All that PREP!

ALL THAT PREP?

I mean SO much goes into Long Distance Hiking…it’s not your 3-4 day backpacking trip with all sunshine and rainbows…it’s like for days on end, weeks after weeks, mountains after more mountains! And for the Appalachian Trail, it’s a WET one! It’s going to be a big challenge but I am going to make sure that I am having a great time and finding joy even in a tough moment. I am grateful to be able to draw on past experiences in life where it just seemed to be so tough, while also building new ways to increase my personal resilience!

OOOoooo exciting!

SO…….WHAT THE HECK DO YOU BRING? I mean I know I want my Electric blanket and I live in Tucson, Arizona, where even when it’s cold, it’s sunny!

Check out my gear list below! ( No I couldn’t fit my stilts for some trail Hiking!)

Checkout My Gear List by Lighterpack.com

ALL my Clothes!

Here is a peek of exactly what I am bringing for my clothes! I of course have a few extra warm clothes since I will be acclimating from the sunny Sonoran Desert! I will shed some cold weather clothes but not until later…..

Food FOOD Food

Here is a fun look at what I will be eating the first four days on the trail! I have some drop boxes that will be coming my way for resupply. Not the normal things I usually eat but will be needing lots of fuel! and not to mention my sweet tooth on the trail. It reminds me of how hungry I would get after swimming as a kid! Yes Please!

"Spirit Bundle"

This is my journal ( stashed with a few pics ), my medicine pouch ( it’s a secret!), my grandma’s fine linen’s, a fancy pen and a very fun tiny hand that I LOVE to bring around!

Cherry Tomato Hearts

I don’t cook so this is EPIC!

Practice

I have had this MSR pocket Rocket for a good bit now…can’t remember when I got it years ago BUT I wanted to use an alcohol stove but it just takes toooo long! Here is my trying it out during a hike at Picacho Peak, AZ !