Appalachian Trail: Katahdin and Thru-hike Recap

[@gstrever]

Thanks for a wonderful summer spring and fall of wonderful scenery and outdoor adventure. Congratulations on a wonderful trip.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you!

[@rayandmargaretrutherford8464]

I've enjoyed following you on your journey. You are an inspiration! I've seen how incredibly strong you are both physically and mentally. Congratulations!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much for following along!

[@JoanBrennfleck]

CONGRATULATIONS Greyhound!!!! What a great accomplishment. One of the best vidieos I have seen of the AT. Beautiful scenery and in depth coverage of the trail good and bad. I will miss the pleasure of watching those videos every day, hearing your upbeat attitude and watching as you courageously tackled all obstacles as they helped me the last few months while I recovered from surgery. Good luck in your future endeavors and thank you again for sharing your amazing journey. Happy Trails!!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you Joan, I am so glad they helped you. I hope you have recovered from your surgery now. Thank you for watching!

[@alanhykes8777]

Thank You for your Amazing Journey. Every chapter was watched and Appreciated. You truly are an Inspiration!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much!

[@williamlee7262]

First of all, thank you Greyhound for sharing your journey with us. I watched all your videos from the start. All your videos showed us what the trail is really like. A lot of other hiker's videos don't show the hard parts of the trail but you did. Greyhound you went with the good and the bad on your journey, but you fought against quitting, Greyhound you had an ''I'm doing this attitude'' the whole way. What I really enjoyed was that you showed the flowers, animals, waterfalls, and different types of fungi on the trail. One other thing that made my day was when you stuck with Old Buzzard and Possum, I think you helped them along the trail, especially in the Whites. Once again thank you Greyhound.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Old Buzzard and Possum helped me too. I was so happy to have people there with me for the really difficult dangerous stuff. My family also felt better that I was hiking with someone. Plus we had a lot of fun and laughs.

[@GoldBlazeHikes]

Congratulations! What an accomplishment with so many challenges along the way but you kept pushing forward and kept getting stronger. An epic ending video for your epic journey! I've really enjoyed watching your journey . You've done a really great job of capturing so much, so many golden views (gold blazing) and doing so in a way that was very enjoyable to watch. It was great Bailout was able to be with you in the end to finish what you both started together. It's not easy to hike 2198.4 miles up and down mountains, video it, edit it, post the videos on a regular basis, but you did it all and you did it fabulously...so Thank you for everything you did and sharing it with the World! Congrats again!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! It was a lot of extra work videoing and editing on trail, but I am so glad I did it and have these memories to look back on.

[@sarahjordan-vf5fj]

Congratulations!!!! My husband and I followed your journey! You are an inspiration!! We prayed for you along the way. So glad you achieved your goal. We absolutely loved your videos and cheered you on. Thank you so much for posting your hike. I'm sure it was a challenge to keep it up when you ended the days exhausted! You are truly gifted in your photography. Blessings to you and your family for the future.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you for the prayers. I did a LOT of praying myself. Thanks for watching too.

[@dannythecamper4186]

Great job it's over you made it . Great video, with lots of great beautiful views. With some beautiful water falls, some bears and lots of deers With all kinds of snakes. Black snakes, garden snakes, rattlesnakes and copperhead, so let's keep on hiking 😊😊 ,it home.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! Loved your positive comments through the whole journey.

[@annowens6430]

Joanne, I am so very proud of you my strong, brave friend. I have been able to see you tackle lots of things, but this was, by far, the biggest. You faced your fears and came out like a champion. Thank you for sharing your hike and experiences with us. I loved this video and seeing the past highlights as well as the many friends you made along the way. Seeing you hike and reach the summit was absolutely the best. I have smiled, laughed, cried, held my breath in fear for you, and prayed many prayers for your safety. I had no doubt that you would make it to the end of the trail. Love you!❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and commenting on each video. I know from experience that the outdoors aren’t really your thing (car camping and nightmares about deer). You are a great friend to watch me hike for nearly 200 videos. I hope they didn’t cause any nightmares 😂

