I did yoga every night after hiking and every morning before hiking.
How and why did you do yoga while hiking the AT? I actually started doing yoga when I was in high school, right as it was becoming pretty popular in the United States. I usually had a group of three or four hiking partners throughout the entire trail. I started alone, but during thru-hiking seasons there are thousands of people out there. Boy was I wrong! Turns out the only way to train for hiking is to hike! So, before my thru-hike, I went on a few short hikes with a fully loaded backpack, but knowing I wouldn't really make much progress in terms of being "in hiking shape," I didn't really do much more than my normal running and workout routine.īabe posing at the iconic McAffee Knob, 5/25/14 I've always been an avid runner, so I figured I'd be up for it physically. How did you train/prepare for hiking the Appalachian Trail? I was on Springer Mountain (the trail's Southern terminus) 9 days later. I was enthralled with his stories of people he had met and wild, fun experiences he went through and immediately decided I had to give it a try. I remember thinking "how could anyone do that?!" Five years later a friend of mine asked me to accompany him on a whim to a camping trip in North Georgia / Tennessee, during which time he told me how he had done the Georgia section of the AT that previous Spring. I had seen the National Geographic documentary on the Appalachian Trail when I was 18, and the seed was definitely planted. When & why did you decide to hike the Appalachian Trail? I took two years off in the middle of college to travel the world, during which time I lived in my Explorer with my best friend and dog while traveling the Southwest, became an Ocean Lifeguard and Surf Instructor in San Diego, lived in a cave in Honolulu, and spent a few months bumming around Costa Rica with just a surfboard and a tent. I grew up in Tallahassee, FL and attended Florida State University, where I majored in Editing, Writing, and Media. Hope you enjoy reading Evan’s trail tale as much as I did!Ī little bit of history about where you grew up and lived and went to school and worked before hiking the AT: In addition to great gear, training, preparation and determination, it turns out yoga and meditation are super helpful along this incredible journey too. Approximately 2,181 miles from Georgia to Maine through all kinds of weather and terrain is the ultimate test of your physical, mental and emotional strength. "Ever since I found out the Appalachian Trail existed, I’ve admired those adventurous souls who hike the whole thing like my new friend Evans Prater.
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