Here are time stamps to skip around and see the different ways people make it happen! Let me know if you have any other ideas! 00:39 Thru-hiking in a Transitional Period in Life 02:37 Seasonal Work 03:39 Leave of Absence 04:46 Examples 06:41 Teachers 08:00 Working From The Trail 10:32 Working Extra To Save Money 11:32 One Girl Auctioned off Her Eggs 12:07 Downsizing Possessions/Housing 12:45 Thru-hiking With Kids 15:29 Triple Tiara 16:27 Section Hiking
Is there a service and I smiled when I thought about it that follows a hiker or a group of hikers and provides them with much healthier food than what you and other hikers could get? I know about assisted hikes but what about actually paying for that?
Email me please! You have been so inspirational thoughout your journeys! Im so blessed to have run into this channel 5-6 years ago! I have a good quote for you. Redheron@hotmail.com
Wonderful video Dixie! As always. I am currently thru-hiking the FDT (F'ing Debt Trail), trying to get out of debt in order to save money to thru-hike the AT. It is going to take me 3 years, but I've already managed to pay off $13,120 of debt in the last 9 months. I've got another $13,000 to go but nothing is going to stop me! I intend to have a fully packed backpack, two strong legs and loads of adrenaline on March of 2022 when I make my attempt to Katahdin!
Respect!! People often give up on dreams when they take real commitment and planning but that is the only way to get things done. Will you filming your journey in 2022?
I am a teacher, but I plan to make an AT thru hike happen in the next four years 🙌🏻 The world will always need teachers so if the old job isn’t available, there will be a new door open somewhere else. Great vid, Dixie!!
Jeremiah Stringer teaches?? You can do it! I am a teacher too and the timing makes it perfect to do a Sobo thru hike this year and take a much needed year off especially after this one. There will always be more teaching jobs. There won’t always be opportunities like this. Good luck to you! When you make it happen, I’d love to watch along.
Hi Dixie, I'm a section hiker. I have never had the motivation to be on trail for 5 or 6 months. I enjoy a section on so, and then take a break. I have completed a section in California already, several other trail hikes. Heading to Oregon and Washington to do a PCT section in each state. Then in September when most of the snow is gone in the Sierra, I will do the JMT. I'm quite satisfied with section hiking. It gets you out to enjoy it without killing myself for 6 months Thank you as always. Ps, I'm 67yo now and have been hiking and camping for 59 years. Maybe a thru hike is in my future? I retire this year!!!
One family who hiked the AT rented out their house thru Airbnb. We recently sold our house and bought a small condo in a resort that allows it to be rented out thru the resort. We get 60%, they get 40% of the revenue. We pay strata costs regardless if we live there or not. This will allow us to travel in our motorhome next year for about 9 months. We will also be retired. If you live in resort area check to see if you can live there full time and this could allow for supplemental income whilst travelling or hiking.
I love how you try to assist EVERYONE in getting out on the trail by covering every topic you can possibly think of. Sometimes I wonder about motives when it comes to some of these channels. The "influencers" who really do this RUclips thing for others shine through above the rest.
My Grand-daughter has always wanted to thru hike the AT with me, so I am looking at another 4 years of school before she will be able. However, if it does indeed happen, I know it will be the greatest time of my life. So it's worth the wait and it's extra time to plan.
Great, informative video Dixie, as always. You are such an inspiration! I am 61 and have done a lot of camping in my life but very little hiking. I have recently been going through some kind of inner life changes and recently pursuing some kayak fishing and hammock camping. In my internet and RUclips researching to learn more about camping/hiking gear and such, a few months back I stumbled upon your CDT documentary. I couldn't stop watching. I've been following your vlogs and posts ever since. It transformed my whole perspective of hiking, and now I seem to have caught the bug to do some hiking myself. I plan to start out small and do some short hikes (still working also) to build up my strength and skills for hiking, and to see if I really enjoy it. If so, I could be in a position both physically and financially to do a thru-hike when I retire in a couple (maybe 3) years. I want you know you are changing peoples lives and if I do actually make a thru-hike it will be because of you! Thank you and keep up the awesome work!
Another great video! I've got a job that doesn't understand and a family so I'm section hiking the Ice Age Trail getting out when ever i can, i appreciate it when people acknowledge section hikers.
I'm not sure if you'll see this being that this is an older video I'm commenting on, but I started watching your videos to prepare for a section hike of the AT that I'm going to do in a couple of weeks and possibly the wonderland trail next fall and just hiking information in general. I just want you to know that you're so inspirational! I really want to thru-hike the AT now. I graduate next December, so I'm thinking during that transitional time before I switch careers I'm going to hike it. Honestly, even if I don't hike it, this mindset of not buying anything I do not need in order to save for my bills and on trail costs is life-changing, but I'm confident I'll do it! Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that I love your videos and you're awesome!
Super good info & inspiration vid Dixie. I drastically downsized my material possessions, bills & got out of debt a few years ago to live more. It was the smartest thing that I've done, & has really reduced my stress! ( No monthly rent payments for a roof over my head, while continuing to work was the key to saving $$ quick!) I'm not a hiker, but I like to travel. Once I had enough funds squirreled away, I took a leap of faith & quit my job. I traveled & relaxed for 1.5 years just living off my savings. When I was satisfied, I reapplied for my old job & thankfully, I was able to get my good old job back. **My moto: find your passion, plan, prepare & take a leap of faith that it'll all work out,... because it usually does 😉.
I did 10 months of 'urban thru-hike' across a few European cities and towns. I combined a few of what you mentioned - working along the way, volunteering in exchange for free room and board, and being smart with money (one of the ways is eating and drinking the popular local stuff since they are often very cheap so that everyone can afford, e.g. I ate lots of baguette during the legs in France). I came out a much better person at the end of it, even though I had to sweat so much in those 10 months due to the tight budget. I did it, like you said, when I was in a transitioning phase, between exiting a job I loved and a grant application that required me to wait for a year to get the final result. What was difficult was the temptation to stick to the life I was having (because it felt safe) and maintain as much saving as I could during that one year of waiting just in case I wouldn't get the grant in the end. Eventually, however, I decided to just put all my saving into that trip, as somewhere in my heart I knew the temptation to stay in the 'safe zone' will always be there regardless of the circumstances and I recognised that the limbo I was in doesn't happen too often in life, i.e. I was presented with a rare wonderful opportunity to see the world in a way that would transform myself as a person as well, so why miss it.
So now that I'm retired and still have the drive to do a thru hike, I should have no excuse. Unfortunately my wife recently became disabled and I need to be around to take care of her. I may get to do an occasional section hike, but in the meantime I will have to live vicariously through your videos. Thanks so much. Keep hiking and keep posting, please.
