Preparing for the Appalachian Trail: Introductions | Episode 1

Hello! My name is Muse, and I’m honored to have you along as I recount the details of my Appalachian Trail story! In this episode, we make some introductions - I introduce myself, what I’m trying to do with this podcast and what my journey was like. You get a very high level view of the journey I took in 2025, and that we will be unfolding together over the next year and a half as recorded real time through my online trail journal.Last year, 2025, I set off on an epic thru-hike of the AT southbound, starting at Mount Katahdin on June 5th and ending on Springer Mountain on December 17th. I met some awesome people along the way, enjoyed the beautiful Appalachian backcountry, and experienced our country in a way that most people don’t get to, or don’t choose to.Follow the written journal here: https://trailjournals.com/journal/entry/677895See the photos from this entry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musehikesQuestions, feedback or just want to say Hi! [email protected] visit our sponsors!Summit Ready Apparel  https://summit-ready-apparel.printify.me/Walk Up Hill  https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Up-Hill-Bounce-Hiker/dp/B0F3G44MJJ