Audrey, my husband and I live in Southern New Hampshire and we have been following you from the beginning of your hike. Hiking 1800 miles is a major accomplishment, one in which in my lifetime I will never achieve. Remember to enjoy the hike and don’t stress about the destination. The weather is what it is and life happens. It’s how we handle these curve balls that make us who we are. We are immensely proud of what you have already achieved. Keep pushing and know that we are all rooting for you. Enjoy the remainder of your hike through New Hampshire and Maine.🥾❤️
Audrey on the AT, what a journey you have shared. We, your audience, have watched and enjoyed your journey, in fact have watched you grow to be the person you are. Some interesting thoughts: learn to recognize your ego. It is always creating a story. In this case Katahdin is your egoic story. Recognize it. The AT is your journey. In some ways, it’s the same journey that Dorothy took on the yellow brick road. It helped her realize and recognize her “real essence”. When you click your heels go back to Kansas knowing that the journey was all that it could be. Be at peace! Thank you for allowing us to be with you.
Hey North Star... Perhaps an even greater summit than Katahdin is the summit of love and respect for you that you have created in an audience now approaching 6K subscribers. Many hiking vloggers have captured an audience. YOU have captured its heart!! And that's very rare. That summit dwarfs Katahdin, and you've already climbed it. Katahdin or not, it is not possible for any of us to hold you in any higher esteem than we do now. And your character now shines forth with more brilliance than that of your namesake. 5.74K Audreyites are still with you all the way. For these few remaining days before your deadline at work, I pray you will have peace in your heart, wisdom for your decisions and joy in each step you take. May God bless you as richly as you have blessed us.
Congratulations on 1800 miles. Think positive you are going to make it. Your doing so well. Stay strong,thank you for sharing,enjoy your hike,keep heading north.
Almighty and most merciful Lord, we humbly ask you, of your great goodness, to create favorable circumstances for North Star to finish her journey on time. Grant her fair weather and swift miles, hiked in safety and in your strength. Graciously hear our plea that, enabled by your power, North Star may summit Katahdin before having to return home for work, and that in so doing, you may be praised for your kindness and mercy. In your name we pray. Amen.
Your doing so good Audrey. I have had to learn, that Faith means letting go. Trusting enough to let go. You must have a very special heart ( you teach children) don't let it break. It's been what has got you where you are. Poles safely down Sweet Gal!!✌♥️
@tresannrn8454... Oh my, what a beautiful comment that transported me back to many of Dr. Charles Stanley's sermons where he said the same thing you did. That faith is not faith until we let go of dependence on our strength alone and rely completely on God. Or as Zechariah put it, "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord of hosts." Zechariah 4:6
@@mb692100 absolutely Sweetie....absolutely! I look at things like this...you will be exactly where the Lord wants you and when he wants you there. Those mountains are his gift to us and you'd be at home if that was his plan. There is a reason you are there. Thank you for allowing us to come along!♥️
Trail conditions and weather certainly has been challenging, yet you persevered and manage to capture some lighthearted moments, i.e. got a kick out of the day packs you guys wore going over Moosilauke.
The Barn Door Hostel is 100x better than Hiker's Welcome. I really enjoyed staying there. New Hampshire is what Louisiana would be if it had mountains and no alligators.
Another nice video. 4 weeks to go. If you get into a time crunch skip to Shaw's and do the 100 mile wilderness and then summit. You could come back and fill in the gap on some weekends. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick
Hey North Star... Can't sleep tonight. As Elvis would say, "I'm all shook up" over the awful possibility that you might have to return home to fulfill your teaching contract obligations before reaching Katahdin. So, in order to finish your journey, how about this for a plan? And remember, if you don't have a plan, someone else will have one for you. Tell your school board and principal that I will go to your school and fill in for you on August 14 for open house and days following until you return. And I'll do it for free, although a free meal from the cafeteria would be nice, as long as it includes grits and sausage (I'm from SC, you understand). Tell them I am eminently qualified to work with third graders and their parents. Here are my amazing credentials: I was once a third grader myself. Nearly every day I was the line leader. And my teacher said I was really a good kid. Also, I have two children of my own, and they were once third graders. Then there's church. I usually teach the adult classes, but once I had to fill in for the third graders' teacher. Scared the living daylights out of me, but I survived without any casualties. So, there you have it, proof positive, that I'm abundantly qualified to fill in for you. But seriously now, putting aside all these frivolous frivolities, all of us "Audreyites" want to see you see summit Katahdin BEFORE you return home. You could, of course, return later to make up the missed part and then summit Katahdin. But there is no feeling in the world like finishing a thru hike in one continual flow. You owe that to yourself after all you have accomplished so far. And our prayer is that God, the source of all miracles, will make that possible for you.