I'm about in the same boat raising my grandchildren. I'd take them with me but 3 of them have cystic fibrosis and one of them also has complications from cerebral palsy. But I'm trying! Thank you Jessica!
I'm section hiking the Arizona Trail. I do one or two long hikes a year, averaging 30 to 70 miles at a time. It's taken me about 12 years to go from the border with Mexico to the south rim of the Grand Canyon a total of about 726 miles. To keep my "trail legs" I bicycle in town commuting to work and events downtown. Bicycling exercises your heart, legs and lungs which are the same physical systems used on backpacking. The way I look at it is that I get to do new trails every year. My philosophy is, There is no hurry". Thanks for this series of basic information, Dixie. It never hurts for experienced hikers to review. And, your attitude and how you explain things, encourages new hikers to make that first step towards an overnight.
I guarantee she makes more from this channel than she ever did from a a job also she has patreon AND she posts a gear wish list so people buy stuff for her so good for her - she's got it figured out and has turned her passion into a career
The sad thing is, in her videos, she says that she has lots of student loan debt from some sort of engineering school. So that was wasted time money on a degree. To compound the offense there are limited spaces in engineering schools, so she took a spot from someone else who actually wanted to put the degree to use. At this point, Dixie is really just a marketing person for a specific niche of products and is mostly a consumer, relying on companies to buy her things and people to give her money to support her choice in lifestyle. I find it hard to believe that youtube money, growing herbs to sell, and begging for patreon money, results in a higher salary/benefit package than a 4 year engineering degree does. If it is true, the world is truly a skewed place. She might be making some money now, but what about when she is too old to hike, how will she live? If she falls on the AT and breaks hip [fill in any type of injury or disease here], how will she pay for the medical care on top of not being able to post videos to make youtube money? It would be really be impressive if she designs some new type of great hiking gear and starts a company to manufacture and sell it.
@@HansZarkovPhD May I just ask a few questions? When did she beg for people to pay for Patreon? Setting it up and saying it's an option for those whom wish to do so is not begging. Do you think she went out of her way to spend that time and money to get a degree and to not use it? She actually did work in her field. Who knows if she will go back to it or not. And to imply that she maliciously took another person's spot in the program... I doubt she would have done it on purpose. She clearly had a different goal in mind while attending school and when the opportunity came to follow through with another goal, she did. Has she ever mentioned being sponsored or receiving goods for free? I do agree it would be impressive/cool if she designed some great gear or anything related to her current passion.
@@rtmigneron To my way of thinking, anyone who asks for people to give them money, through whatever means, is the definition of begging. You may disagree. That's fine and dandy. I have never seen where she has said she has done work in her field. If that is true, I withdraw the comment. I never said she took the spot maliciously, that is your word. I stated that it is a consequence of her decision and I think it is a waste.
@@HansZarkovPhD Thank you for replying. I'd like to apologize if it seemed I was putting words in your mouth. Regarding the "malicious" part, I did say it IMPLIED she did it purposely and meanly to take a spot away. That's how I partially took your original comment. Again, misunderstanding on my part and I hope you know I did not intend to put words down pretending they were yours. Thank you for keeping this discussion civilized and I do hope you have a wonderful weekend.
AMAZING video Dixie. I section hike because my job wouldn't let me take a large chunk of time off. I have plans on putting my house on the market next year and I already have an RV to use as my home base. Keeping my daydream. I maybe doing small steps BUT..."NO matter how slow you go ALL that matters is you don't stop."
I'm starting to save up right now for a thru hike on the At, my job pretty sux, don't make a lot of money an it's probably gonna be a battle just getting enough money to do it, not to mention the grocery list of stupid painful ailments my body already has at only 46 years, one of them being a deteriorating spine, but hey, I'm gonna do it, ain't nothing gonna stop me, I will not let anybody or anything make me quit, this adventure is my dream and I shall make it a reality Just wanna say thank you for the advice and to everyone else, always do what makes you happy in the end, may be hell getting there but make it happen, dreams are only dreams till the day you wake up with sore muscles n joints, stretch, unzip your tent, make some coffee and get those feet moving down the path.
Thanks for the great video, Dixie! I don't hike at all, and I don't know anyone who does. I've always wanted to go, but I won't go alone. So I really appreciate your videos, and I'm so happy to see that you are so successfully living the dream, and other people too! I have a lot of supplies and food(MH, etc.)set aside for a rainy day...you never know!
Probably one of the better non trail videos you’ve put out. Really inspiring to hear the stories of what has worked for other people! With a career, wife, kids, etc. six months off at this point is unrealistic but we have other
To do my two 3 month hikes of the PCT I quit my job. I had a lot of money saved up and I had a supportive person at home to keep paying the rent and to pay my own bills for me. I got a part-time job in between the two summers that I worked on the trail. Three months was about all I could stand before I wanted to go home. These days I save up my vacation time from work and do 2-week adventures. Frankly, I love the 2-week trips. I never get to the point where I want to quit. I always go home wanting for more. I really enjoy the months of planning in advance and then the time going through my pictures and thinking about my adventure after. I make up my own trips, I don't just slave over some established big thru-hiking trail. For instance, I just returned from a trip that I invented where I connected some trails together to get to the PCT. The trails I connected together blew away the PCT as far as beauty.
Love your videos! After 3 years of living in the PNW I'm finally moving back home to DFW. I'm finally starting to realize what I want out of life and I have decided to do a thru hike. I will be in between jobs. I honestly think this is the perfect opportunity for me. Thinking about starting on the AT, covid permitted. I've decided to drive for uber for 4-5 months while backpacking on the weekends and running in the mornings. Lets hope I can do it!
Hello Miss Dixie Thank you for your ongoing videos. I live vicariously through you & your fellow hikers. I'm to old & broken down to join you on the trail, but I can be there in spirit. Best wishes to you.
Hello Dixie, thank you for sharing this information. Over the years I have hiked many sections of the PCT. I consider doing another section this year. Please take good care of yourself. I always look forward to your informative videos. 🤗
My goodness Dixie I am impressed how much information you have put out there in the last 4 or 5 months. For some reason I just knew you were going to be somebody to watch? Someday I hope to meet you no big deal if I don't
Another very nice and informative video. BTW, Garrett Hikes just started from Springer with a 100 day schedule so that he can get back on time for his sophomore year at the Citadel. "If not now, then when?" is so very true. Thanks. Good Luck, Rick
My daughter got us into backpacking and we have been saving all sorts of ways to make it happen 4 years later. We cut a lot of expenses and made sure to squirrel away what we could. We cash in recycling and have had friends, family, and both our jobs contribute through giving us their trash. This alone has led us to over $300 in just under a year. My daughter does cake pops and is selling them to contribute as well. We invested in a 9 month CD that will bring around $250 before we leave. We will be selling quite a bit of stuff and renting the house out as we plan to move to WA after. When you really want something and work together you can find a way.
