Vegan on the AT

Hello folks.

It's the first month of 2015 and spring is just around the corner. We're currently living in Asheville, NC (Colton, Stevie, and Cheyanne), but that won't last, as come April, we'll be on the Appalachian Trail.

That's right, the AT. Granddaddy of all thru-hikes.

Anyhow, needless to say, we've been organizing and planning and scheduling, and to say the least, the internet has been an amazing resource on every subject related to thru-hiking the AT possible. Well, besides one big one.

You see, we're all vegan (and I myself, Colton, am gluten free as well). This makes hiking the AT a little bit more of a challenge for us. And to tell you the truth, there isn't that much information about being a vegan thru-hiker out there, and that's just a damn shame. I'd like to change that. The information that we have gathered has mostly come from Backpacking Vegan which is has been a great resource and more than anything, a huge motivation boost. White Blaze is also a great resource, but it's not very specific about the food available at resupply towns and shops.

As far as I'm concerned, this might be the first time a group (there's three of us, that makes us a group right?) of vegans have attempted to thru-hike the AT together. That puts us in a place to be the first to talk about our experience doing so.

We're going to post an incredibly detailed account of this particular experience of our hike, including but not limited to: where to resupply, where to eat, what cities are most vegan friendly, what companies are vegan friendly, who will sponsor your hike, etc. I hope that this blog will not only demonstrate that vegans can thru-hike (and be comfortable doing so), but also eventually serve as a guide for fellow vegans (or anyone else really) for eating on the Appalachian Trail.

Up soon will be my experiences with planning resupplies and my luck (or lack thereof) of getting sponsorships from vegan friendly companies.

Signing off,
X Colton X