[@annowens6430]

@hikingmovie You are so welcome! I enjoyed each video and could experience the beauty through your camera away from the snakes, mosquitoes, mud, and lack of bathrooms. That's my kind of hiking if an rv isn't available. 🤣

[@bestillonthetrail234]

Congratulations 2023 Appalachian Trail Thru Hiker! You did it! Yayyyyy! Wahoo! It was a pleasure to follow from start to finish. You persevered through one of the wettest seasons on the trail. The mud and river crossings would stop most from completing this very challenging hike but you never gave up. Great job Greyhound and God Bless!

[@hikingmovie]

Thanks for your help PTL! You were featured a few times. That water crossing where you fell in the water was one of the more sketchy ones, at least where you crossed.

[@JuneKoenig]

I know this is late, but I just finished RE-watching all 193 videos (5 -10 a day) and truly want you to know how much I've enjoyed them again. Congratulations and thank you again for all your efforts to share so much of the trail with us.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much June. I am so glad you enjoyed them. I took a break but will put up a few more soon.

[@edbraswell8458]

Joann, through your videos I "hiked" with you and Chunky on the Palmetto Trail and the Foothills Trail, but your journey on the AT was awesome! I followed you everyday from the day you announced your plan to thru hike the AT until you summited Katahdin! Yes, I even shed tears of joy right along with you as you embraced that marker at the top of the mountain. Your videos, pictures and narration were fantastic! I had to do some catching up on the last seven videos. My son and I took seven days and did a section hike from Hot Springs to Erwin TN. We spent two days/nights on the trail with a man who is a paramedic and does search and rescue at Baxter State Park and Katahdin. Some of the stories he told were unbelievable! We also paid a visit with the Southern Cookie Lady! She had wonderful black walnut banana cookies and since it was Oct she was doing trick or treat! She said she already had visitors wearing the same type costumes that we had on!🤣We got to take a piece of candy AND she gave us another shortbread cookie decorated like a pumpkin! Please do a video on your decent of Katahdin. There were sections going up that looked hard, would love to see how you did going down. I am a little confused. Earlier in the comments you said you summited on Oct 22. As I write this it is Oct 15! Thank you Greyhound for wonderful memories of your thru hike of the Appalachian Trail!

[@hikingmovie]

Oops meant to write September 22nd was summit day. I edited it. Thanks! Sounds like you had a fun hike. Would have loved to hear some of the rescue stories. I bet he stays busy. There was a woman that had to be rescued the day we went up and two groups of three hikers got stuck up on top according to a ranger we talked to. That was just one day in Baxter. I did video coming down and will get it up soon along with some other hiking in the park.

[@Rabid.Turtles]

YAY!!!!! I want to skip ahead sooooo bad! Just wanted to chime in with CONGRATS!!!

[@TrinityOnTrail]

Congratulations Greyhound. It was fun hiking with you. Keep pushing on! Love Trinity ❤️

[@hikingmovie]

Congratulations! Miss you and H.

[@L2theWcarscoffeelife]

Awesome hiking with you at the end of days I knew you would make it what a heck of a journey congrats!!!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thanks! My husband kept saying I probably picked the wrong year to hike it. Probably so, but the bad days make the best stories…as long as you survive.

[@stewartellis353]

Congratulations. Thanks for taking me on a journey that I can't do on my own. I envy you !!!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed the trail

[@andywebb7351]

Congratulations on a successful thru! (As scary as those cliffs are ascending- going down them is orders of magnitude worse). Thanks for taking us along - your videos are top notch!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! Yes that was part of my fear going up cliffs on the entire trail. I knew there would be more cliffs on the other side of the mountain going down that would be worse. Coming down Katahdin, the Saddle Trail, was steep loose rock but no cliffs, so chose that route down.

