Fried Green Experience

New Hampshire

By: Fried Green 15 April 202116 April 2021

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Miles 1747 – 1908 August 26 – September 13, 2017 I entered New Hampshire feeling my absolute best on trail. Strolling into Hanover, the town was full of college students and their families for orientation. They ogled at the thru hikers like we were a different species. At the Dollar General in town, Markus purchased…

Entering New England

By: Fried Green 8 April 20218 April 2021

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Mile 1367 – 1747 August 4 – August 26, 2017 The next few states had their share of adventures, but they are dim in my memory compared to what came before and after. New York was beautiful in its own way, but it felt touristy. The number of day hikers we met increased, and at…

Our puppy, Vona, out on a training hike with me and my mom

Preparing for the CDT

By: Fried Green 4 March 202112 March 2021

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Between working a full time job, starting up a website, training, maintaining a new blog, and taking care of the logistics for the CDT, there’s hardly any time left in the day to breathe! Late-January 2020 feels like yesterday and I was, for the first time, finalizing my decision to thru hike the CDT that…

How am I getting to Crazy Cook…

By: Fried Green 19 February 20212 March 2021

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6:22 PM Alright ladies and gents, it is time to buckle your seat belts and hold onto your drinks. Fried Green Tomato is booking her flights. To say this is giving me anxiety is a severe understatement. It may not help that I cracked open a Founder’s Centennial IPA for this adventure, but, as per…

Preface to the Appalachian Trail

By: Fried Green 1 January 202128 February 2021

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Nearly four years have passed since Markus and I started our Appalachian Trail thru hike on April 20, 2017. We spent 170 days on trail, living in nature and learning about ourselves. I meant many times to document our story, but lacked the dedication to put my experiences into written words. As the years have…

Halfway to Katahdin

By: Fried Green 8 July 20178 April 2021

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Mile 1018 – 1366 July 8 – August 3, 2017 The shortest state on the Appalachian Trail is West Virginia with a whopping 6.4 miles of trail. At the Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters located in Harpers Ferry, staff took our pictures and added them to the official registry. The ATC uses this to track the…

Making Our Way Through Virginia

By: Fried Green 5 June 20171 April 2021

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Mile 548-1017 June 5 – July 7, 2017 The night after crossing the quarter way point, it rained. Despite being under the cover of trees, I had mistakenly placed my tent in a low-point at the campsite, and I woke with the sensation of being on a water mattress. Thankfully the bathtub of my secondhand…

Quarter of the Way to Maine

By: Fried Green 25 May 201725 March 2021

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Mile 391-547 May 25 – June 4, 2017 Our journey into Tennessee began well. The first morning, we walked the road to Mountain Harbor Hostel, as we heard a food truck was there that served amazing burgers. Unfortunately, the truck didn’t open until eleven, and we had arrived just around ten. With meager persuasion, we…

Walking Along State Lines

By: Fried Green 10 May 201725 March 2021

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Mile 238-390 May 10 – 24, 2017 My trail legs began to reveal themselves as we made our way up the North Carolina/Tennessee border. For about 150 miles, the trail indecisively followed the state line in its pursuit north, before leaving North Carolina for good and dedicating its path to Tennessee. After the temperamental weather…

Through the Great Smoky Mountains

By: Fried Green 27 April 201725 March 2021

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Mile 70-237 April 27 – May 9, 2017 “Wet” was our constant companion as we crossed the North Carolina/Georgia border. The sun would peek out just long enough to renew our spirits, but before long, dark clouds would roll back in and drench everything again. We trudged along in this manner for several days, through…