This comment is especially for potential future thru hikers. (Based on what North Star says at 13:01.) When Benton MacKaye first conceived the dream of what would become the Appalachian Trail, thru hiking was not even in his thoughts. Rather, the trail was to be a refuge of healing, nourishment and rest from the "civilized" world. He envisioned it as a place of refuge where one could escape from the "civilized" lifestyle with its pressures and problems, its hurried and harried lifestyle, its worries and woes and its incessant and intransient demand on one's time. Especially time. TIME. Perhaps the greatest freedom and emotional gift the trail can offer is the ability to control one's time schedule. To plan your own day and to do as you feel led instead of someone else telling you what to do and when it has to be done, is an unbounded and unbridled joy. But that joy, which many hikers have learned the hard way, is shattered to pieces as one nears the end of the journey and realizes that a rigid and inflexible schedule to finish and return home to some obligation might necessitate the thru hike to be aborted before Katahdin. When that thought comes crashing down on a hiker, suddenly the happiness of the trail becomes hopelessness, the blessings are replaced by the burden of time and what had been a labor of love becomes just labor. You can see it in a hiker's face, hear it in his voice and feel it from his heart. No obstacle that the trail can throw at a hiker will suck the very life out him and tear out the core of his heart like that of having to quit the trail before finishing in order to make it home on time for some obligation. Please, if you're planning a thru hike, make step 1 the arrangement of your obligations post hike such that you can have some flexibility with the return date back home after Katahdin. If you can't do, think long and hard about whether you should go at all. Plan for a hike of six months, but more than that, make sure you have some reasonable control over your return date. That way you can end your journey with as much joy as you began.
Hey North Star... Mr. Miyagi is aware of your fall and injury and returns now to have a word with you. Here he is now: Audrey-san... Most unfortunate Audrey-san fall down, get hurt. Have humble suggestion. Send hiking garb home. Dress like goalie on ice hockey team (no skates, however). Then Audrey-san can fall down, not get hurt. Have humble proverb passed down from ancient ancestor. "No disgrace to fall many times in journey to reach goal. But disgrace to fall one time and quit journey." Miyagi impressed with Audrey-san determination and endurance. Good example for Audrey-san third graders. Sayonara
Hey North Star... So close, so very, very close! It's hard to know how fast or slow to walk as you approach the end of such a massive journey. Do you run into the embrace of the finish, or do you move deliberately in each step, quieting your pace, taking time to look back once more at the narrow tail that just accompanied you 2,198 miles? And how do you hold yourself when the massive weight of what you've just done, puts two firm hands on your shoulders and whispers, "You can be done now... You can rest your weary legs?"
Woot-Woot💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯‼️‼️‼️‼️Audrey, I have thoroughly enjoyed your journey..you are survivor. I have the upmost admiration for you...thanks for all of your great vlogs
Cheers to New Hampshire. Bravo to 1800. Despite clouds, the view is still a natural wonder. The rock shimmy was dangerously precarious. Kudos for living on the edge. Inventive maneuvering around the mud trail. Admirable adaptation. Accolades for successfully transversing nature’s muck and mir. Hoping your arms are better. Wishing you peace, safe passage, good fortune ahead and a scheduled finish. Happy Trails!
Just keeping pushing forward till your last day. You are doing all you can do,and its a fantastic hike and adventure you are on. Prayers for safety to the end no matter where that is at. You are super tough !
Hey North Star... Bruised, battered and bloodied, you're still hanging in there with heavy duty tenacity like a hair in a biscuit. What an inspiration you are. But 'fess up now about your forearm turned into hamburger. I know how you got that injury, and it wasn't on the trail. Nah, you were yellow blazing on a Harley and had to "lay it down" on the pavement and got "road rash" on that forearm. Yes, siree Bob, classic "road rash" from a Harley spill.
I hope you can finish by your deadline. If bad gets to worse case scenario, you can continue where you left off next year. You seem to be relentless and I have faith you can do it.
You're doing great Audrey! You are such a strong hiker and you might still make it on time. It will be close. I love your videos. They are good quality and great content. You seem so natural when you talk, I imagine it's the teacher coming out. Hike safe, Hike strong, Have fun! Try not to stress and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. You are closer than you think! Good luck. geek
You go girl! Met you at the Smith Gap PA trail magic & routing for you since! Be safe & be proud of all you’ve accomplished. Thank you for your inspiration ❤
Audrey, I understand the situation that you are in. Might as well finish the hike up to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Your fellow hikers, your students, your fellow teachers, and your community are backing you up. Of course, along with your family, friends, and fans. You can get Bat Bat Beulah to talk with your bosses.
Audrey, you are amazing. You are such an inspiration for your students. Rooting for better weather so you can get this done. Your affirmations are priceless. Keep hiking your hike.
It was great meeting you on trail! Best wishes for the rest of your journey. You've crushed it already with your sense of humour and engaging personality. Yeah, Audrey! (St. Paul)
Good morning! Congratulations on the miles accomplished 🎉 ❤ Sorry to hear about the fall. You're almost finished. ;) You got this! 🎉 Be careful, stay safe and enjoy your Hike. 🙏
Audrey, I’m a recent subscriber to following you and you show an independent spirit plus your commentary enchanting. Keep stepping one foot after the other … you will make. I will prayer for your continued safe travel, fair weather & to see your vlog summoning Katahdin, Maine …. ❤😊
You're doing great. @TaylortheNahamshaHiker also had to stop (due to the weather). Don't feel bad if you run out of time. Just do what she's planning on doing. Finishing the final segment later. Wait until a school vacation and finish it up
Awesome update. That was a bad couple of weeks of nothing but rain here, looking forward to clear days on your start thru Franconia ridge and over to Crawford. my favorite section is coming up.Have fun🌲👋
I really hope the pressure of having to return to work won't ruin your last month on trail. You've handled the trail so amazingly, you deserve the happiness, joy, and peace that hiking the 100 mile wilderness and summiting Mount Katahdin will bring! Keep hiking!!! :)
Awesome masterclass avoiding water/muddy trails, I've never seen anyone crawl across a log like that, the guys are really funny, "influencer in the wild" and the cracks about alpine vegetation. Empathize with your ruminations on making it to Katahdin, there is great beauty in trying your hardest but accepting the consequence regardless. Success and failure are imposters.
