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just about anything organic is going to be more expensive, sometimes by a factor of 2 or more

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I really enjoy your videos but noticed you never wear sunglasses. Please consider wearing sunglasses because you could be doing irreparable damage to your vision.

Good morning Tara Sweet Potato! A very good day to you! You're almost through with your adventure! You have done very well!!

You Tara Sweet Potato I put my thoughts on your posts on FB! You got this Tara! I hope your friends as many as possible do join you for your last several hundred miles! Be and Stay in Good Spirits Alway's if at all possible!

Talk about purple mountains majesty!!! Stunning views! I can't even imagine what it's like to actually be there!

About your age, living in Europe 🇸🇪, will only get one chance in life - and would love to walk the AT 😍

Thanks for sharing your food choices, love it!!

Thank you for honest reviews. It helps those of us coming behind you. Really appreciate it. Sounds like slowing down was a stellar plan! Still rooting for you!!!

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Shoulders injuries always seem to come back to haunt you. I know mine goes a good while feeling fine, then the dumbest thing will mess it up.

Looks like those resilient trees came at the perfect time to get through the day!

That sandwich looked YUM!

Thanks!

Tara Sweet Potato! You're awesome! Beautiful views!

Be and Stay in Good Spirits Alway's if at all possible!

I'd go beyond "Don't make a decision on a bad day" to "Don't make a decision in Maine." I know you aren't, but seems to make sense. 😁 It's certainly been a wild one.

the tree with the dripping lichen is 'usnea' it is an amazing herbal medicine that I make tinctures with and sometimes infused with honey with garlic for when you start to feel sick ❤

I could be completely off in left field but I can't help but wonder if this additional emotional struggle you've been dealing with most recently might have a lot to do with flipping and completing Katahdin which as a NOBO for 1300 miles was the "grand prize", "the big finish" so to speak. Maybe what you're now experiencing is similar to the common phenomenon so many of us experience in the days and weeks after Christmas where the excitement has built and then the big day or two of gatherings and good food and company and gifts etc. passes and the longest, most barren weeks of winter lie ahead, and those who struggle must find a way to somehow do a complete mental reset in order to get back on a positive track. However you decide to proceed will ultimately be the best decision for you but I do hope that before you make any big decisions you are able to get some good, solid rest, both mind and body. Thank you so much for being so open and vulnerable and for sharing your epic journey. Sending positivity and prayers for the best and highest for you Tara.❤

Oh my friend, I've not yet met. You are true to yourself thru and thru and continue to share your heart and soul. I imagine the trail has lots to offer and teach. I also imagine some people gain what they are looking for in fewer than 2000+ miles. 😊❤ You've said before that you wanted to "try being a thru-hiker and that one day you may decide you don't want to anymore". And that's ok. Boy, your body is beaten up and yet you carry thru and don't even share the pain some days! You are a trooper. Time will tell! I continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Your channel is a pleasant distraction from what is going on these days. I've taken to uninstalling FB from my phone so that I don't fall into its "timesuck warp."

This trail is interesting and spooky, beautiful.

Thank you so much for your daily Vlog. You give me a great deal of encouragement. Even when you struggle, thank you for being real.

So glad you had good views from Saddleback ❤

I think what would really be the thing to do and have great satisfaction is to build an off grid hostle right off trail to be really convenient to all hikers, and for the owner to be always able to enjoy nature and trail life, but mainly always have a sense of home and contentment. I think that would be the best of both worlds.

Every step is your’s conquered. Be safe Sweet Potato! ✌️🙂💚

Enjoyed your gratitude, you are so strong, it has to be such a challenge to do that when you're tired and the conditions aren't great. Wonderful that you ran into Strider, amazing.

Nothing is more unattractive than a woman who uses profanity. To each their own.

Stop it!! You have a mission to do. Keep moving forward. Everything and everyone will be there when you are done, but you've got something else to accomplish at this moment. He didn't bring you this far just to bring you this far.

