Hi! I'm Rocket and I successfully thruhiked all 2,198.4 miles of the Appalachian Trail in 2023. This had been a decadelong dream for me and surpassed all of my expectations!

I'll be posting videos to share what my thruhike experience was like for other aspiring thruhikers or people who are just curious to learn more. I was a first time thruhiker and I had only been on 1 prior solo overnight backpacking trip before I set out on March 5, 2023. I hiked NOBO and summited Katahdin on August 30, 2023, bawling like crazy when I finally touched that sign.

This video has a lot of shenanigans and a little bit of hiking. After popping out of the Smokies, we shuttled ahead to Hot Springs to meet up with some loved ones for a fun AirBNB weekend. Wrong Way's amazing girlfriend Bella met up with us and then my friend from college, Tyler, showed up too!

We had a hot tub with built in speakers, a multiday power outage, and lots of laughs.

Sorry for the terrible audio! I accidentally trashed my phone speakers a few days before when a ChickFilA sauce exploded in my pocket!

Happy Trails,
Rocket!