• backpacking Appalachian trail
    Georgia,  North America,  United States

    Backpacking the Appalachian Trail: Tesnatee Gap to Neels Gap

    What motivates you to try something for the first time? For me, it’s the thought of the unknown that scares yet excites me enough to want to experience it – despite the constant fear of failure. It’s knowing that completing the adventure in front of me may only come around once because something could happen tomorrow and I could be physically unable to do it again. It’s my partner/spouse/best friend in my ear encouraging me to do something, telling me I’m capable, despite my doubts. It’s my father-in-law insisting I try something that he knows I’ll love, like backpacking, knowing me better than I often know myself. And the result:…

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    2019 Hiking Challenge – Calling All Hikers! (+ FREE Download)

    This year, 2019, I challenge you to get outdoors more. To head to the woods or the mountains and just HIKE! Wherever you feel comfortable – the hills in your neighborhood or town, that big mountain that you’ve had your eye on, or longer trails such as the Appalachian, PNW, or maybe internationally like the Dolomites in Italy! Welcome to Outside This Small Town’s 2019 Hiking Challenge… Record your trails and distance and let’s see how many people can make it to 100 miles (160 km) hiked by the end of 2019! Track your distance with whatever app or device you like best. My preference is OutdoorActive (click here to…

  • Best Hiking Trails in the Dolomites, Tre Cime di Lavaredo
    Italy

    6 Breathtaking Hiking Trails in the Dolomites

    Living within viewing distance of the Dolomites has undoubtedly left a permanent mark on my heart. I wake up every morning and drive my husband to work hoping that the sky is clear enough to get even a glimpse of them as the sun is rising and hitting the peaks, giving them a pink hue. Every mountain range we visit compares in no way shape or form to the Dolomites. They are unique, breathtaking, and will always provide unlimited adventures. Hiking in the Dolomites has become my peaceful outlet, where I seek mental clearness, and where I feel comfortable. I have been left speechless by its beauty and at the…