[@Laurie_in_Maine]

♥ I so enjoyed YOUR style of capturing a thru-hike story! You let us walk in your footsteps and listen to nature - and the sound of breathing even when it was hard - rather than constant selfies & music. And when you used music it was well done (speaking as an early morning person often on my first cup of coffee!). ♥

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked them. I know what I look like, I wanted to remember what I was seeing. So mostly scenery and not much of my face.

[@charlesjohnson9662]

Just a wonderful chronicle of your journey from Georgia to Maine. Super videography, thanks for taking us along.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@DavidGarcia-ss4tq]

Great Job , Greyhound. Its Machéte. Thanks for including our photo from mile 900. Take care.

[@hikingmovie]

Hey Machete! I was glad to see that you summited. Congratulations!

[@trailblazermatt]

I had to wait for a quiet time to watch this today.. I'm so happy for you, and i did shed a tear or two lol.. You feel like family after watching all this time and i thoroughly enjoyed ever episode. Your positive spirit and attitude were a joy to watch. It's sad thinking I'll probably never hear from you again unless you do more videos in the future.. I'll have to find something else to do at midnight every night now lol.. Love ya greyhound and god bless you. ❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you for all the positive comments you made during the journey! They made a difference.

[@travishaselden]

A well deserved congratulations to you Greyhound. I've enjoyed following your journey. I hope to see you on the FHT again this year.

[@hikingmovie]

Definitely will do the Foothills Trail again. Love that trail!

[@BeerinBeautifulPlaces]

Awesome! I really liked the recap of your trail experience before the big moment. Congrats on your finish!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! Really enjoyed your trail videos too. It was nice meeting you and Smokemaster briefly at the hostel in Millinocket.

[@timluttrell1095]

I so much enjoyed your vlog and the final, taking on Kathadin, didn't disappoint. Very, very good! I look foreword to more coming on your channel!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Plan to do more hiking and videos.

[@pattypote3976]

Congratulations on your accomplishment! My husband and I have followed your journey from the beginning and really enjoyed watching your journey. Thanks fo= sharing it. ❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you both for following along. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@Flippingpancakes]

What a journey. And what a great video. I am Heisenberg’s mom. I have been following you for a while, but not the whole trail. He suggested that I might enjoy your videos. And I did!

[@hikingmovie]

Hi Heisenberg’s mom! You have such a funny, smart son. I really enjoyed hiking with him. Thanks for watching.

[@davidminkle5838]

That was a great video,congratulations on your completion of the AT. Enjoyed all your videos,thank you for sharing. What an amazing journey, will have memories for ever. Look forward to any future videos. Please stay safe god bless.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Working on a few more videos now.

[@bettyridenour2088]

Thank you for sharing your incredible journey. May life treat you well. You are a amazing woman❤️

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. I really appreciate you following along.

[@rwp722]

This is an excellent video - Outstanding, incredible, inspirational. fantastic job completing the hike, you earned the title of Thru-Hiker.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. Thrilled to earn that title. So glad I made it.

[@tresannrn8454]

A beautiful video for a beautiful, courageous lady. It has been a pleasure and a true blessing to have followed you on your journey. Thank you for the hard work you put forth to bring us along! An award winning video, for sure!! An epic accomplishment for you and Bailout!!✌️❤️

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! Your daily positive comments have been a blessing to me too.

[@ronaldmittelman2054]

I watched you along the way and have enjoyed your photography, commentary, perspective and determination. I really admire you. Congratulations and best of luck in your future endeavors. Fantastic.!!! I also shed a tear for my hikers that I've followed. It is very emotional to see the culmination of so much effort. Thanks for taking me along with you. Very much appreciated.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! I cried last year on every summit video I saw. It was so amazing to see people accomplishing their dream after so many months and so much work. Now that I have lived it, I will probably cry even more.

[@cherylmiller1495]

Congratulations! I love how you put this video together. Great summation and summit!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@gboltonatrail1099]

Congrats! From the Foothills Trail to Katahdin, you created quite a Hiking Movie! On top of that, you overcame one of the hardest years to hike due to the flooding! You did it!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! My husband kept saying I chose the wrong year to hike the AT. He could barely mow the lawn at home because it never dried out.

