In early May 2025, I set out on a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s first artist-in-residence. I’m blogging periodically about my progress, so stay tuned for future updates. Thanks for following along!
Alta Via 1, Part 1
In June 2022, Alex and I hiked most of the Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites. We were traveling to Europe for Munich Jewellery Week, and we decided to spend a week hiking beforehand. I thought the Alta Via would be the perfect introduction to backpacking for Alex since we would sleep indoors at the trailside refugios and get to enjoy delicious food and drinks along the way. The whole trail is about 75 miles and goes from Lago di Brais to La Pissa. We ended up hiking about 60ish miles in total because that’s all we had time for in our schedule. It was a little tricky to plan the logistics and mileage around the refugios (camping isn’t allowed) so that created some awkwardly short days. Still, I didn’t want to push my luck with bigger days to try and ensure that Alex would enjoy the experience.
- Alta Via 1
- Angels Landing
- Appalachian Trail
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- ATC Artist Residency
- Avalon
- Backpacking
- Black Jack Campground
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- California
- Cinque Torri
- Coldai
- Damascus
- Day Hiking
- Dolomites
- Erwin
- Escalante
- Fontana Dam
- Forcella di Lago
- Gatlinburg
- Gear
- Georgia
- Giant Forest Loop
- Hiawassee
- Hot Springs
- Italy
- John Muir Trail
- Lagazuoi
- Lago di Brais
- Little Harbor Campground
- Mammoth Lakes
- Mist Trail
- North Carolina
- Parsons Landing Campground
- Peek-a-Boo
- Philadelphia
- Sequoia National Park
- Smokey Mountain National Park
- Tennessee
- Three Rivers
- Thru-Hiking
- Tokopah Falls
- Trans Catalina Trail
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Two Harbors
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Rim Trail
- Willis Creek Narrows
- Yosemite National Park
- Zion National Park