Wayne Boyd Just curious: Are you planning a thru hike and summitting Katahdin as a winter hike or just getting as far as you can stopping when the snow starts and just sectioning ? Or sectioning as far as you can this fall and starting next winter/spring to finish the whole trail within a year's time frame ? I'm curious about your plans and if your plans is to complete it why you don't start at Katahdin in Sept. and SOBO ?
Hey Dixie I’m currently only 13 and not old enough to do a thru hike I want to do the AT but I will most likely start on the PCT because I live at the north end of it anyway I’m joining my local search and rescue team!
Dixie! Awesome topic and great content. I found it very interesting and loved hearing the stories of how people prepared for the time off of a thru hike. Thanks🙏 great video!
Excellent suggestions! We plan on section hiking the AT with 3 of our 6 kids next year. The older ones are pretty much on their own and doing their own thing now. We are already journaling our adventures on RUclips (TimeOut to the Trail). I hope to thru-hike the AT once I retire unless another opportunity presents itself earlier.
Good video topic. This is the single greatest challenge I have in backpacking and why I mostly day hike or section hike, hopefully one day I'll get on the trail for 6 months
Absolutely loved this one . Your ending as corny as it maybe made me cry. You are an inspiration. I'm 60 years old and have tried for years to make my dream of doing the triple crown happen . Life just keep throwing me curve balls.
truck driver it pays really well work during the winter, then use the money saved up quit your job thru hike when done apply for another truck driving job
We are planning our lives NOW to thru hike with our kids in 5-6 years. That means downsizing to not have so much unneeded stuff, moving to a cheaper state/area, slowly setting aside money- and so on. My husband should be eligible for a sabatical by then, I only work part time at a non essential job, and we homeschool so I plan on shifting the start and end of the year prior to leaving to insure we are done in March instead of early June and then we will start late the following year if need be. It'll take focus and work- but it's doable!
dixie, I dreamed about you the other day - you came to my area to talk about your thru-hikes. you came with rigga, like on a tour, and you told your stories and exposed people to thru-hikes. I was so excited to meet you, but I was very disappointed that I didn't get the chance to invite you to my "different" thru-hike this winter
This is a really good video. Especially for people who are not sure if they can do a through hike. I am planning an AT through hike for 2024. I have been delivering pizzas for 17 years and I am pretty sure they will let me take time off. I put $35 in a savings account every week and should have almost $10,000 saved by then to cover my hike and lost wages. By then my youngest kid will be old enough to take care of himself with help from friends and family. It's not going to be easy to pull this off but I am going to make it work
Quote of the day. "I have been delivering Pizzas for 17 years" OMG Do you think they might let you have the time off? It must be hard to find a replacement with that skill set. Savings account? What are you getting .01% interest? Take what you have in the savings account now and get a 13 month CD and get 100x the return at 1%. Come on man think this through a little. $10,000 dollars covers your hike and lost wages? So, If the hike costs you $4000 [average costs rounded to the low side], that leaves $6000 in lost wages over five months of a hike? You make $11,000 a year? Youngest kid? You have more than one kid and work delivering pizzas for $11,000 a year?????? Only in America folks. Lets give Rob a hand.........
@@HansZarkovPhD There goes that idea. I guess I will give up before I even start. Thanks for your input my friend. Maybe I could get a real job one day and be more like you, because it is obvious you are happy and live an ideal life.
@@MARLEYFANcbr I used to, but now I am old. The hours are too erratic, meal times vary too much, and I am on call 24\7, so there is never really any rest. 26 years is enough. I need some trail time to gather my thoughts and go on to the next stage.
I’m hiking the AT after leaving my job and seeing if early retirement is for me. I wasn’t sufficiently prepared to hike this year, but next year for sure! Tips for older people considering funding a hike: You get 18 months of health care benefits at COBRA rates even if you quit which is usually cheaper than ACA rates. If you leave your company after age 55, you can cash out part or all of your 401K without tax penalty as long as you DON’T rollover your account to another 401K or IRA. Otherwise you have to wait until you are 59 and a half.
Thank you Dixie very much I’ve been wanting to do a hike through and now I am definitely going to start saving so I can get it done thank you so much for your information I love all your videos CK
How do you do it? . . . you S A C R I F I C E and dedicate yourself to it. I plan on trying it next year after section hiking the PCT two weeks a month this year. My sister is going to retire next year so she can mail me packages and house sit for me. And cover any other matters that needs covering. If not for Dixie I doubt I would be so dedicated to trying it even though I've wanted to since my dad loaned me his William Gray PCT book written in 1975 when I was 20 years old. Sometimes I tell my self I'm doing it for both me and my dad that always wanted to but never had the time.
Hi there. Great vid and lots of creative ideas. Is it possible to do a vid about how people from other countries can prepare, organise and manage to do the trail? I am from Australia.
Please help define thru hike I know you have. Here is what I think. A thru hike is walking every open trail part of an official long trail within one calendar year. This includes flip flopping skiping partd of the trail for what ever reason and then going back to said skipped section to to that section. Thanks for clarification.
+1 on the idea of section hiking and/or doing some shorter trails. Got a week? Try something like the Foothills Trail, a beautiful and challenging 76 miles in South and North Carolina. Four of us just completed it a week ago, taking 5 days to walk it. I've seen people do it in 7 or 8 days, and one guy did it in 4 days. The logistics are simplified compared to a thru-hike: no resupply, no hitching into town, just take lots of food, know your equipment, and go. No matter what the time off I have available, with the North Georgia mountains so close, it's easy to put together a loop using parts of the AT, BMT, Coosa Trail and many others that will fit whatever time is available. A week is long enough to get a sense of challenge but short enough that you don't have to put your life on hold to hike.
Oh, I so wish people would stop viewing the time off needed as "putting your life on hold ". How about providing yourself with a much needed break and some simplicity? How about providing yourself with something else you need in life other than a job, for a change? All through hikers i have followed or watched rather have said the same thing in so many words. The simplicity is wonderful when all you have to worry about is hiking, eating, and where you will sleep at night.
