Adventure Stories
with J Bird & Baby Bear
Day 13 – The Calm Before the Storm of Uncertainty, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Day 13 - April 2, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Another first for J Bird and I... sleeping in an igloo! Okay, so we didn't actually sleep inside of an igloo. An igloo would likely have been warmer than our tent. We woke up to bright beams of...
Day 12 – Hiking in a Winter Wonderland in Spring, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Day 12 - April 1, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike April Fools Day! We set out on the Appalachian Trail on March 21st, just a couple days after the first day of spring. We thought it would get warmer as the days passed. As we awoke to what was most...
Days 8-11 – Making Tough Choices: Fall Off a Cliff or Get Shot in the Dark?, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Days 8-11 - March 28 - March 31, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Day 8: We awoke on our 8th day on the trail to what seemed to be the start of another beautiful day of hiking and exploration. We were excited that we had made it, safely, into state...
Day 7 – Heavy Fines for Crossing State Lines, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Day 7 - March 27, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Here comes the sun! We awoke to what seemed to be the start of a beautiful day! Every day that we hiked in the rain and cold made us appreciate days of sunshine and warmth as though it had been weeks...
Days 5 and 6 – Moss, Mist, and Millipedes, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Day 5 - March 25, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike It was during twilight when we left Woods Hole shelter. We had been waiting for what seemed longer than just one night for the storm to subside enough for us to continue hiking. We were anxious to make...
Days 3 and 4 – Cold, Wet, and Smelly, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Day 3 - March 23, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike We woke up soaking wet, freezing cold, and disgruntled at the company who sold us our expensive ultralight tent. It rained hard that night and it seemed as if the tent was not waterproof at all. Upon...
Day 2 – It’s a Whole New World, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Day 2 - March 22, 2020, A Story of Our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike We couldn't believe it... We were officially saying our goodbyes to our friend, my dad, and the societal life we had lived before. As we picked up our packs weighing around 40 pounds, our companions...
Day 1 – Total Chaos, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike!
Are you ready to embark with us on our Appalachian Trail adventure? You better be...because here it goes with: Day 1 - March 21, 2020, A Story of Our AT Thru-Hike! Total chaos. We woke up at 4:00 a.m. to get our packs configured, prepare 3 weeks worth of food to...