Jessica! I LOVED watching your pct quest. It would be a great opportunity to inspire new people and have more people hear about your YouTube channel and more. I have a question about budgeting for a thru hike, I am looking for on the trail expenses. Hence they may be there for 6 weeks before i can collect. Hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas! I see you brought fishing gear. Hello Dixie! I’ve now hiked the AT and PCT twice on the treadmill and need you to go ahead and conquer your next trail. of and to in a is that for on ##AT##-##AT## with The are be I this as it we by have not you which will from ( at ) or has an can our European was all : also " - 's your We That’s AWESOME. I just want to say that you are one of my heroes in life. I enjoyed them very much. Just hilarious. My 10 year old Grandson and I are prepping for a Springer to NC hike by the end of the summer. I work with our outdoor program and I think your adventures would appeal to not only our students but also local community people as well. We’d like to invite ya to a BBQ (I grew up in Texas so I know a thing or two.) Wish I could just drop everything and go sometimes Hopefully we will be able to tell you in 2018 that we made it! You must have a great Mother! Let me know if y’all need anything or have questions about the area , I have waited on responding until I completed the development of my fall/winter work in the Sweet Home Portfolio. Good luck on the CDT! The amount of food will depend on how far away each town is. .? After a number of sticker scratches, I zipped on my pant legs LOL. Thank You for sharing your experiences on the AT. If you’ve decided that you don’t want to use your engineering degree then that’s another matter – plenty of people do that. Hey Dixie! Seems to fill in the holes better and allows me to maximize space. You can’t just not have a home to come back to. I’m a guy from Malta, 57 years old and have held my life’s dream of thru hiking the PCT for more than 15 years already. Keep up the good work and keep enjoying life. Saw the photo of cracked feet. I don’t recall you mentioning this in a video, nor do I see many of the other well known hikers mention it in their content. I have not seen an update for a while. Anyway, thank you for reaching out! Yep, I just happened to see the beginning of Episode 16 again. I look forward to your adventures! Just wanted to share that with you. I am going to post your links to our site. I’m a brand new to the hiking adventure. Wanted to let you know I downloaded your ebook today. You are an inspirational person and that’s a wonderful gift. I find them help me so much in the fine-tuning of my hiking preps. I don’t prefer to treat my body or gear with poison, but it is an option. If you hit a road crossing in prime hiker season you’ll intersect some hikers. My wife and I love your videos. Hey Pete! White Cloud. I’m disabled from 6 years of aggressive treatment but didn’t give up my goal. AFRICAN PROVERB. That thought in mind I’m ready to join up for youns own safety! Ramble On in Austin, Tx. You are the only one who controls your life–might as well make it what you want it to be Happy trails to you and good luck with school!! October hiking has significant weather risk. Thanks. Glad Gregory was good to you and yes, might as well take this time to plan! Thank you for documenting your journeys. Now enjoying the PCT ones. You have helped inspire me to continue my section hikes all the way to Katahdin. I couldn’t imagine a regular life would even be possible after your kind of experience with the outdoors. I would love to do some of the Florida Trail. I hope you accept our offer and will be looking forward to future videos! Thank you again for responding!! Hi Jessica, I I think you’re great wish more girls we’re like you. I graduated from West Point in 1992; I got a kick out of the update where you visited the Academy. Spaced the bloopers reel too. And as a side note I have a daughter your age also. I think maybe the particular brand had a gorilla on the box? 2019 PCT thru-hiker. I checked out a couple of the videos ( the one dancing across snow cups in Kings Canyon brought back memories). Steadily trucking north! It’s amazing how kind folks are in the hiking community I appreciate your offer to help support my journey–there is a one time option through paypal. Hope to be a 4400’er, a flip yo flop. Dear Dixie, It would seem almost unavoidable when thru hiking the AT. Perhaps the best DIY pot stand I’ve seen. I spent the majority of my summers with my grandparents who were backyard gardeners that grew up on farms. https://homemadewanderlust.com/appalachian-trail-spotlight-vermont-bennington-manchester-center/, https://homemadewanderlust.com/section-spotlight-mcafee-knob-tinker-cliffs/. :o) My oldest daughter just graduated, my second is a sophomore, wife c/o ’96. Google “Citriodiol” You might want to research your shoes a little better, your feet were looking a little rough. Hey Dixie, thanks for all of the great videos. 