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎈🎊 I will miss watching your journey while I have my coffee each morning. You rock!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you!

[@pattyteb3669]

Congratulations. I've enjoyed following your journey and how much of the actual trail that you portrayed. Best wishes for your future.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much.

[@keeperoftheflame4209]

Well greyhound, your tears, enthusiasm,sincerity, and the able ness of filming your journey is amazing. God bless to you and bailout as well as your families. The ending of your video recognizing all that you could and thanking followers was very gracious. Cherish this epic accomplishment, and thank you for allowing us to experience it with you! Great job🏕🥾❤️

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed the videos. Thanks for watching!

[@qsbroom]

Oh Man! What a video ‼️No doubt, this is the best of the best AT/ summit videos that I have seen in my many years of following aspiring AT through hikers on utube! You are not only an accomplished through hiker but also a real pro at producing a video that captures the raw beauty and hardships that the AT presents. Thank you so much Joanne, for all the hard work that you put in...we all enjoyed this epic journey tremendously ‼️Good luck to you in the future and maybe one day I will run into you out on the trail somewhere. Peace✝️

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! All your positive comments on my videos really made my day, including this one.

[@musingwithreba9667]

That was beautiful, Joanne. I teared up and bawled with you at the summit. YOU DID IT! 🎉🎉🎉 what an adventure 😊🤗 I can't wait to get there and see it myself. 😊

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! I cry on everyone’s summit videos too. Hope to see your journey and to see you at the top.

[@stanthemanhikes2965]

Great job on the hike and summit vlog Greyhound. So happy that I could share in some of your hike with you and Bailout. Seeing all of the photos of people, places and experiences along the way that got you to Katahdin made me really lonesome for the trail. Congrats again and hope to see you soon on trail somewhere!!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much for everything, Stan! You and Tonya really helped me at the end. It was terrifying to me, but you, Tonya and Bailout kept me laughing and moving along fast enough that I didn’t have as much of a chance to focus on the fear. You made it fun. And thank you so much for filming me coming up.

[@shutterbugsadventures1951]

OMG! What a awesome video! What an amazing journey! Congratulations! I can't wait to get out there. Thank you for taking us along. ❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Did you see your cameo at the end?

[@shutterbugsadventures1951]

@@hikingmovie I did! It was really great to meet you! Again, congratulations! You’re a thru-hiker!!

[@Columbia.Hiking.Club.29212]

Congrats. It takes a lot of physical and mental toughness to complete that hike.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. It was tough and amazing.

[@catherinebrown1343]

Congratulations! What an accomplishment. Thanks for taking us along!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much for tagging along!

[@noniemcd]

I am so glad you took the time to make this your final AT movie. It was incredible. And I’m 73 and I really want to do this. I feel your joy and loved your delight when you came across critters. There’s so many incredible moments in this video in your others as well. Thank you.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! I definitely love seeing the critters and am always looking for them. I hiked around a guy that was 72. He finished the whole trail. I think the oldest guy to finish it was 83. Hope you do it.

[@Amilliondreams87]

What was your official summit Day and number? "I swear to god, if you do some crazy shit like this again". - Bail-out, lol I love you ladies, I hope to see you on more trails in the future! So well done! I'm so emotional and happy for you! The tent photo's are truly my favorite. 💖This was the perfect way to end such an incredible journey!🥲

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! My summit day was Sept 22 I was 872.

[@ihikeporkies]

Will miss your daily videos. Watched you from the start and am thrilled you were able to finish. I am from north central Wisconsin and enjoy hiking the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The UP has lots of people of Finnish descent. I think they would use the word sisu to describe you and your journey. If you don't know what sisu means google the definition. Would love to meet one day on trail.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much. I did have to look it up. That would make a great trail name for someone.