Love those fun daypacks you and your trail family were wearing on mount M. You are about where BadBat is right now, in terms of video location (New Hampshire). Would be nice if you all crossed paths at some point along the way. Love it when youtube vloggers show up for a cameo in each others videos.
It's funny b/c Bad Bat, Pig-Pen and Northstar are in-sync on YT but in real-time Pig-Pen finished yesterday, BB maybe in a week and NS is maybe 2 weeks behind her.
Fellow hiker who experienced some of those difficult conditions. Per the ATC, you have 365 days from your start date to complete the trail for an official thru hike. A lesson the trail taught me this year is that there are many methods, besides the one you had in your mind, to achieve your ultimate goal. Think about your ultimate goal and then explore your options. Remember, it is YOUR goal and you already have so much for which to be proud. We are all enjoying watching your journey and want you to be safe above all else. Happy Trails!
Sorry you got a bad scrape on your arm, take vitamin c and more protein to heal. You can only do what you can if your time runs out and you do not finish. You will have a short section to finish at another time. Take care.
Ah, yes, New Hampshire, and the White Mountains. Tough trails, magnificent views and some lower mileage days. But the hiking now begins in earnest, with long steep climbs/descents, flooded trails and more rocks and roots. Travel well, Audrey, and please keep us posted on your adventure. Be well, stay safe and always remember, It's the journey, not the destination - traveling is better than arriving. Perhaps someday you might come back to New Hampshire and ascend the 48 4,000-footers - I hope so.🥾
I'm sure much has transpired since this vlog was recorded but I am sure that you will inspire many women and girls that they can do great things. Rock on, NS!
It breaks my heart to hear that you may not be able to finish the trail before starting work again. I love the positive attitude though! If you do decide that you can't finish in time, there's always Fall/Thanksgiving break. It'll be cold, but possible as long as the weather is safe. Good luck, and I'm rooting for you! -Duckie
hey girl, the trail provides in many ways. focus. u REALLY R doing a good job !!!!! look @ ur subs cuz thats a small chunk of total people rooting 4 u !!!!!!!!!! aadd +comm's & views 😊. thats ALOT of folks giving support & well wishing 😮😊 !!!! as u said let go, let God !!! wise words imho😊. ATB girl 😅😊
We all hope you will finish, but there is something much more important than finishing. It is that you keep your heart filled with joy and come back in one healthy piece. If you finish, it will be grand, if you do not finish, your students have learned much and will learn a great deal about handling disappointments. My prayers are for better weather, and lots of speed. Whether you finish or not, no one can take away the beautiful gifts you have given us by sharing your heart. And your hike. Be well, be safe, be joyful. Wet feet are miserable. This has been a very difficult hiking year because of the unusual weather which has broken mini records all over the world. 🎶 🌈 🌟 13:59
Is there really difference between a thru hiker or a section hiker when the 2,000 miler patch is awarded? Is there a way you can contact your school/district and see if you can get an extension for 30 more days?
Nasty looking scrape! A doctor once shook his head emphatically and told me to change to Bacitracin when I told him I'd been putting Neosporin on a wound. It did work much better. The neo seems to give me a mild rash which he noted immediately and I thought was just part of it healing.
Oh, gracious Lord, maker of all things, and the source of all love and mercy, hear our plea, dear Lord, for North Star. You, Lord, are the only true god, the god of all power and control over your creation. You are the god of all miracles for you are the Sovereign Lord, and we are totally dependent upon You for all things. Your Word says of You, "In whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind." We are in your hand. North Star is in your hand. Her school administrators are in your hand. We acknowledge our dependence on You and your Sovereign control over all mankind and all situations. Lord, You can do anything you choose. You parted the waters of the Red Sea and blocked the waters of the Jordan River for your people to cross on dry land. You led your people through the wilderness for 40 years, guiding them with a cloud by day and fire by night. You transformed your enemy, Saul of Tarsus, into the Apostle Paul, who gave his life to spread your Word. You, by your resurrection, defeated sin and death that we might live with You forever. And each of us, Lord, is a living miracle of a transformed life, and each of us has experienced miracles from You to sustain us in our daily lives. Dear Lord, help North Star to complete her journey before having to return home. She faces a seemingly impossible task to do that before her classroom obligations take effect. But You, Lord, are Sovereign and control all things. North Star has honored You in her journey. She has acknowledged You and has expressed her faith in You. She has been feeding on quotes that reveal her dependence on You. Her heart is broken because time is running out to summit Katahdin before her contracted teaching date. Consider, Oh Lord, what an inspiration she has been to us and her students. Allow her to summit before returning home. Allow her to touch the sign on Katahdin and give You Praise and to honor what You did. Do that, Lord. Do it for her. Do it for those third graders. Do it for us. But most of all, do it for You, that many may see that You are the God of all miracles and that Your name may be praised. And so, Lord, hear our plea, we pray. Cause North Star's school administrators to be aware of her situation. Create in their mind a favorable disposition to make it possible for her obligations to be met while she finishes her journey. Lead someone there to be her advocate to the board and principal. Help them to see what it will mean to those third graders to see her finish, to witness a miracle, and to know that You answer our prayers. And thank you, Lord, for your precious Word. Encourage North Star with your promise in it that says, "The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." May your promise that says, "Acknowledge him in all thy ways, and he shall direct thy paths," sustain and strengthen her. And in her darkest moments, may You be the unseen hand that holds her close to You and whispers, "Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." This is our prayer, gracious Father, but above all, may Your will be done, for we pray in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen
Would it be ok to spend the night atop the fire tower? Do you wish maybe you had some footwear better suited for the soaking wet conditions? Aug. 14......better hurry! Good luck!