Maybe the silver lining is that it really has made it clear how much value those other things hold for you? How important those people are? Maybe being without the refuge and comfort of things and people familiar,is IT? You alone know your limits and I hope whatever decision you come to,it is one that you can look back on with certainty and say ‘I made the right call’

The feeling of accomplishing a thru hike is like no other feeling I've ever had. It has carried over into my everyday life. When I got to CT on my thru hike, I was bored with hiking and ready to go home. I realized that my mind was letting me down. I continued on and completed the trail. I found out how much my thru hike meant to my husband, kids and friends. The last weeks in Maine were so tough mentally (and Maine is my favorite state). Be stubborn and stick it out. You will thank yourself later.

Is stuff more expensive in the northern states than down in the southern part of the AT?

I hate seeing you teary-eyed, sending internet hugs ❤ It would be amazing to finish, even if you add more breaks and take longer! Im sure we'd all really appreciate getting to see even more on your journey. But at the same time, it's not wasted if YOU feel you're finished and accomplished what you wanted to accomplish already. All the experiences you've had and strides you've made won't disappear just because you don't reach an arbitrary point on a map :)

Beautiful views today! I hope you are eating enough, like calorie wise i mean. I know you sent your stove home. Food is fuel and you do seem quite depleated in the energy dept. I know you've hiked a very long time and its natural to feel so tired probably at this point but keep eating enough calories 😊

What a delicious looking meal at the end of your day! I was where you are at the whole Maine ending of my hike. I just wanted to get home. I was beat up physically, emotionally, spiritually. Get yourself through Maine before you make a decision about the rest. You won’t want to go back there. The only thing I wish I saw again 8 years after the fact is Kahtahdin. The rest of Maine…hard pass. I’m with you in spirit.

All of that is waiting for you the rest of your life. It's just an excuse your mind is telling you to get what it wants, not what is truly best for you. Forward movement is the cure to all ills.

I wanted to encourage and uplift you to carry on. Your old life will be there for you, enhanced with your new experiences. You allow us for amazing insight into your experiences and emotions of the trail. You are inspiring me to do more with hiking at 62. Thank you for your gifts of sincerity in your life and your experience. I hope you finish this video book to the end. Hang in there, a big fan❤

On the trek site I was reading about things that stuck w/ the thru hikers even 6 yrs later. One was a lady’s feet. They now have pointy toes like triangles. They stayed flatter & bigger. They shed skin like molting once a year. I thought yuck. Poor thing.

I've enjoyed your journey. You are always a positive person and the biggest reason I enjoy your journey. So to see you down breaks my heart. Life is too short to beat yourself up. Thru hiking doesn't have to be a thru hike; its just mean you are thru with this hike whether it's all 2,197 or for some one day at a time.

If you stop, don’t quit on a bad day! You’re great & can just take awhile off if needed. You can finish in the 12 months & be a thru hiker. Or, finish later as a lash. The certificate you still get & doesn’t say different. Maybe doing your yoga extra long meditation. Maybe ask for hiking company from hiking clubs. (Your brother) I’d love to hike parts w/ you but I surely couldn’t keep up. You’re not a failure & did a great accomplishment.

Excellent, be safe

Day 141, you have gone 141 more days than me on the AT.

Tara Sweet Potato! Its ok no matter what you've accomplished a lot! Your adventure has been challenging! If you go home you still covered many miles! And i think they say even though not completed in furst try you can pick up where you left the trail to complete the journey! Awesome Alway's

Hugs to you, thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your emotional journey. 💚

Surprised at the lack of food selection…

Got to hand it to ya. As things stack up against you ( wet, hard resuply, expense, ect) you continue to hang in there. I sure wouldn’t blame you for going home, but your testimony inspires me.

Congrats on the 1500! More than 2/3 done! You have pushed through so many obstacles to reach this milestone!

I hope you keep going, it seems all of the women I follow ( 5 ) you all are all feeling the same thing, you are not alone, you are so close to finishing. Keep on trekking 😊 All five of you are in the 1500 to 1700 miles.

I feel your thoughts on motivation. I really hope you continue and finish. What an achievement it will be! Dig deep and try and find it, reward comes after.

What beautiful views!!!! WOW!! Way to push through too!!! You CAN do this!!!

Your hike. You know that you can "finish your book" whether you finish the trail or not. I'm cheering you on and want you to do what you decide. Mamabear and baby bear left the trail because they both at the same time decided that what they were missing at home was more meaningful than continuing. Your hike, your way. ((❤)) You know you can finish the miles. Take care of those feet! 😊