[@alanrouse1]

WOW! So much respect for your achievement! Thank you for taking my wife (Sherry) and me along on your adventure through your amazing videos. We feel like we were there with you! May God bless you in your future adventures.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much. It was such an adventure.

[@scr5boom]

​@@hikingmoviethis is Sherry. I watched all 193 Hiking Movies this summer and shared some with our grandkids. It took a little longer to read all of the comments and to comment a little here and there. This year we've hiked 10 more miles in Shenandoah National Park, most of the Benton Mackaye Trail here in Georgia, and added a few more miles in GSMNP. We did not get to Max Patch this year because of that pesky Hurricane Helene, but maybe next year. We did a little of the Palmetto Trail at the beginning of the year (near Croft State Park) and near Spartanburg as we were coming back to Georgia from NC or Virginia (we have family there). We have plans to hopefully finish the BMT here in Georgia next year (or whatever we can reasonably do) hike a little more of the AT here in Georgia that we're missing and hopefully do some of the Pinhoti Trail, maybe even some in Alabama. We're getting older and can't do what we used to be able to do, but we can do some! Thanks for your inspiration!

[@DavidGarcia-ss4tq]

👍🏼

[@lyndajefferson5929]

So happy for you and getting to hike to Katahadin with Bailout. I have so enjoyed watching you hike since day one. It was such a joy seeing you summit Mount Katahadin and touch the sign. Congratulations on SUMMITING MOUNT KATAHADIN 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you Linda! I really appreciated your positive comments throughout my trip. It really meant a lot when people take time out of their busy day to check in on my hike.

[@lyndajefferson5929]

You were usually the first one I would watch in the morning. I'm retired thanks to my husband. Plus I a breast cancer survivor as of this year. So I was glad to be able to watch you hike. Just glad that Linda got to come back and hike with you at the end. Relax now and enjoy some rest time 🙂🙂🙂

[@anneyb34]

Great ending...you got me all teared up. Lol. Congrats again, and thanks for sharing your adventure with us. I'm going to miss watching every day. ❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Will definitely post some wrap up videos and videos of other trails I do.

[@RonSachs-ze8kr]

First congratulations both Joann and Linda. Joann awesome work hiking and documenting it all. Congrats to Linda who kept coming back for more. Enjoyed your journey from the beginning. Roseann and I are only up to 1/2 million videos so far. We’ll be watching KZbinrs next year and improve our skills of stalking them on the trail. Lol! We appreciated your eye for the mushrooms. Your videos were the best at capturing the beauty of the trail. Sadly your summit was the last we get to watch this year. Till next season I guess we will just hike and plan our thru hike. Thanks for all you shared with the hiking community.

[@hikingmovie]

So glad we got to meet you and Roseann and hike with you. It was so much fun. A trick to finding hikers, just set up a trail magic table with drinks, snacks or food at a road crossing on the AT when the bubble comes thru. The hikers will stalk YOU when the word gets out.

[@olddudeonthetrail72]

Wonderfully edited video. So good. Really nice review, and good coverage of the technical aspects of getting up the base of Katahdin. Congratulations!

[@hikingmovie]

Hi, thank you so much. Will you be back to the Foothills Trail for Ramdinos end of days hike? I might do it just for Fresh Ground’s cooking.

[@olddudeonthetrail72]

@@hikingmovie It's possible. I'd certainly like to be there, but this year I need to prioritize being with my mother at Christmas-time. If the dates are such that I can't do both, I'll have to choose Mama.

[@AMCD18]

Congratulations Greyhound! Your perseverance and overcoming your fears is truly inspiring ❤. Keep growing like the wild flower you are! 👏👏🥾🥾🤗. Thanks for the journey!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching

[@Pinnacle32]

Great video! Congratulations again! 🍻🙌🏼✌️

[@hikingmovie]

Thanks Pinnacle. Did you see your picture at the end?

[@Pinnacle32]

@@hikingmovie Yes! Thanks for including me .