😮 those types of scrapes r not nice 😢. Sorry 😔. Hang in there Miss Audrey 😃👍🏽👍🏽!!!!. So true of let go let God ❤🎉 !! Sometimes we have NO power of our own to influence the situation. But God does. Hard 4 humanity to " let go ". Blessings Audrey 🙏!!!!! And keep on rocking the free world 🌎🤠
Hey North Star... PLEASE!! For you and us, call your school board and appeal your contract dateline situation. I understand your contract date is like the law of the Medes and Persians, inflexible and set in stone, and many would say that it is impossible to alter it. But you used two quotes at 13:22 that reveal you depend on God in every situation, and that includes the impossible situations as well. So, why not trust Him for the "impossible" altering of your contract date of August 14. Remember, we're told: "You have not because you ask not." Indeed, as you said, "Let go and let God," and remember that He is the God of the impossible. If He can part the Red Sea and block the Jordan River for Israel to walk across on dry ground, can he not change the mind of your school board? Oh, my soul, if only there were a "hot line to heaven" so you could talk to Dr. Charles Stanley and hear him say: "Audrey, never mind that altering your contract date is impossible. Make that call. The impossible is God's part. The call is your part." Do it, North Star, make that call. Try. Do it for yourself so you can finish in peace, not pressure. And do it for us. But most importantly, do it for God. Give Him a chance to demonstrate to all of us all that: "..greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." 1John 4:4 But, if you won't call them, give me the number and I'll call them. And the first thing I'll say is this: You have in Audrey a teacher who has, through her journey, inspired, taught and encouraged her students in ways that would never have been possible in a classroom setting alone. That is invaluable. Work with her to alter her return date so that the finish of her journey will be the capstone to that inspiration. Those kids need that!!
Good morning! North Star! hiking along. Congrats! 1800 miles on your 2023 AT thru hike. Mucky muck, sweaty sweat trekking through the rainy forest mountain to Katahdin 🧘♀️👣🏕️🏔️💪🇺🇸
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Audrey, my husband and I live in Southern New Hampshire and we have been following you from the beginning of your hike. Hiking 1800 miles is a major accomplishment, one in which in my lifetime I will never achieve. Remember to enjoy the hike and don’t stress about the destination. The weather is what it is and life happens. It’s how we handle these curve balls that make us who we are. We are immensely proud of what you have already achieved. Keep pushing and know that we are all rooting for you. Enjoy the remainder of your hike through New Hampshire and Maine.🥾❤️
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❤ Hang in there, it is your hike and you inspire others back in the world to hike along with you. God is Well Please with your heart ❤
Audrey on the AT, what a journey you have shared. We, your audience, have watched and enjoyed your journey, in fact have watched you grow to be the person you are. Some interesting thoughts: learn to recognize your ego. It is always creating a story. In this case Katahdin is your egoic story. Recognize it. The AT is your journey. In some ways, it’s the same journey that Dorothy took on the yellow brick road. It helped her realize and recognize her “real essence”. When you click your heels go back to Kansas knowing that the journey was all that it could be. Be at peace! Thank you for allowing us to be with you.
I Keep checking back to see where you are. Hope you are safe and doing well wherever you are.
Hey North Star... Perhaps an even greater summit than Katahdin is the summit of love and respect for you that you have created in an audience now approaching 6K subscribers. Many hiking vloggers have captured an audience. YOU have captured its heart!! And that's very rare. That summit dwarfs Katahdin, and you've already climbed it.
Katahdin or not, it is not possible for any of us to hold you in any higher esteem than we do now. And your character now shines forth with more brilliance than that of your namesake. 5.74K Audreyites are still with you all the way.
For these few remaining days before your deadline at work, I pray you will have peace in your heart, wisdom for your decisions and joy in each step you take. May God bless you as richly as you have blessed us.
Congratulations on 1800 miles. Think positive you are going to make it. Your doing so well. Stay strong,thank you for sharing,enjoy your hike,keep heading north.