2018 would not have been a great year to hike the AT but it’s still there and so are the hikers! Every time I hear it I think of the wild west, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and now Dixie. John. Wow! ???? Enjoy every moment! Thank you for taking us along on your journeys; for the encouragement; your candor and most of all, your “spunk”!! Thanks so much for the feedback! Someday, when my daughter has graduated college and we retire, we want to do the AT! If so, please reply to this message indicating your application ID [336818] and with copy reading “I’m excited to work with AvantLink!” You should check out @ellieontheAT on instagram. I was really thinking strongly today that maybe I just need to follow my gut and take a chance, because I know I won’t accomplish anything unless I make an effort, and I swear about an hour later I watched your video and you were relating the conversation with the sobo man who told you to skip ahead, and you said something along the lines of “If I had listened to people my whole life I wouldn’t have done anything” and it literally was the most perfect timing in my life to hear that. My adult children joined me for sections of the John Muir and High Sierra trails this past summer and hope you can at least get a section in during 2016. I never carried more than 7 days of food. The world is a better place because of you, and people like you. Unfortunately, in 2012 at the young age of 33, she was killed by an intoxicated driver. CONGRATS! More questions to come. I appreciate you watching and glad you’ve enjoyed the videos. Thank you, John! Have you ever thought about coming over to do some walks in Scotland? Hopefully I can raise enough to hit the PCT by 2017. Haven’t seen your friends, but they were likely ahead of me. Jessica, I’ve been section hiking the AT (I live in va ) the last few years and your videos, Darwin and “between the blazes” helped me a lot with gear food etc.. but I’m wondering why no one ever talks about minute rice for food ? Come an visit the Arkansas trails!! Usually closer to 3-5. There’s still time to change the trail you’re on, Oohh! Our goal is to section hike the OT Ouachita Trail since it is close by. Thank you for sharing your story, I’m the Scoutmaster for a Troop in SE TN and champion backpacking as much as I can. Hey Dixie, Drop box is an app I use on my phone to upload videos Hope that helps! Thanks so much for sharing your hikes!. I got to talk with some through hikers. Hi Jessica, I’ve enjoyed your videos! Now I’m making disability related adjustments, not just on how I hike but to my gear. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I did do a video on getting to and from the AT: Keep up the good work.. Happy hiking! I’m pretty sure that was a Mountain Kingsnake, not a Coral Snake. Best Wishes. We are mostly doing weekend things due to jobs but you certainly inspire us to get out and do more. Picked up some great tips from them. I will now start planning and saving my first major hike for next summer. Only caught some on a side trail called Bullfrog Lake on the Bullfrog Lake Junction to Kearsarge Pass. My lucky Moose can’t wait to get to Katahdin…and neither can I! “Red on yellow; kill a fellow. As of now, we were considering starting at Woody Gap and going to Blood Mountain. I’m so glad to hear that you are recovering and staying in good spirits! Jessica, I believe you have hinted at heading to NZ (“en zed”) for your next long distant hike. I used the “Support” button on your YouTube homepage, which accepts a Visa or Debit. Finally after running across your youtube videos and getting hooked on your adventure, reading many books about the AT. I’m glad you like Zpacks gear, too. I believe the age your dad would have been. I was 100% prepared to hike the CO portion of CDT in 2010. I did a couple of day hikes on the PCT this year handing out snacks to thru hikers. Despite being in my 50s and not packing in a couple decades, I ran with it and hiked the JMT last month. For a year and a half I was a resident of Colorado and it was an amazing experience! Your hiking videos and Q & A were always good fun and so well shot. Oh, and did you ever consider the Leatherman Style PS multitool? Some sleep with their cloths next to them so the they won’t have put on cold cloths. I raised my kids to love the outdoors and when I discovered your channel I immediately sent links to them. Thanks again for sharing your information. I watched your PCT adventure first, then started your AT trip, how far you’ve come!!! Dixie. Take care and more power to you! In your last video PCT vrs AT You had mentioned the main mental challenge was when you were in the Sierra’s. I noticed that you started with a hammock and tarp, which is my plan. Done some backpacking over the years but planning on an AT Section hike (60 miles) in few weeks. You are amazing. It is so much fun hearing about your trips and gear/equipment talks. Jeremy, yes! Way to go for deciding to go for it–cross the line!! First of all I support you and your husband getting out there as you can and enjoying nature as your body may allow you too. War Eagle! Good luck on the CDT and I can’t wait to see more content! Wow, Evan, thank you VERY much! . Thanks for the sleeping bag tip… I think I’m gonna go for the western mountaineering Versalight 10 degree in a short length Sorry I’m just seeing this. If they say no, I respect it. I would want to really take my time on it, savor the moment of this once in my lifetime achievement and take everything I can from it. I had a triple bypass 2 years ago and I will be 60 next month. It’d be really exciting to see you over here???? Wish you had a countdown ( miles to go ). . Whether it’s taking an evening stroll, catching lightning bugs or gardening, I think everyone can benefit from smelling the roses now and then! yup!). Hi,,,,, Through your YouTube Channel & Blog, you’re so much more – you’re that virtual friend we turn to on Wednesdays to see where your adventure has taken you. I just joined your site in time to see you finish the CDT. Many is a time others have turned back, when it’s really no problem for the prepared. Happy Trails, Dixie. Have a safe and fun winter! I particularly enjoy your love of God’s creation especially shown by the many critters you capture along your path. Not sure your current location or your speed. https://m.facebook.com/groups/1028390340599375?ref=bookmarks. Great to see you on your way to achieve such a lofty challenge. What do you do about packing up a wet tent? In 1998 he spent 105 days hiking 720 miles from the border of Mexico to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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