[@catpatrick3838]

🎉 An epic end to an epic journey 🎉. I can only imagine the emotions when you reached that sign at the summit of Baxter Peak/Katahdin. Thank you so much for documenting and sharing your amazing adventure. It's a bit wild that the three AT YT channels I followed this year all made it from Springer Mountain to Katahdin! You were the last, not sure how to drink my morning coffee now, may have to watch every episode from all of you again 😂. Got a bit misty eyed when you reached the sign. It was such a beautiful moment.😊

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. There will be other videos coming. Not every day, but there will be some.

[@catpatrick3838]

@@hikingmovie I first started following your channel when you, Bail Out and another lady did the Foothills Trail. You were wearing the same blue Salomon boots I have. It was a sign 😂. Hopefully Greyhound and her greyhound have many more hiking adventures to share with us in the future. I think you and Bailout met Audrey/North Star at that red barnlike shelter when taking refuge during a downpour, can't remember which state. She's a teacher from Missouri, reached the summit in August - just in time to return to work for the new school year.

[@hikingmovie]

Yes we met Audrey at the Barn in the Roan Highlands. When I was out on the trail I wasn’t able to keep up with all the thru-hikers that I followed to begin with. Glad to know she made it. I am going back now as I have time and checking their feeds. So far quit a few have finished in spite of the horrible weather we had. I am so happy for them.

[@anitamckenzie4895]

What an adventure!! Thanks for sharing, it was spectacular!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much!

[@angeltrumpet4035]

Congrats! You’re truly an inspiration! 🎉🎉🎉

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you!

[@JamesMcCallisterauthor]

My wife and I, fellow South Carolinians, have been loyal viewers from the start. We enjoyed this series far more than anything coming out of the mainstream entertainment these days. Thank you-we wept right alongside you as you summited Katahdin. Bad knees will probably keep me from anything more challenging than short hikes on the AT, so living vicariously through 'the adventures of Greyhound' has been quite meaningful. I will miss seeing the new videos every morning! Thanks again. Just keeping thee YT series going is an accomplishment in itself.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much for taking the journey with me. Maybe I will see you out on the Foothills Trail or the Palmetto Trail here. Foothills would be hard on the knees, but some of the southern passages of the Palmetto Trail are pretty flat and more knee friendly. I have videos up on tips for doing most of the Palmetto Trail passages and will be out updating them soon.

[@ottomatic8097]

Congratulations you are the real deal.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much

[@roseannsachs-dk5yv]

You endured so much on this journey, but always with such a good attitude! You are very strong, even doing so much of the trail alone! I appreciated all your videos and beautiful photography. And I’m happy to say that I met you way back when, in PA, and enjoyed hiking with you on Father’s Day!

[@hikingmovie]

It was so nice meeting you. It was really fun when someone recognized us out on the trail. Thanks for your help and the drinks!

[@amgaines7036]

Congratulations !!! You made it - "One step at a time" You did a great job on your videos and commentary. I followed you on you tube from day One. Thanks for sharing your wonderful journey with us. God Bless.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much.

[@chasing-the-afterglow]

First, you are amazing!! Second, thank you for sharing your journey on you tube. It was truly a pleasure. As a future AT thru hiker one day, I really appreciate how you documented the terrain. Thank you for showing all of the parts of the AT that are really difficult and sometimes sketchy. I hope I am brave enough for those parts. You have shown the AT more realistically than anyone I've watched, so thank you for that. Thank you for the time and effort it took to document your hike every day. I'm so glad you had good weather for the summit, even though your hair was whipping around.😂

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Best wishes on your AT hike. Let me know if you video it and I will follow it. Will probably always watch thru hiker videos now.

[@marymiller5461]

Thank you for letting us enjoy your journey. Congratulations! My bucket list is hopefully do this in 2025 before I turn 70. I watched birthday girl interview where she said, i didn't know i couldn't do it. You definitely met that quote. Thank you again and congratulations ❤

[@hikingmovie]

Oh wow! Lots of luck to you. Old Buzzard is 69 and Possum is 67 so you can do it!

