https://blueridgegirl.com/2015/08/25/toads-dinosaurs-and-the-journey-home/https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image34.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image33.jpgThe FerrellsMe and my freshman college roomie and her two adorable and adventuresome kids, taking a sunset walk on the AT.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image32.jpgCow Camp ShelterMy own personal shelter.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image31.jpgCoffee on the PriestSitting atop the Priest, watching the world wake up as I confess my sins and sip my coffee.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image30.jpg800 Miles!800 miles down and completed!https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image29.jpgBox TurtleI bet he did like .0025 miles of Trail a day.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image28.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image27.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image26.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image25.jpgimage2015-09-19T02:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/2015/06/30/i-was-down-but-not-out/https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image21.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image20.jpgSleeping at Four Pines HostelI wasn't raised in a barn, but I surely slept in one at Four Pines Hostel. I woke up to chickens pecking at my tent. ...Oh, the places we stay on the Trail.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image19.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image18.jpgThe White BlazeMe and my beloved Trail. The AT is marked with white blazes. These simple white stripes of paint are my way through the woods. Crazy to think they've guided me over 700 miles so far.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image17.jpgMcAfee KnobI ain't skeered! (Actually, I was very scared. It was windy as heck up there, and you're feet from the ledge. Like, take the picture already!!!)https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image16.jpgMcAfee KnobBraving my fear of heights and walking out on McAfee Knob. If you go anywhere on the AT, you HAVE to go here. https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image15.jpgSwing to the Captain'sThere's this guy who calls himself "The Captain" that owns a piece of property right off the AT. Right off the AT, and across a river, that is. If you are willing to zip line on a jerry-rigged wooden swing thingy across the river, you are welcome to camp on his property, free of charge. Did I sit my booty on this contraption and lamely fly across the river?? ...Of course I did!https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image14.jpgThe Green TunnelThe greenery. The endless, mindless greenery. Everything is green. And brown.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image13.jpgWild Tiger LilyIn the vast sea of green that is Virginia, I spotted a small colony of wild tiger lilies.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image12.jpgCookingMy breakfast cooking mess and banana.2015-08-03T23:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/2015/06/01/meet-virginia/2015-06-03T19:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/2015/05/13/sunshines-the-name-hiking-is-my-game/https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image69.jpgBlogging in StyleEnjoying heart-shaped grits and quiche on the gorgeous patio of the Mountain Magnolia Inn in Hot Springs, NC as I blog this. Go there, people!https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image62.jpgPansy BootsFlowers at Standing Bear Hostel.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image53.jpgThe AT Burger in Hot Springs, NCThree patties, layered with cheese and bacon in between, topped with onion rings, lettuce and tomato.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image51.jpgSunrise on Max PatchI look terrible, but that's what getting up at 5:30 in the morning looks like. Worth it though!https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image50.jpgThe sun is shining on Max Patchhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image49.jpgSunrise and coffee brewingBrewin' up a cup of coffee for the spectacular sunrise show.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image48.jpgMax Patch Sunrisehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image47.jpgMy Tent on Max Patchhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image46.jpgMax Patch SunriseThe beginning of the day.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image44.jpgRight before the world awakensThe beginnings of a sunrise on Max Patch.2015-05-13T20:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/2015/05/06/great-smoky-mountains/https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image41.jpgOn Top of Clingman's DomeClingman's Dome is the highest point on the AT. Uh - can you tell I've lost ten pounds in this photo??https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image37.jpgGoing into the SMOKIES!!https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image36.jpgStanding on Top Fontana Damhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image35.jpgFontana Lake - GORGEOUS!I was so ready to rent a house boat and relax. Not enough time though.https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image33.jpgHare on Steak NightTHIS is how we eat steak in the woods on steak night - like cavemen!https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image32.jpgSteak Night on the Trailhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image31.jpgTrail Magic2015-05-07T02:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/2015/04/26/north-carolina-come-on-and-raise-up/https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image16.jpgCrossing the Border2015-04-28T08:54:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/location/2015-04-20T13:29:38+00:00weekly0.6https://blueridgegirl.com/gear/https://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image8.jpgEating and Drinking Gearhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image7.jpgToiletrieshttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image6.jpgFirst Aid Kithttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image5.jpgThe Jewelry I Wearhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image4.jpgSleeping Arrangementshttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image3.jpgMy Always Handy Itemshttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpgimagehttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1.jpgThe Outer Clothing Layerhttps://blueridgegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.jpgPack and Poles2015-04-26T00:54:19+00:00weekly0.6https://blueridgegirl.com/2015/04/19/rain-rain-and-rain/2015-04-20T14:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.com/about/2015-04-11T01:45:11+00:00weekly0.6https://blueridgegirl.com/2015/04/09/the-final-countdown-to-at-town/2015-04-20T14:11:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blueridgegirl.comdaily1.02015-09-19T02:29:07+00:00