Hiking is the Easy Part: My Journey on the Appalachian Trail

On the verge of turning thirty, Julia is suffocating under the unrelenting weight of self-loathing, hopelessness, and the endless cycle of giving up. Desperate for change, she makes a bold decision: to sell her home, part with everything she owns, and set off on a journey of a lifetime by attempting to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, spanning from Georgia to Maine. Julia knows that the journey will demand everything—her comfort, her courage, her raw determination. What she doesn’t yet know is that the ancient mountains of Appalachia will reshape her in ways she can’t begin to fathom, unraveling parts of her she never knew existed and awakening a strength and clarity that will forever transform her forever. Read more