Trail log: Looking back at Gretchen Pardon's Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2020

Written By Elizabeth Sims

Knoxville resident Gretchen Pardon is taking on an Appalachian Trail thru-hike with her hiking partner, Baby Yoda, a small plush her daughter made for her. 

We tracked her journey from Amicalola Falls, Georgia to Katahdin Mountain in Maine and everywhere in between for 10 months with video updates and check-ins on her Instagram @HikingWithBraids and her YouTube channel, Hiking With Braids.

Elizabeth Sims
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