Blissful Hiking wraps up 2025 with a reflection on this past year and what lies ahead for 2026.
2025 began with the expectation of completing a third Appalachian Trail hike that started back in 2012 and progressed over many years from Georgia to Vermont.
Training for the hike went well with multiple trips to the nearby national park to get ready for the summer’s journey, and then onward to Vermont, where Blissful had left off the previous year.
Unfortunately, while on the trail in Vermont, Blissful suffered a fracture of her big toe.
This threw her gait off severely for the
first two weeks in Vermont, leading to tendinitis and eventually a hip issue.
Because of this, Blissful was forced to leave the trail at Hanover, New Hampshire, to seek
medical help and eventually physical therapy. The difficult decision was made
then to postpone the adventure over tough terrain to a later date.
This did not stop her, of course, from enjoying other adventures, even caving and romps in the vast Virginia State Park system (a great place by the way to explore and hike in your state). For now, the A.T. finish is pushed to 2026. While the new year promises to be an active hiking year, Blissful will continue to monitor the hip while training to be physically ready for the A.T. in New Hampshire come summer.
Blissful also eagerly awaits the editing, cover design, and
publication of her third book in the hiking adventure series entitled Bears, Blood and
Breakthroughs, delving into her adventures as a ridgerunner working six years
on the Appalachian Trail in Maryland and Shenandoah National Park. Sign up for the newsletter
for all the updates on this forthcoming release.
Check out her Appalachian Trail hikes north and south, and also the Florida Trail in The Hiking Adventure Series
Here’s hoping 2026 brings many great hiking adventures your
way!
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