You amaze me
Almighty and most merciful Lord, we humbly ask you, of your great goodness, to create favorable circumstances for North Star to finish her journey on time. Grant her fair weather and swift miles, hiked in safety and in your strength. Graciously hear our plea that, enabled by your power, North Star may summit Katahdin before having to return home for work, and that in so doing, you may be praised for your kindness and mercy. In your name we pray. Amen.
Keep it up. Only a few days left. I summited yesterday. You are doing great. Bear
Bear!! That’s great! I’m so proud of you!! I’m next! 😁
@@AudreyGibson573 Best news I've heard in days. Keep pushing onward, North Star. Your dream is almost your reality.
Your doing so good Audrey. I have had to learn, that Faith means letting go. Trusting enough to let go. You must have a very special heart ( you teach children) don't let it break. It's been what has got you where you are. Poles safely down Sweet Gal!!✌♥️
@tresannrn8454... Oh my, what a beautiful comment that transported me back to many of Dr. Charles Stanley's sermons where he said the same thing you did. That faith is not faith until we let go of dependence on our strength alone and rely completely on God. Or as Zechariah put it, "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord of hosts." Zechariah 4:6
@@mb692100 absolutely Sweetie....absolutely! I look at things like this...you will be exactly where the Lord wants you and when he wants you there. Those mountains are his gift to us and you'd be at home if that was his plan. There is a reason you are there. Thank you for allowing us to come along!♥️
Trail conditions and weather certainly has been challenging, yet you persevered and manage to capture some lighthearted moments, i.e. got a kick out of the day packs you guys wore going over Moosilauke.
The Barn Door Hostel is 100x better than Hiker's Welcome. I really enjoyed staying there. New Hampshire is what Louisiana would be if it had mountains and no alligators.
I wasn’t a fan of the wet concrete floors at the Barn Door Hostel. I was very thankful to be out of the rain when I stayed there tho.
Another nice video. 4 weeks to go. If you get into a time crunch skip to Shaw's and do the 100 mile wilderness and then summit. You could come back and fill in the gap on some weekends. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick
Awesome job, Audrey! That rain & those flooded trails are rough. Your positivity is amazing!
Hey North Star... Can't sleep tonight. As Elvis would say, "I'm all shook up" over the awful possibility that you might have to return home to fulfill your teaching contract obligations before reaching Katahdin. So, in order to finish your journey, how about this for a plan? And remember, if you don't have a plan, someone else will have one for you.
Tell your school board and principal that I will go to your school and fill in for you on August 14 for open house and days following until you return. And I'll do it for free, although a free meal from the cafeteria would be nice, as long as it includes grits and sausage (I'm from SC, you understand). Tell them I am eminently qualified to work with third graders and their parents. Here are my amazing credentials:
I was once a third grader myself. Nearly every day I was the line leader. And my teacher said I was really a good kid. Also, I have two children of my own, and they were once third graders. Then there's church. I usually teach the adult classes, but once I had to fill in for the third graders' teacher. Scared the living daylights out of me, but I survived without any casualties.
So, there you have it, proof positive, that I'm abundantly qualified to fill in for you.
But seriously now, putting aside all these frivolous frivolities, all of us "Audreyites" want to see you see summit Katahdin BEFORE you return home. You could, of course, return later to make up the missed part and then summit Katahdin. But there is no feeling in the world like finishing a thru hike in one continual flow. You owe that to yourself after all you have accomplished so far. And our prayer is that God, the source of all miracles, will make that possible for you.
This comment is especially for potential future thru hikers. (Based on what North Star says at 13:01.)
When Benton MacKaye first conceived the dream of what would become the Appalachian Trail, thru hiking was not even in his thoughts. Rather, the trail was to be a refuge of healing, nourishment and rest from the "civilized" world. He envisioned it as a place of refuge where one could escape from the "civilized" lifestyle with its pressures and problems, its hurried and harried lifestyle, its worries and woes and its incessant and intransient demand on one's time. Especially time.
TIME. Perhaps the greatest freedom and emotional gift the trail can offer is the ability to control one's time schedule. To plan your own day and to do as you feel led instead of someone else telling you what to do and when it has to be done, is an unbounded and unbridled joy.
But that joy, which many hikers have learned the hard way, is shattered to pieces as one nears the end of the journey and realizes that a rigid and inflexible schedule to finish and return home to some obligation might necessitate the thru hike to be aborted before Katahdin. When that thought comes crashing down on a hiker, suddenly the happiness of the trail becomes hopelessness, the blessings are replaced by the burden of time and what had been a labor of love becomes just labor.
You can see it in a hiker's face, hear it in his voice and feel it from his heart. No obstacle that the trail can throw at a hiker will suck the very life out him and tear out the core of his heart like that of having to quit the trail before finishing in order to make it home on time for some obligation.
Please, if you're planning a thru hike, make step 1 the arrangement of your obligations post hike such that you can have some flexibility with the return date back home after Katahdin. If you can't do, think long and hard about whether you should go at all. Plan for a hike of six months, but more than that, make sure you have some reasonable control over your return date. That way you can end your journey with as much joy as you began.
Hey North Star... Mr. Miyagi is aware of your fall and injury and returns now to have a word with you.
