so I listened to an audiobook about a solo thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail

and then I was like:

HIKING I DO HIKING LET'S PLAN LOTS OF HIKING

and then poked my head into a TN hiking group and was immediately like

"oh actually I know nothing"

also I have camped once in many years and it was on one of those campgrounds where you park your car on your site at a state park

and I'm trying to plot some camping for my vacay week and looking at actual backcountry sites instead!

but hahahaha nooooo ideaaaa what I am doooooing

well yes, all those things! and maybe bear spray I'm told

but lmao there is so much argument over WHICH THINGS ARE NECESSARY

also though I keep going I WANNA DO THIS BIG HIKING TRIP

and then remembering that while my usual walks seem long to other people, they're not really that much mileage for hiking

i am so bad at taking things slooooow

on the upside

holy shit i got the coolest app

it's called alltrails and it has like TONS OF TRAILS mapped

and it can record your hikes and let you review the trails

oh cool!

oooo that app is neat

I have also never done Real Camping so I have like... zero advice lmao

except check out a scout book from the library just in case

there's so much survival in those things

It sounds like a ton of fun! Just be careful!

But yeah, food, water, sunscreen, bear spray, toilet paper, flashlight, blankets/pillow, definitely phone and charger and a battery pack (in case of an emergency). Maybe a first aid kit if you are able.

hiking~

SCOUT BOOK GOOD IDEA

i got a small first aid kit and a nice lantern that doubles as a battery pack last year for my camping trip!

I've totally noticed it from your Instagram so far

HAHA YEAH

I hit my town's greenway at least twice a week!

i wanna expand to some longer/harder trails and stuff tho

TENNESSEE HAS SO MANY PARKS