Hike Your Own Hike

“We walked the spine of an ancient giant: The Appalachian Trail. Our hike was made of 2,168.1 miles, ~515,000 feet of total elevation change, and endless stories.”

"Hike Your Own Hike" takes a look into the Appalachian Trail experience and its unknowns as it traverses the ups and downs the trail has to offer, both mentally and physically. From strange hitch-hikes, 6,600 foot sunrises, musical gatherings, a week long canoe trip, and crippling illness and injury, “Hike Your Own Hike” shows the Appalachian Trail and it’s community in a light like never before. Beautiful photos are paired uniquely with personal journal entries and reflection. This book is truly one of a kind.

“Any trail moment can be life changing. Out in the woods, we didn’t realize those moments when they crossed our path. A common saying in the woods is that the ‘trail provides.’ Often it is in the form of surprise food drops or a left-behind coat as a snowstorm rolls in. The trail continues to provide as I reflect on the memories and experiences I’ve had. I know it always will.”