A big tradition on the trail are trail names. The majority of hikers forgo their regular names for trail names that they either give thenselved or pick up along the way. So I have been recently dubbed 'Sunnie Falls.' The past week or so I have been hiking in crocs due to a bruised achilles. Originally it worked out great, but unfortunately mother nature decided to make things a little difficult for us by dumping snow on us. Walking up and down mountains on trails covered in leaves slicked over with snow is hard. Hiking up and down mountains on trails covered in leaves slicked over with snow while in crocs is downright impossible. I have completely ate it about 43 times over the past few days, earning me the trail name, 'sunnie falls.' (I like sun).

Backpacking burns thousands of calories a day, and so naturally, your body starts craving food. Lots of food. Almost anything tastes good in the backcountry, including, as it turns out, Annies Mac n Cheese - without butter or milk. Mmmmm. Scrumptious!

Passed through Georgia into North Carolina the other day! The AT passes through 14 states, so hikers see crossing state lines as something of a mini victory. So 1 down, 13 to go! Yahoo!

Attention Reader: Please stop reading if you are my mom or dad.

But...

I GOT MY FIRST EVER HITCH!!!

Pretty exiting, I know! It was actually a bit harder than I had been expecting. It took my friend and I about 45 minutes to catch one from the trail head into town, but we were lucky in the end and a nice couple on vacation with two little kids picked us up! Thankful for the kindness of strangers.