When I retire. 2022, unless I decide to retire first. And my ambition is the Long Path, including the never-built Adirondack section. That would be the I'm a good enough bushwhacker to pull it off, I think. I'm a NYC boy, and I just think it'd be cool to hike from Manhattan to the High Peaks. And I could stop home midway, since I'm an Upstater now. It's a small thru-hike: 358 miles for the official section, 75 more for the Northern Excursion, and then about 150 to the High Peaks and Lake Placid. It'll be an adventure - the longest hike I've done so far is the (138-mile) Northville-Placid. In the 'Daks, I'll be working from someone else's 80-year-old field notes, and carrying 1930s topos as well as modern. In the meantime, I'm champing at the bit to get on trail, any trail! (And I *can't* - I'm recovering from surgery!) But I've got a specific date and a specific plan and that's a lot better than 'maybe someday.'
If you're looking for some awesome scenery you should come up to MN and check out the Superior Hiking Trail. It shouldn't take you to long at all. From the wiki page: The Superior Hiking Trail, also known as the SHT, is a 310-mile long footpath in northeastern Minnesota that follows the ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior for most of its length. The path is 18 inches wide and is set in the middle of a 4-foot clearing.
As an RN my plan is to get a Maine nursing licence, quit my current job in Philly, then hike the AT NOBO to Maine and find a job either as a direct hospital employee or agency and stay up there a year or two. Then , perhaps do something similar for the PCT. Get a Washington license then hike NOBO to washington.
One thing I'm doing to prepare for my TH.....is watching ALOT of Through hiker videos, see what's working for them gear wise and make a chart, then go price the items I decide on and start buying 1 piece at a time...this way your not out a chunk of mo ey for gear all at once.
I have watched you from your very first video where you were no nervous. I have that job and family where I cannot thru hike a long trail. Right around the time I started following you I started thinking about hiking the JMT. Well this Aug 19th I am!
My husband and I are planning an AT thru in’22. I’m in my 50s and don’t want to wait for retirement to do this. I work for a major Canadian university and my husband works for the government. We’ve talked with our respective employers and have given them a heads-up about our plans. Both employers are being supportive! My university has a plan whereby employees can contribute to a future unpaid leave of absence. This is very cool, but there are a lot of rules & regs surrounding this policy; so we’ve opted to start our own savings plan and take unpaid leaves for 5-6 months starting late-January of 2022. We know how much we need to save in order to make it happen. Long-term planning is key if you’re in a job you like/love. AT thru in ‘22!
Another amazing video, I have to wait until my boys are older so I’m not sure when. I would also have to pack a lot of medication :( Still my dream to hike the PCT..
Something worth considering for the aspiring thru hiker is a job with the trade unions. I'm a electrician. I just took three months off for the birth of a child. I plan to take two next year so I can hike the Colorado trail. These jobs pay well and offer the flexibility to leave for months at a time but keep your benefits. Just something to consider.
Thru hike costs about $6,000-7000. Average annual return on the S&P is 7%. Make your hike in 6 Months. If you have $200,000 invested you will make $6-7,000 passively during that time. Probably not realistic for some of you guys right now, but if you work at it for a few years you can do it.
"There's something dangerous about the word 'someday'. We use it as a way to kind of 'push off' our goals, and delay them, by giving them the false timeline of 'someday'. And then a lot of times, we never get to it." ~Dixie Thanks for the video and the reminder as I section hike the A.T. and the New England Trail in day hikes, overnights and multi-day hikes!
The risk that comes with a leave of absence isn’t that the request will be denied, it’s that by leaving for 6 months your company might realize that you aren’t as irreplaceable and indispensable as they thought. There’s also the possibility that by having someone else handle your responsibilities, they might question why they’re paying you $X a year to do something your coworker could do in addition to their own job, which could affect future pay increases and bonuses. Everyone’s situation is different, these are just things to consider.
I've sent this to a couple people with the comment: even if you don't watch the whole thing, listen to what she says in the last 60 seconds. Good stuff.
Dixie, I have a question for you. 1) I live about 30 miles from Columbus,. N M. so I know the area. What month did you start? I said before I am a retired Soldier and I have been on the desert year round, I have a good feeling for that part of the desert.
My trouble is, most people I feel like either have their parents money. I'm living below my means already so this seems impossible. I'm working at a plan but I feel most people already have money or are supported by parents.
I don't... I so wish so... But family, work etc makes it impossible for me (like many others) BUT... I will one day. I dream about it soooo bad! Thanks for posting amazing videos. I recently started my outdoor channel and I have lots to learn. Keep posting super vids... Take care ;)
Here are time stamps to skip around and see the different ways people make it happen! Let me know if you have any other ideas!
00:39 Thru-hiking in a Transitional Period in Life
02:37 Seasonal Work
03:39 Leave of Absence
04:46 Examples
06:41 Teachers
08:00 Working From The Trail
10:32 Working Extra To Save Money
11:32 One Girl Auctioned off Her Eggs
12:07 Downsizing Possessions/Housing
12:45 Thru-hiking With Kids
15:29 Triple Tiara
16:27 Section Hiking
Is there a service and I smiled when I thought about it that follows a hiker or a group of hikers and provides them with much healthier food than what you and other hikers could get? I know about assisted hikes but what about actually paying for that?
Email me please! You have been so inspirational thoughout your journeys! Im so blessed to have run into this channel 5-6 years ago! I have a good quote for you. Redheron@hotmail.com
"You're never too old to start something new and you're never too young to plan something for the future." You inspire/encourage me. Thank you!
I'm 65 and I'm just now getting around to it
I was going to respond with just that. There’s a lot to her statement AND your reply! Inspiring!
Wonderful video Dixie! As always. I am currently thru-hiking the FDT (F'ing Debt Trail), trying to get out of debt in order to save money to thru-hike the AT. It is going to take me 3 years, but I've already managed to pay off $13,120 of debt in the last 9 months. I've got another $13,000 to go but nothing is going to stop me! I intend to have a fully packed backpack, two strong legs and loads of adrenaline on March of 2022 when I make my attempt to Katahdin!
Keep at it! I'm the same way as well! Trying to rid the debt to save and go out again!
Best of luck to you and your future endeavors!
Hey! Right back at ya! We got this!
Respect!! People often give up on dreams when they take real commitment and planning but that is the only way to get things done. Will you filming your journey in 2022?
Yuuuuup! Filming now. Documenting the debt free journey. Should have my camera skills up to par come 2022. 😊
March of 2022 is my start date too! Maybe we'll cross paths :)
Just started a new job, the first thing I told my boss. I'm planning to do the AT next year. He said send video, I have a job when I get back.
"There's something dangerous about the word 'someday'. This is a Dixie quote I will try to remember today and everyday. Thanks Dixie!
