Trail: Appalachian Trail     Goal: 2189 Miles

Dates: Mar 15 2018 - Sep 27 2018

I am planning to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail starting in the Spring of 2018 from Georgia, walking 2,189 miles, to Maine. Two years ago I lost my grandfather to Alzheimer's and I've witnessed what the disease has done to him and other ... more

I am planning to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail starting in the Spring of 2018 from Georgia, walking 2,189 miles, to Maine. Two years ago I lost my grandfather to Alzheimer's and I've witnessed what the disease has done to him and other loved ones and I want to devote my hike to my grandfather by raising money and awareness for Alzheimer's research. I am greatly looking forward to this adventure to seek happiness and enlightenment. I want to experience and appreciate nature in a way I never have. And for the personal challenge. Determination has a way with me and I am ready to become a stronger person who learns to appreciate the simpler things in life, like, taking a vacation for six months to hike the Appalachian Trail. My hope in giving up the "real world" is to find out what I really want to do and what makes me happy and if nothing else, find out what I can achieve. "Any tough day is better than any good day in the office" less