When it rains you get wet

Trail life has its ups and downs. Although the I am completely in love with this life I will readily admit it is not all sunshine and rainbows. I live it the woods, and when it rains there is nowhere to go but forward on the trail. So you hike and in the process you get soaking wet and start to wonder what in the world you got yourself into. 

Luckily I was expecting to get wet so the constant wetness and subsequent pungent odor were not that much of a surprise. What was surprising was that even when I was soaking wet, quitting never came up as an option

Several thru-hikers I met quit because of the rain, but all I could think about was getting to my final destination. 

This is how I dry everything out after a day of rain. 

One thing that really makes me happy on the trail, even when I'm wet and cold, is knowing that I have amazing food to keep going. It might sound silly, but food is a big deal on the AT. When you're hiking 15+ miles per day you need good fuel to keep you going. 

My favorite food at the moment is my Foods Alive super foods. Flax seed crackers, goji berries and mulberries are all vital to keeping me going strong. 

Roxy loves food too. 

In addition to food, knowing that every uphill is going to eventually turn into an epic downhill keeps me pretty happy as well. No matter, I know I'm on this trail by choice, and even the worst day on the trail is better than an ordinary day in Indiana. 

Home sweet home