I am a teacher, but I plan to make an AT thru hike happen in the next four years 🙌🏻 The world will always need teachers so if the old job isn’t available, there will be a new door open somewhere else. Great vid, Dixie!!
Jeremiah Stringer teaches?? You can do it! I am a teacher too and the timing makes it perfect to do a Sobo thru hike this year and take a much needed year off especially after this one. There will always be more teaching jobs. There won’t always be opportunities like this. Good luck to you! When you make it happen, I’d love to watch along.
I love the motto “If not now ,then when?” Thankyou Dixie for another inspirational thought provoking session.
Hi Dixie, I'm a section hiker. I have never had the motivation to be on trail for 5 or 6 months. I enjoy a section on so, and then take a break. I have completed a section in California already, several other trail hikes. Heading to Oregon and Washington to do a PCT section in each state. Then in September when most of the snow is gone in the Sierra, I will do the JMT. I'm quite satisfied with section hiking. It gets you out to enjoy it without killing myself for 6 months
Thank you as always.
Ps, I'm 67yo now and have been hiking and camping for 59 years. Maybe a thru hike is in my future? I retire this year!!!
@Dan Ryan yeah! I feel good. It has been the logistics of family, work, and a home to care for.
One family who hiked the AT rented out their house thru Airbnb.
We recently sold our house and bought a small condo in a resort that allows it to be rented out thru the resort. We get 60%, they get 40% of the revenue. We pay strata costs regardless if we live there or not. This will allow us to travel in our motorhome next year for about 9 months. We will also be retired. If you live in resort area check to see if you can live there full time and this could allow for supplemental income whilst travelling or hiking.
I love how you try to assist EVERYONE in getting out on the trail by covering every topic you can possibly think of. Sometimes I wonder about motives when it comes to some of these channels. The "influencers" who really do this RUclips thing for others shine through above the rest.
My Grand-daughter has always wanted to thru hike the AT with me, so I am looking at another 4 years of school before she will be able. However, if it does indeed happen, I know it will be the greatest time of my life. So it's worth the wait and it's extra time to plan.
Great, informative video Dixie, as always. You are such an inspiration! I am 61 and have done a lot of camping in my life but very little hiking. I have recently been going through some kind of inner life changes and recently pursuing some kayak fishing and hammock camping. In my internet and RUclips researching to learn more about camping/hiking gear and such, a few months back I stumbled upon your CDT documentary. I couldn't stop watching. I've been following your vlogs and posts ever since. It transformed my whole perspective of hiking, and now I seem to have caught the bug to do some hiking myself. I plan to start out small and do some short hikes (still working also) to build up my strength and skills for hiking, and to see if I really enjoy it. If so, I could be in a position both physically and financially to do a thru-hike when I retire in a couple (maybe 3) years. I want you know you are changing peoples lives and if I do actually make a thru-hike it will be because of you! Thank you and keep up the awesome work!
Another great video! I've got a job that doesn't understand and a family so I'm section hiking the Ice Age Trail getting out when ever i can, i appreciate it when people acknowledge section hikers.
I'm not sure if you'll see this being that this is an older video I'm commenting on, but I started watching your videos to prepare for a section hike of the AT that I'm going to do in a couple of weeks and possibly the wonderland trail next fall and just hiking information in general. I just want you to know that you're so inspirational! I really want to thru-hike the AT now. I graduate next December, so I'm thinking during that transitional time before I switch careers I'm going to hike it. Honestly, even if I don't hike it, this mindset of not buying anything I do not need in order to save for my bills and on trail costs is life-changing, but I'm confident I'll do it! Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that I love your videos and you're awesome!
Super good info & inspiration vid Dixie.
I drastically downsized my material possessions, bills & got out of debt a few years ago to live more. It was the smartest thing that I've done, & has really reduced my stress! ( No monthly rent payments for a roof over my head, while continuing to work was the key to saving $$ quick!)
I'm not a hiker, but I like to travel. Once I had enough funds squirreled away, I took a leap of faith & quit my job. I traveled & relaxed for 1.5 years just living off my savings. When I was satisfied, I reapplied for my old job & thankfully, I was able to get my good old job back.
**My moto: find your passion, plan, prepare & take a leap of faith that it'll all work out,... because it usually does 😉.
I did 10 months of 'urban thru-hike' across a few European cities and towns. I combined a few of what you mentioned - working along the way, volunteering in exchange for free room and board, and being smart with money (one of the ways is eating and drinking the popular local stuff since they are often very cheap so that everyone can afford, e.g. I ate lots of baguette during the legs in France). I came out a much better person at the end of it, even though I had to sweat so much in those 10 months due to the tight budget. I did it, like you said, when I was in a transitioning phase, between exiting a job I loved and a grant application that required me to wait for a year to get the final result. What was difficult was the temptation to stick to the life I was having (because it felt safe) and maintain as much saving as I could during that one year of waiting just in case I wouldn't get the grant in the end. Eventually, however, I decided to just put all my saving into that trip, as somewhere in my heart I knew the temptation to stay in the 'safe zone' will always be there regardless of the circumstances and I recognised that the limbo I was in doesn't happen too often in life, i.e. I was presented with a rare wonderful opportunity to see the world in a way that would transform myself as a person as well, so why miss it.
So now that I'm retired and still have the drive to do a thru hike, I should have no excuse. Unfortunately my wife recently became disabled and I need to be around to take care of her. I may get to do an occasional section hike, but in the meantime I will have to live vicariously through your videos. Thanks so much. Keep hiking and keep posting, please.
I'm about in the same boat raising my grandchildren. I'd take them with me but 3 of them have cystic fibrosis and one of them also has complications from cerebral palsy. But I'm trying! Thank you Jessica!
I'm section hiking the Arizona Trail. I do one or two long hikes a year, averaging 30 to 70 miles at a time. It's taken me about 12 years to go from the border with Mexico to the south rim of the Grand Canyon a total of about 726 miles. To keep my "trail legs" I bicycle in town commuting to work and events downtown. Bicycling exercises your heart, legs and lungs which are the same physical systems used on backpacking. The way I look at it is that I get to do new trails every year. My philosophy is, There is no hurry". Thanks for this series of basic information, Dixie. It never hurts for experienced hikers to review. And, your attitude and how you explain things, encourages new hikers to make that first step towards an overnight.
I guarantee she makes more from this channel than she ever did from a a job
also she has patreon
AND she posts a gear wish list so people buy stuff for her
so good for her - she's got it figured out and has turned her passion into a career
wouldn't be so sure tutoring is good money utube is not good money unless you have a million subscribers and a lot of videos
The sad thing is, in her videos, she says that she has lots of student loan debt from some sort of engineering school. So that was wasted time money on a degree. To compound the offense there are limited spaces in engineering schools, so she took a spot from someone else who actually wanted to put the degree to use.