[@shelliebrassler4430]

Congratulations!!! This is an awesome video! Best synopsis of 2,198.4 miles I’ve seen yet! I cried happy tears with you at the top, by the way🤩 Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. ❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much for following my adventure. I really appreciate all the kind words. I cry every time I watch a summit video too.

[@jamesbonner5989]

Congratulations on a great and successful thru hike. I have enjoyed following your great adventure, thanks for allowing us to follow. You are amazing hiker, strong and able to overcome all the trail obstacles and bad weather. Hope you do a follow up after you have been off trail a couple of weeks. Take care.

[@hikingmovie]

Thanks so much! I definitely will do that.

[@karenfarrell3961]

What a beautiful tribute to your epic journey! You made it through all the weather, all your fears and were able to share it with so many future AT thru wannabes, myself included. You have been the mentor I would loved to have hiked with, showing wisdom and perseverance despite how very difficult this trail must be both physically and mentally. I will hold your lessons close next year as I try to follow your footsteps. fond and heartfelt congratulations to you. Bravo! 💖🌻

[@hikingmovie]

Good luck on your thru hike Karen. Let me know if you put it on KZbin. Would definitely cheer you on.

[@flowerpower1980]

Have watched your journey since your announcement at Paris Mtn which is 10 min from my house. So excited to see a fellow female hiker accomplish this amazing goal. My husband and I are section hiking and we hope to follow in your footsteps! (We’re hoping to hit the 1/3 mark by the end of this year.) Thanks for showing us what a positive mental attitude can overcome on trail. I’m convinced it’s more important than the physical….although that’s necessary too! (Hello, New Hampshire!) Way to go. Your videos were inspiring and beautiful!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Good luck on your section hike. 1/3 of the trail is a lot of miles! Congrats! It is mostly a mental game. By the end, everyone was so tired, we all were injured, in pain and just wanted to be done. Most of the trail I really enjoyed and wanted to be there though. NH and ME were the challenges. Maine got better and I did enjoy the last half a lot. Will probably see you out on the trail. I do hike in Paris Mountain often. I will probably hike the Palmetto Trail again soon too. 390 miles doesn’t seem that far now 😆

[@flowerpower1980]

I’ve hiked all of the FHT and some of the Palmetto Trail…but just locally in the Upstate. My husband and I jumped up to NH this summer and did the Presis. It was at the end of June when, you guessed it, we had a week of rain. No views at all on Franconia. After we got home we seriously questioned whether we could do the end of the trail if it was like that. But now I’m glad we did that section so we are better prepared. Yikers! I really cannot imagine doing it say after day after day. He retires at the end of next year, so who knows what we will eventually finish…but it’s been a lot of fun so far. Kudos to you!!!

[@joefryfry]

You went so slow in the beginning I never thought you’d make it before the weather turned. Congrats!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. Worried about that too but I started really early to give myself plenty of time.

[@joedawg6556]

First of all bless you and also bailout. You made cry a little when you cried at the top when you were leaning on the sign . Thanks for giving us hope to carry on, no matter what the trail is. Anyway thank you so much for recording your journey. Bless you.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! Thank you for following along.

[@franpappas6366]

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful story on the AP Trail. Such awesome memories you will have forever. Congratulations!! I did tear up when you were standing on top of that last mountain but they were tears of joy and pride for you. God bless and keep you in His care. Will there be another epic trail lurking in the background? Please take care and enjoy a well deserved rest.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you. I rested at home for about two weeks. Headed out for a hike with my dog tomorrow. He has really missed hiking while I was gone. I will be hiking the Palmetto Trail and the Foothills Trail again soon since they are close. I want to keep my trail legs.

[@Cubic5]

Congratulations!!!!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you

[@TheChantybb]

I’m in tears!!! Spending all these months following you along this journey made me feel like we are friends and I feel so proud of you and happy; you are truly an inspiration to me. I wish you the best in life. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this amazing adventure. Sending love ❤❤❤

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! You have been so supportive with all your comments all along this journey. It really makes a difference on the hard days when I knew there were people wanting me to finish the trail. Last winter I watched Aquaman hike the trail - a winter hike. That was terrifying to watch because of the weather and extreme stuff he went through. I was really invested in his hike and so many others last year that I followed like Tonya and Stan. I totally get it. I was so excited for them, but sad that the journey was over. Sending love back.

