hike of the appalachian trail. there were many highs and lows during the experience, and so many long days of hiking. living at the mercy of the weather for 4 1/2 months was wholly unlike anything a city kid like myself could have expected. but pushing through mile after mile, day after day, made reaching the summit of mt. katahdin one of my proudest moments.