At this point, Dixie is really just a marketing person for a specific niche of products and is mostly a consumer, relying on companies to buy her things and people to give her money to support her choice in lifestyle.
I find it hard to believe that youtube money, growing herbs to sell, and begging for patreon money, results in a higher salary/benefit package than a 4 year engineering degree does. If it is true, the world is truly a skewed place.
She might be making some money now, but what about when she is too old to hike, how will she live? If she falls on the AT and breaks hip [fill in any type of injury or disease here], how will she pay for the medical care on top of not being able to post videos to make youtube money?
It would be really be impressive if she designs some new type of great hiking gear and starts a company to manufacture and sell it.
@@HansZarkovPhD May I just ask a few questions?
When did she beg for people to pay for Patreon? Setting it up and saying it's an option for those whom wish to do so is not begging.
Do you think she went out of her way to spend that time and money to get a degree and to not use it? She actually did work in her field. Who knows if she will go back to it or not. And to imply that she maliciously took another person's spot in the program... I doubt she would have done it on purpose. She clearly had a different goal in mind while attending school and when the opportunity came to follow through with another goal, she did.
Has she ever mentioned being sponsored or receiving goods for free?
I do agree it would be impressive/cool if she designed some great gear or anything related to her current passion.
@@rtmigneron To my way of thinking, anyone who asks for people to give them money, through whatever means, is the definition of begging. You may disagree. That's fine and dandy.
I have never seen where she has said she has done work in her field. If that is true, I withdraw the comment.
I never said she took the spot maliciously, that is your word. I stated that it is a consequence of her decision and I think it is a waste.
@@HansZarkovPhD Thank you for replying. I'd like to apologize if it seemed I was putting words in your mouth. Regarding the "malicious" part, I did say it IMPLIED she did it purposely and meanly to take a spot away. That's how I partially took your original comment. Again, misunderstanding on my part and I hope you know I did not intend to put words down pretending they were yours. Thank you for keeping this discussion civilized and I do hope you have a wonderful weekend.
AMAZING video Dixie. I section hike because my job wouldn't let me take a large chunk of time off. I have plans on putting my house on the market next year and I already have an RV to use as my home base. Keeping my daydream. I maybe doing small steps BUT..."NO matter how slow you go ALL that matters is you don't stop."
I'm starting to save up right now for a thru hike on the At, my job pretty sux, don't make a lot of money an it's probably gonna be a battle just getting enough money to do it, not to mention the grocery list of stupid painful ailments my body already has at only 46 years, one of them being a deteriorating spine, but hey, I'm gonna do it, ain't nothing gonna stop me, I will not let anybody or anything make me quit, this adventure is my dream and I shall make it a reality
Just wanna say thank you for the advice and to everyone else, always do what makes you happy in the end, may be hell getting there but make it happen, dreams are only dreams till the day you wake up with sore muscles n joints, stretch, unzip your tent, make some coffee and get those feet moving down the path.
Thanks for the great video, Dixie! I don't hike at all, and I don't know anyone who does. I've always wanted to go, but I won't go alone. So I really appreciate your videos, and I'm so happy to see that you are so successfully living the dream, and other people too! I have a lot of supplies and food(MH, etc.)set aside for a rainy day...you never know!
Probably one of the better non trail videos you’ve put out. Really inspiring to hear the stories of what has worked for other people! With a career, wife, kids, etc. six months off at this point is unrealistic but we have other
To do my two 3 month hikes of the PCT I quit my job. I had a lot of money saved up and I had a supportive person at home to keep paying the rent and to pay my own bills for me. I got a part-time job in between the two summers that I worked on the trail. Three months was about all I could stand before I wanted to go home. These days I save up my vacation time from work and do 2-week adventures. Frankly, I love the 2-week trips. I never get to the point where I want to quit. I always go home wanting for more. I really enjoy the months of planning in advance and then the time going through my pictures and thinking about my adventure after. I make up my own trips, I don't just slave over some established big thru-hiking trail. For instance, I just returned from a trip that I invented where I connected some trails together to get to the PCT. The trails I connected together blew away the PCT as far as beauty.
Your most inspirational video yet. Thank you Dixie!
Love your videos! After 3 years of living in the PNW I'm finally moving back home to DFW. I'm finally starting to realize what I want out of life and I have decided to do a thru hike. I will be in between jobs. I honestly think this is the perfect opportunity for me. Thinking about starting on the AT, covid permitted. I've decided to drive for uber for 4-5 months while backpacking on the weekends and running in the mornings. Lets hope I can do it!
Hello Miss Dixie
Thank you for your ongoing videos. I live vicariously through you & your fellow hikers. I'm to old & broken down to join you on the trail, but I can be there in spirit. Best wishes to you.
Inspirational, there's a lot of wisdom in what you are saying, a lot of us should take that to heart. Thanks Dixie, keep changing lives.
Hello Dixie, thank you for sharing this information. Over the years I have hiked many sections of the PCT. I consider doing another section this year. Please take good care of yourself. I always look forward to your informative videos. 🤗
My goodness Dixie I am impressed how much information you have put out there in the last 4 or 5 months. For some reason I just knew you were going to be somebody to watch? Someday I hope to meet you no big deal if I don't
Another very nice and informative video. BTW, Garrett Hikes just started from Springer with a 100 day schedule so that he can get back on time for his sophomore year at the Citadel. "If not now, then when?" is so very true. Thanks. Good Luck, Rick
Nice to see you again Dixie, always enjoy your posts as well as reviewing your spectacular hiking videos.
My daughter got us into backpacking and we have been saving all sorts of ways to make it happen 4 years later. We cut a lot of expenses and made sure to squirrel away what we could. We cash in recycling and have had friends, family, and both our jobs contribute through giving us their trash. This alone has led us to over $300 in just under a year. My daughter does cake pops and is selling them to contribute as well. We invested in a 9 month CD that will bring around $250 before we leave. We will be selling quite a bit of stuff and renting the house out as we plan to move to WA after. When you really want something and work together you can find a way.
Great perspective! Looking forward to videos from you summer hikes. Be safe. Be strong. Hike On!
I am retiring May 24th and starting at springer mtn on September 1st. Can't wait
Wayne Boyd Just curious: Are you planning a thru hike and summitting Katahdin as a winter hike or just getting as far as you can stopping when the snow starts and just sectioning ? Or sectioning as far as you can this fall and starting next winter/spring to finish the whole trail within a year's time frame ? I'm curious about your plans and if your plans is to complete it why you don't start at Katahdin in Sept. and SOBO ?
thanks Dixie. love your channel.
