Speck In The Woods

I’m often asked, “Aren’t you afraid to hike alone?” or “What’s so special about hiking?”

These are a few quotes I like, that for me, relate to hiking the trail and help answer those questions. Read More

What a treat! I got to meet Gene Espy. He was the 2nd hiker to ever thru-hike the AT. He attempted and completed the trail in 1951 when he was 24 years old. He spoke at Dahlonega Trail Days and to this day he loves to share his passion for the trail. He wrote a book, “The Trail of My Life: The Gene Espy Story”. I purchased one at Trail Days and was lucky enough to get him to autograph it for me.

This journey began back in the Fall of 2009 when my friend, Cathy, called up and said, “Hey. Let’s go hike the Appalachian Trail. There are 14 states and we can do one state a year until we finish.” I replied, “Okay”. No questions asked. We had no clue what we were doing. We bought gear, copied a few pages from the AT Guide, had our husbands drop us off at the approach trail at Amicalola, and off we hiked. Read More