Here he is now:
Audrey-san... Most unfortunate Audrey-san fall down, get hurt. Have humble suggestion. Send hiking garb home. Dress like goalie on ice hockey team (no skates, however). Then Audrey-san can fall down, not get hurt.
Have humble proverb passed down from ancient ancestor. "No disgrace to fall many times in journey to reach goal. But disgrace to fall one time and quit journey."
Miyagi impressed with Audrey-san determination and endurance. Good example for Audrey-san third graders.
Sayonara
Hey North Star... So close, so very, very close!
It's hard to know how fast or slow to walk as you approach the end of such a massive journey. Do you run into the embrace of the finish, or do you move deliberately in each step, quieting your pace, taking time to look back once more at the narrow tail that just accompanied you 2,198 miles? And how do you hold yourself when the massive weight of what you've just done, puts two firm hands on your shoulders and whispers, "You can be done now... You can rest your weary legs?"
Your determination and stamina amazes me to no end. Bless your heart, girl/ Be careful and stay safe.
Sincerely wishing you only the best over the next few days, whatever it holds for you. Be safe and strong, no matter what. Jack NYC
Your WC family are all incredibly proud of you ♥️💜♥️💜♥️
Even if you do not finish Audrey, it is the journey. You can finish the rest of the trail another time. I have been thinking about you👣🌻
You crawling across the log was just too much for me 😂😂😂😂
Woot-Woot💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯‼️‼️‼️‼️Audrey, I have thoroughly enjoyed your journey..you are survivor. I have the upmost admiration for you...thanks for all of your great vlogs
Cheers to New Hampshire. Bravo to 1800. Despite clouds, the view is still a natural wonder. The rock shimmy was dangerously precarious. Kudos for living on the edge. Inventive maneuvering around the mud trail. Admirable adaptation. Accolades for successfully transversing nature’s muck and mir. Hoping your arms are better. Wishing you peace, safe passage, good fortune ahead and a scheduled finish. Happy Trails!
Doing great ! Keep it going thru the challenging weather and mountains ahead. You got this !
Wondering and looking for your next update 😎
Terrific video, Audrey. I winced at your injury. You're a toughie. You're making great progress, and I'm lovin' the hike with you. Walk on.
Just keeping pushing forward till your last day. You are doing all you can do,and its a fantastic hike and adventure you are on. Prayers for safety to the end no matter where that is at. You are super tough !
You have 5.74K subscribers who love you unconditionally. God's peace and grace be with you.
waterproof boots?
Hey North Star... Bruised, battered and bloodied, you're still hanging in there with heavy duty tenacity like a hair in a biscuit. What an inspiration you are.
But 'fess up now about your forearm turned into hamburger. I know how you got that injury, and it wasn't on the trail. Nah, you were yellow blazing on a Harley and had to "lay it down" on the pavement and got "road rash" on that forearm. Yes, siree Bob, classic "road rash" from a Harley spill.
“NH you’re acting like VT.” Love it!
They are called the twin states.
Good-looking country! Glad you didn’t get hurt too bad! Nice video!
Thanks for the update.. You Gooooooooooo
You got this! Whatever the next few weeks holds try to enjoy it! Savor every moment! Sending prayers your way!
Ouchie on that fall. 🥲
Congrats on 1800 miles! I hope you'll be able to make it to Katahdin on schedule. We're all rooting for you.
I hope you can finish by your deadline. If bad gets to worse case scenario, you can continue where you left off next year. You seem to be relentless and I have faith you can do it.
You're doing great Audrey! You are such a strong hiker and you might still make it on time. It will be close.
I love your videos. They are good quality and great content. You seem so natural when you talk, I imagine it's the teacher coming out.
Hike safe, Hike strong, Have fun! Try not to stress and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. You are closer than you think! Good luck.
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You go girl! Met you at the Smith Gap PA trail magic & routing for you since! Be safe & be proud of all you’ve accomplished. Thank you for your inspiration ❤
Audrey, I understand the situation that you are in. Might as well finish the hike up to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Your fellow hikers, your students, your fellow teachers, and your community are backing you up. Of course, along with your family, friends, and fans. You can get Bat Bat Beulah to talk with your bosses.
praying for your arm...check often for infection
Audrey, you are amazing. You are such an inspiration for your students. Rooting for better weather so you can get this done. Your affirmations are priceless. Keep hiking your hike.
Great job over 1800 miles ,good video with lots of good views, 3 or 4 beautiful water falls 😅, so let's keep on hiking, yo will make it 😊
Very tough hiking. All my respect goes to your for your endurance and bravery.
The footsteps next to yours will give you solace ,comfort, and strength.
Brilliant pic with moose mtn sign!!keep on keeping on little lady.
Go Audrey go!
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!
It was great meeting you on trail! Best wishes for the rest of your journey. You've crushed it already with your sense of humour and engaging personality. Yeah, Audrey! (St. Paul)
I greatly admire you tenacity. That injury looked painful but you never wavered in spite of all that rain. Tough hiking conditions.
Good morning! Congratulations on the miles accomplished 🎉 ❤ Sorry to hear about the fall. You're almost finished. ;) You got this! 🎉 Be careful, stay safe and enjoy your Hike. 🙏
You are having an epic journey. Have no regrets. You are right it is all in His plans.