Hey Dixie I’m currently only 13 and not old enough to do a thru hike I want to do the AT but I will most likely start on the PCT because I live at the north end of it anyway I’m joining my local search and rescue team!
You go man! That's the ticket. I hope you do join search and rescue. They need more volunteers. Good for you and good luck!
@@kdavis4910 well I’m 15 now and totally want to join SAR but my dad said no...
Thank you for mentioning section hiking, as that is the only way I can do the AT.
Dixie! Awesome topic and great content. I found it very interesting and loved hearing the stories of how people prepared for the time off of a thru hike. Thanks🙏 great video!
Since I’m in high school and wanting to do the AT this is a very helpful vid. Thanks Dixie!
If you have not watched Dixie's videos, you are in for a treat.
Excellent suggestions! We plan on section hiking the AT with 3 of our 6 kids next year. The older ones are pretty much on their own and doing their own thing now. We are already journaling our adventures on RUclips (TimeOut to the Trail). I hope to thru-hike the AT once I retire unless another opportunity presents itself earlier.
Thanks for all this years of videos and discovery ! today I have discover the triple Tiara !! Thanks a lot
some very good ideas and very motivational. As always thanks Dixie
Hey Dixie im going on my first thru hike on the a.t.
Good luck, man
Good video topic. This is the single greatest challenge I have in backpacking and why I mostly day hike or section hike, hopefully one day I'll get on the trail for 6 months
So happy I watched this! Thanks for all the tips.. I'm gonna do the triple tiara 😁
Absolutely loved this one . Your ending as corny as it maybe made me cry. You are an inspiration. I'm 60 years old and have tried for years to make my dream of doing the triple crown happen . Life just keep throwing me curve balls.
truck driver it pays really well work during the winter, then use the money saved up quit your job thru hike when done apply for another truck driving job
We are planning our lives NOW to thru hike with our kids in 5-6 years. That means downsizing to not have so much unneeded stuff, moving to a cheaper state/area, slowly setting aside money- and so on. My husband should be eligible for a sabatical by then, I only work part time at a non essential job, and we homeschool so I plan on shifting the start and end of the year prior to leaving to insure we are done in March instead of early June and then we will start late the following year if need be. It'll take focus and work- but it's doable!
Thank you! The two car leap frog is an awesome idea!!!! That is perfect for me!
dixie, I dreamed about you the other day - you came to my area to talk about your thru-hikes.
you came with rigga, like on a tour, and you told your stories and exposed people to thru-hikes.
I was so excited to meet you, but I was very disappointed that I didn't get the chance to invite you to my "different" thru-hike this winter
This is a really good video. Especially for people who are not sure if they can do a through hike. I am planning an AT through hike for 2024. I have been delivering pizzas for 17 years and I am pretty sure they will let me take time off. I put $35 in a savings account every week and should have almost $10,000 saved by then to cover my hike and lost wages. By then my youngest kid will be old enough to take care of himself with help from friends and family. It's not going to be easy to pull this off but I am going to make it work
Quote of the day. "I have been delivering Pizzas for 17 years" OMG Do you think they might let you have the time off? It must be hard to find a replacement with that skill set.
Savings account? What are you getting .01% interest? Take what you have in the savings account now and get a 13 month CD and get 100x the return at 1%. Come on man think this through a little.
$10,000 dollars covers your hike and lost wages? So, If the hike costs you $4000 [average costs rounded to the low side], that leaves $6000 in lost wages over five months of a hike? You make $11,000 a year?
Youngest kid? You have more than one kid and work delivering pizzas for $11,000 a year?????? Only in America folks. Lets give Rob a hand.........
@@HansZarkovPhD There goes that idea. I guess I will give up before I even start. Thanks for your input my friend. Maybe I could get a real job one day and be more like you, because it is obvious you are happy and live an ideal life.
@@MARLEYFANcbr Hike your hike man. Enjoy your delivery job.
@@HansZarkovPhD Thank you, I will. Enjoy your job enforcing the law.
@@MARLEYFANcbr I used to, but now I am old. The hours are too erratic, meal times vary too much, and I am on call 24\7, so there is never really any rest.
26 years is enough. I need some trail time to gather my thoughts and go on to the next stage.
I’m hiking the AT after leaving my job and seeing if early retirement is for me. I wasn’t sufficiently prepared to hike this year, but next year for sure! Tips for older people considering funding a hike: You get 18 months of health care benefits at COBRA rates even if you quit which is usually cheaper than ACA rates. If you leave your company after age 55, you can cash out part or all of your 401K without tax penalty as long as you DON’T rollover your account to another 401K or IRA. Otherwise you have to wait until you are 59 and a half.
Bravo, Dixie! You are the ultimate cheerleader! Each point you made was dead on!
Thank you Dixie very much I’ve been wanting to do a hike through and now I am definitely going to start saving so I can get it done thank you so much for your information I love all your videos CK
What I have been waiting for!!! Thank you!!
How do you do it? . . . you S A C R I F I C E and dedicate yourself to it. I plan on trying it next year after section hiking the PCT two weeks a month this year. My sister is going to retire next year so she can mail me packages and house sit for me. And cover any other matters that needs covering. If not for Dixie I doubt I would be so dedicated to trying it even though I've wanted to since my dad loaned me his William Gray PCT book written in 1975 when I was 20 years old. Sometimes I tell my self I'm doing it for both me and my dad that always wanted to but never had the time.
Hi there. Great vid and lots of creative ideas. Is it possible to do a vid about how people from other countries can prepare, organise and manage to do the trail? I am from Australia.
Dixie You are fantastic! Surprised that you don't have 1M subs yet. It will happen because you continue to upload such quality videos 😊
Please help define thru hike I know you have. Here is what I think. A thru hike is walking every open trail part of an official long trail within one calendar year. This includes flip flopping skiping partd of the trail for what ever reason and then going back to said skipped section to to that section. Thanks for clarification.
+1 on the idea of section hiking and/or doing some shorter trails. Got a week? Try something like the Foothills Trail, a beautiful and challenging 76 miles in South and North Carolina. Four of us just completed it a week ago, taking 5 days to walk it. I've seen people do it in 7 or 8 days, and one guy did it in 4 days. The logistics are simplified compared to a thru-hike: no resupply, no hitching into town, just take lots of food, know your equipment, and go.
No matter what the time off I have available, with the North Georgia mountains so close, it's easy to put together a loop using parts of the AT, BMT, Coosa Trail and many others that will fit whatever time is available. A week is long enough to get a sense of challenge but short enough that you don't have to put your life on hold to hike.