[@TheChantybb]

@@hikingmovie omg I also followed Aquaman on his winter hike! (Crazy!) and many others and also this year I followed a couple but you know that sometimes you connect with some hikers more than others and for me this year my connection was with you; at first I decided to follow your journey because it was different to all the other hikers I followed before (2 friends and a dog) but ended up being just you but I couldn’t abandon you lol i was checking my phone everyday waiting for you to post a video! I just found you very honest and real about your fears on trail but at the same time you were always with a positive attitude even when you wanted to cry. Thank you again for sharing your journey in such an honest and raw way. I also love Linda, she was great! Let her know :)

[@TheChantybb]

@@hikingmovie oh and one more thing, thank your for always replying to my comments or giving them like! It meant the world to me to know that you were reading them even when you were so tired after a long day of mud and rain 🥰

[@barbarabugg2321]

Congratulations on a job well done. I admire your courage and strength for doing so much of it alone and especially with the weather challenges and being sick. I absolutely loved your photography. You have a creative eye for catching things. I thoroughly enjoyed your journey from beginning to end and I think you must be the kind of person everyone would enjoy as a friend. May your life continue to be blessed.

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much! I love photography and took some classes in high school and college. It has always been a hobby and I did some professionally off and on.

[@johnphillips3526]

Congratulations! I sure loved following your journey. You have spectacular skills with that iPhone! What was your finish date?

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you! I summited on Sept 22nd.

[@johnphillips3526]

@@hikingmovie Once you’ve been home a couple months and everything has settled well, you should do another video about your takeaways from your journey. Maybe a mid-winter installment when we are all pining away to be out hiking again :)

[@hikingmovie]

I will continue hiking and doing some videos. Planning to do a video of us coming down from katahdin and hiking around the park after. Maybe a gear video if there is interest

[@jillwebb1062]

Congratulations Joanne! This finale was truly emotional. I have enjoyed keeping up with your journey. You are a strong woman! Hope to run in to you around Greenville in the near future. What's your next adventure?

[@hikingmovie]

Tomorrow! Just a short hike with my dog and a friend but hopefully it will be an adventure. Will probably do the Foothills Trail and the Palmetto Trail again soon too and plenty of day hikes. I want to get out and see the Fall colors. Thanks for watching! Wonder if there would be interest in a meetup hike for people in our area? That could be fun.

[@jillwebb1062]

You should plan something. I'm sure there would be many people in our area who would come. Not me though. I'm awaiting knee replacement surgery which won't take place until May. My doctor is booked up until then. Can't wait to get back out and at least do my two mile walks again. Enjoy sleepng in your nice comfortable bed for a while.@@hikingmovie

[@meslcarroll]

We met you on the way down on the Saddle Trail that day. I enjoyed watching the video. Just wondering how you guys got around the no dogs in the Baxter rule?

[@hikingmovie]

Thanks for watching! Were you the lady that got hurt? If so, hope you are healed up. Tonya’s dog Zoby is actually a service dog which are the only dogs allowed in the park.

[@meslcarroll]

No, I think you were referring to Donna who fell and cut her elbow. Donna and her friend were around us most of the day. I met you with my friend Frank. We got up to the top of the slide and turned back since we reached our turn around time. I think I asked you like three times what the name of your you tube channel is. I remembered "hikingmovie, one word". Congratulations on your through hike. Loved the video.

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

Really nice finale! I love the way you recapped the whole trail just before the final push to the sign. Excellent job of editing and, of course, congratulations on finishing the trail!

[@hikingmovie]

Thank you so much for following my journey and all your comments. Having people watching my journey really gave me extra incentive to finish it.