Good luck. Finish strong. You can do it.
Audrey, I’m a recent subscriber to following you and you show an independent spirit plus your commentary enchanting. Keep stepping one foot after the other … you will make. I will prayer for your continued safe travel, fair weather & to see your vlog summoning Katahdin, Maine …. ❤😊
I fell four times on Cube mountain, I hate that mountain 🙂
So glad to see you’re getting very close to completing the trail, Audrey! Continuing to pray for your health and safety- God bless 😁
You're doing great. @TaylortheNahamshaHiker also had to stop (due to the weather). Don't feel bad if you run out of time. Just do what she's planning on doing. Finishing the final segment later. Wait until a school vacation and finish it up
Your so brave. ❤❤❤ prayers ahead!!❤❤
Wow rough going.....fingers crossed for you ....good luck.
Awesome update. That was a bad couple of weeks of nothing but rain here, looking forward to clear days on your start thru Franconia ridge and over to Crawford. my favorite section is coming up.Have fun🌲👋
Sorry about the fall.. that looks painful but The Barn Door Hostel looked super nice.
See u soon 🙂
I really hope the pressure of having to return to work won't ruin your last month on trail. You've handled the trail so amazingly, you deserve the happiness, joy, and peace that hiking the 100 mile wilderness and summiting Mount Katahdin will bring! Keep hiking!!! :)
Looking good you fell just right, be safe
Awesome masterclass avoiding water/muddy trails, I've never seen anyone crawl across a log like that, the guys are really funny, "influencer in the wild" and the cracks about alpine vegetation. Empathize with your ruminations on making it to Katahdin, there is great beauty in trying your hardest but accepting the consequence regardless. Success and failure are imposters.
Good luck. Hope you make that august 11 date !!!
Love those fun daypacks you and your trail family were wearing on mount M. You are about where BadBat is right now, in terms of video location (New Hampshire). Would be nice if you all crossed paths at some point along the way. Love it when youtube vloggers show up for a cameo in each others videos.
It's funny b/c Bad Bat, Pig-Pen and Northstar are in-sync on YT but in real-time Pig-Pen finished yesterday, BB maybe in a week and NS is maybe 2 weeks behind her.
@@TheJhtlag thanks for that real time info! I was wondering where they all were in actual time vs youtube time.
Fellow hiker who experienced some of those difficult conditions. Per the ATC, you have 365 days from your start date to complete the trail for an official thru hike. A lesson the trail taught me this year is that there are many methods, besides the one you had in your mind, to achieve your ultimate goal. Think about your ultimate goal and then explore your options. Remember, it is YOUR goal and you already have so much for which to be proud. We are all enjoying watching your journey and want you to be safe above all else. Happy Trails!
Sorry you got a bad scrape on your arm, take vitamin c and more protein to heal. You can only do what you can if your time runs out and you do not finish.
You will have a short section to finish at another time. Take care.
Audrey, are you ok? You haven’t posted anything for a while, just concerned. Take care.
Flowers are black eyed susans I think. Love the journey. Keep it up
Ah, yes, New Hampshire, and the White Mountains. Tough trails, magnificent views and some lower mileage days. But the hiking now begins in earnest, with long steep climbs/descents, flooded trails and more rocks and roots. Travel well, Audrey, and please keep us posted on your adventure. Be well, stay safe and always remember, It's the journey, not the destination - traveling is better than arriving. Perhaps someday you might come back to New Hampshire and ascend the 48 4,000-footers - I hope so.🥾
Those scrapes hurt, Might have to crank up the AC-DC.But I think you've got this.
I'm sure much has transpired since this vlog was recorded but I am sure that you will inspire many women and girls that they can do great things. Rock on, NS!
It breaks my heart to hear that you may not be able to finish the trail before starting work again. I love the positive attitude though! If you do decide that you can't finish in time, there's always Fall/Thanksgiving break. It'll be cold, but possible as long as the weather is safe. Good luck, and I'm rooting for you! -Duckie
regardless of lahtadin you have done awesome and should know given enough time you could finish, this year has been wet for northern new england.
Hoping for your finish, but keep reminding yourself of the quotes; for truly nothing is under our control. You are doing your best. Stay strong. 🥾🥾🥾
hey girl,
the trail provides in many ways. focus. u REALLY R doing a good job !!!!!
look @ ur subs cuz thats a small chunk of total people rooting 4 u !!!!!!!!!!
aadd +comm's & views 😊. thats ALOT of folks giving support & well wishing 😮😊 !!!! as u said let go, let God !!! wise words imho😊.
ATB girl 😅😊
We all hope you will finish, but there is something much more important than finishing. It is that you keep your heart filled with joy and come back in one healthy piece. If you finish, it will be grand, if you do not finish, your students have learned much and will learn a great deal about handling disappointments. My prayers are for better weather, and lots of speed. Whether you finish or not, no one can take away the beautiful gifts you have given us by sharing your heart. And your hike. Be well, be safe, be joyful. Wet feet are miserable. This has been a very difficult hiking year because of the unusual weather which has broken mini records all over the world. 🎶 🌈 🌟 13:59
Do what you can do when you can.
