{"id":3086,"date":"2023-09-19T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/19\/appalachian-trail-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:21:13","slug":"appalachian-trail-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/19\/appalachian-trail-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian Trail 2024!"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ANST-Triangle-Logo_1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"283\" data-original-width=\"264\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ANST-Triangle-Logo_1.jpg\" width=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: left\">I have been given the green light to attempt the Appalachian Trail starting in March of 2024!&nbsp; As a middle aged hiker, my ability to crush 2,000+ miles in a single season is waning.&nbsp; Still, if I hiked the PCT five years ago, there is no reason why I cannot finish the AT.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">The big difference between hiking the PCT and the AT is that I know that I can do it.&nbsp; When I was preparing for the PCT, I wasn&#8217;t sure I could do it.&nbsp; I knew I wanted to do it, but that doesn&#8217;t mean I was physically able to do it.&nbsp; Now, I know I can finish the AT in one season, assuming I don&#8217;t hurt myself or something more important doesn&#8217;t take me off trail.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">I have some work to do, but not as much as I did for the PCT in 2018.&nbsp; I have most of my kit already, although some of the pieces do need to be replaced.&nbsp; Physically, I&#8217;m stronger than I was back in &#8217;18, as I weightlift three times a week and do a long hike once a week.&nbsp; The AT is much less stressful.&nbsp; There is no wondering if I was going to get a permit, for example.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">So, follow along as I prepare for this amazing adventure!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been given the green light to attempt the Appalachian Trail starting in March of 2024!&nbsp; As a middle aged hiker, my ability to crush 2,000+ miles in a single season is waning.&nbsp; Still, if I hiked the PCT five years ago, there is no reason why I cannot finish the AT. The big &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/19\/appalachian-trail-2024\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Appalachian Trail 2024!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at2024"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3088,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions\/3088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}