My AT Obsession Begins
My obsession with the Appalachian Trail began in 2010 when I read an article in a magazine about Hot Springs, NC. This little town is a famed spot for AT thru hikers. The description of the small hiking community, and the nearby day hikes on the trail that traversed from Georgia all the way to Maine intrigued me. I got on VRBO and found a cabin just steps from the AT. I had never even heard of the AT, and yet, that summer, we drove up to North Carolina to check it out. Prior to that year, I was a bona fide city girl, obsessed with New York City and any place where there were a million other people. But that all changed when I found the serenity of being in the middle of the wilderness where you could go an entire day without seeing another soul or seeing any sign of civilization. Caroline, age 4, on the top of Max Patch on the Appalachian Trail. That first trip, we did two hikes on the AT, Max Patch and Lovers Leap. We also got on the trail just behind the cabin and tried fol