Is there really difference between a thru hiker or a section hiker when the 2,000 miler patch is awarded? Is there a way you can contact your school/district and see if you can get an extension for 30 more days?
Where does one get a water bottle with the straw?
My question is why the week gap between the hike and posting to you tube?
Maybe because she lives in the woods and has to edit videos. Maybe also she doesn’t want people to keep track of her location.
Nasty looking scrape! A doctor once shook his head emphatically and told me to change to Bacitracin when I told him I'd been putting Neosporin on a wound. It did work much better. The neo seems to give me a mild rash which he noted immediately and I thought was just part of it healing.
Oh, gracious Lord, maker of all things, and the source of all love and mercy,
hear our plea, dear Lord, for North Star.
You, Lord, are the only true god, the god of all power and control over your creation. You are the god of all miracles for you are the Sovereign Lord, and we are totally dependent upon You for all things. Your Word says of You, "In whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind." We are in your hand. North Star is in your hand. Her school administrators are in your hand. We acknowledge our dependence on You and your Sovereign control over all mankind and all situations.
Lord, You can do anything you choose. You parted the waters of the Red Sea and blocked the waters of the Jordan River for your people to cross on dry land. You led your people through the wilderness for 40 years, guiding them with a cloud by day and fire by night. You transformed your enemy, Saul of Tarsus, into the Apostle Paul, who gave his life to spread your Word. You, by your resurrection, defeated sin and death that we might live with You forever. And each of us, Lord, is a living miracle of a transformed life, and each of us has experienced miracles from You to sustain us in our daily lives.
Dear Lord, help North Star to complete her journey before having to return home. She faces a seemingly impossible task to do that before her classroom obligations take effect. But You, Lord, are Sovereign and control all things.
North Star has honored You in her journey. She has acknowledged You and has expressed her faith in You. She has been feeding on quotes that reveal her dependence on You. Her heart is broken because time is running out to summit Katahdin before her contracted teaching date.
Consider, Oh Lord, what an inspiration she has been to us and her students. Allow her to summit before returning home. Allow her to touch the sign on Katahdin and give You Praise and to honor what You did. Do that, Lord. Do it for her. Do it for those third graders. Do it for us. But most of all, do it for You, that many may see that You are the God of all miracles and that Your name may be praised.
And so, Lord, hear our plea, we pray.
Cause North Star's school administrators to be aware of her situation. Create in their mind a favorable disposition to make it possible for her obligations to be met while she finishes her journey. Lead someone there to be her advocate to the board and principal. Help them to see what it will mean to those third graders to see her finish, to witness a miracle, and to know that You answer our prayers.
And thank you, Lord, for your precious Word.
Encourage North Star with your promise in it that says, "The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." May your promise that says, "Acknowledge him in all thy ways, and he shall direct thy paths," sustain and strengthen her. And in her darkest moments, may You be the unseen hand that holds her close to You and whispers, "Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
This is our prayer, gracious Father, but above all, may Your will be done, for we pray in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen
School starts in three weeks
Would it be ok to spend the night atop the fire tower? Do you wish maybe you had some footwear better suited for the soaking wet conditions? Aug. 14......better hurry! Good luck!
😮 those types of scrapes r not nice 😢. Sorry 😔.
Hang in there Miss Audrey 😃👍🏽👍🏽!!!!.
So true of let go let God ❤🎉 !!
Sometimes we have NO power of our own to influence the situation. But God does. Hard 4 humanity to " let go ".
Blessings Audrey 🙏!!!!!
And keep on rocking the free world 🌎🤠
Hey North Star... PLEASE!! For you and us, call your school board and appeal your contract dateline situation. I understand your contract date is like the law of the Medes and Persians, inflexible and set in stone, and many would say that it is impossible to alter it. But you used two quotes at 13:22 that reveal you depend on God in every situation, and that includes the impossible situations as well. So, why not trust Him for the "impossible" altering of your contract date of August 14. Remember, we're told: "You have not because you ask not."
Indeed, as you said, "Let go and let God," and remember that He is the God of the impossible. If He can part the Red Sea and block the Jordan River for Israel to walk across on dry ground, can he not change the mind of your school board?
Oh, my soul, if only there were a "hot line to heaven" so you could talk to Dr. Charles Stanley and hear him say: "Audrey, never mind that altering your contract date is impossible. Make that call. The impossible is God's part. The call is your part."
Do it, North Star, make that call. Try. Do it for yourself so you can finish in peace, not pressure. And do it for us. But most importantly, do it for God. Give Him a chance to demonstrate to all of us all that: "..greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." 1John 4:4
But, if you won't call them, give me the number and I'll call them. And the first thing I'll say is this:
You have in Audrey a teacher who has, through her journey, inspired, taught and encouraged her students in ways that would never have been possible in a classroom setting alone. That is invaluable. Work with her to alter her return date so that the finish of her journey will be the capstone to that inspiration. Those kids need that!!
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Good morning!
North Star! hiking along.
Congrats! 1800 miles on your 2023 AT thru hike.
Mucky muck, sweaty sweat trekking through the rainy forest mountain to Katahdin
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