Oh, I so wish people would stop viewing the time off needed as "putting your life on hold ". How about providing yourself with a much needed break and some simplicity? How about providing yourself with something else you need in life other than a job, for a change? All through hikers i have followed or watched rather have said the same thing in so many words. The simplicity is wonderful when all you have to worry about is hiking, eating, and where you will sleep at night.
Thanks for all this info. It has given me lots to think about.
When I retire. 2022, unless I decide to retire first. And my ambition is the Long Path, including the never-built Adirondack section. That would be the I'm a good enough bushwhacker to pull it off, I think. I'm a NYC boy, and I just think it'd be cool to hike from Manhattan to the High Peaks. And I could stop home midway, since I'm an Upstater now.
It's a small thru-hike: 358 miles for the official section, 75 more for the Northern Excursion, and then about 150 to the High Peaks and Lake Placid. It'll be an adventure - the longest hike I've done so far is the (138-mile) Northville-Placid. In the 'Daks, I'll be working from someone else's 80-year-old field notes, and carrying 1930s topos as well as modern.
In the meantime, I'm champing at the bit to get on trail, any trail! (And I *can't* - I'm recovering from surgery!) But I've got a specific date and a specific plan and that's a lot better than 'maybe someday.'
If you're looking for some awesome scenery you should come up to MN and check out the Superior Hiking Trail. It shouldn't take you to long at all. From the wiki page:
The Superior Hiking Trail, also known as the SHT, is a 310-mile long footpath in northeastern Minnesota that follows the ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior for most of its length. The path is 18 inches wide and is set in the middle of a 4-foot clearing.
DIxie you have such a beautiful soul
Thank you so much for this video. It was very inspiring!
Amen, sister! Well said!
As an RN my plan is to get a Maine nursing licence, quit my current job in Philly, then hike the AT NOBO to Maine and find a job either as a direct hospital employee or agency and stay up there a year or two. Then , perhaps do something similar for the PCT. Get a Washington license then hike NOBO to washington.
This is your best video yet!
One thing I'm doing to prepare for my TH.....is watching ALOT of Through hiker videos, see what's working for them gear wise and make a chart, then go price the items I decide on and start buying 1 piece at a time...this way your not out a chunk of mo ey for gear all at once.
I am saving up the majority of money needed and then will buy my big 3 at one time. Ultra light is ultra necessary for me unfortunately.
I have watched you from your very first video where you were no nervous. I have that job and family where I cannot thru hike a long trail. Right around the time I started following you I started thinking about hiking the JMT. Well this Aug 19th I am!
Thank you so much for doing this video it actually was very helpful and encouraging
You rock, same as always
Love your vids Dixie. 😊
My husband and I are planning an AT thru in’22. I’m in my 50s and don’t want to wait for retirement to do this. I work for a major Canadian university and my husband works for the government. We’ve talked with our respective employers and have given them a heads-up about our plans. Both employers are being supportive! My university has a plan whereby employees can contribute to a future unpaid leave of absence. This is very cool, but there are a lot of rules & regs surrounding this policy; so we’ve opted to start our own savings plan and take unpaid leaves for 5-6 months starting late-January of 2022. We know how much we need to save in order to make it happen. Long-term planning is key if you’re in a job you like/love.
AT thru in ‘22!
I am also hitting the trail in 2022.
Another amazing video, I have to wait until my boys are older so I’m not sure when. I would also have to pack a lot of medication :( Still my dream to hike the PCT..
Oh my goodness! 200k is in sight! So awesome!
Wonderful stories and great ideas. Yes, as always, where there’s a will, there’s a way. 👍
Something worth considering for the aspiring thru hiker is a job with the trade unions. I'm a electrician. I just took three months off for the birth of a child. I plan to take two next year so I can hike the Colorado trail. These jobs pay well and offer the flexibility to leave for months at a time but keep your benefits. Just something to consider.
Excellent video, Ms. Dixie! Thanks for sharing!! :-)
There is also the Sheltowee Trail in Kentucky that JupiterHikes just trekked and posted about.
Hey Dixie that's a very informative video thanks for the talk
Thank you Dixie! I'm brainstorming on how to do this thing!!🤔 you inspire me do much!!😊
Thru hike costs about $6,000-7000. Average annual return on the S&P is 7%. Make your hike in 6 Months. If you have $200,000 invested you will make $6-7,000 passively during that time. Probably not realistic for some of you guys right now, but if you work at it for a few years you can do it.
Thanks for this video, Dixie.
Wow! Very well said! What an amazing video thank you for sharing! 😊
"There's something dangerous about the word 'someday'. We use it as a way to kind of 'push off' our goals, and delay them, by giving them the false timeline of 'someday'. And then a lot of times, we never get to it." ~Dixie
Thanks for the video and the reminder as I section hike the A.T. and the New England Trail in day hikes, overnights and multi-day hikes!
The risk that comes with a leave of absence isn’t that the request will be denied, it’s that by leaving for 6 months your company might realize that you aren’t as irreplaceable and indispensable as they thought. There’s also the possibility that by having someone else handle your responsibilities, they might question why they’re paying you $X a year to do something your coworker could do in addition to their own job, which could affect future pay increases and bonuses. Everyone’s situation is different, these are just things to consider.
SlyGuy Definitely some good points!
There's also the other side. You only live once and you never know what might happen. There just might not be a later. No guarantees.
Hey Dixie can you do a video covering getting sick and how to get better while on a thru hike?
Thanks for the great video it has given me some ideas for possibly making the AT a reality for me
Superior Hiking Trail starting July 1. Should be muggy and buggy. Can't wait.
I have always loved the video clip of the Dragonfly on the water.💕 😎⚓️
I've sent this to a couple people with the comment: even if you don't watch the whole thing, listen to what she says in the last 60 seconds. Good stuff.
Dixie, I have a question for you. 1) I live about 30 miles from Columbus,. N M. so I know the area. What month did you start?
I said before I am a retired Soldier and I have been on the desert year round, I have a good feeling for that part of the desert.
Another shorter trail is the Superior Hiking Trail in Minnesota along Lake Superior! 😎
Dan Ryan, I’m so glad to have this trail in my “backyard”!
you are awesome
My trouble is, most people I feel like either have their parents money. I'm living below my means already so this seems impossible. I'm working at a plan but I feel most people already have money or are supported by parents.
Have you ever looked at the NCT? We in Michigan have a great trail at our disposal. Just pick on a section of a trail and get out and hike.
You didn't mention the Sheltowee Trace! 😃
I don't... I so wish so... But family, work etc makes it impossible for me (like many others) BUT... I will one day.
I dream about it soooo bad! Thanks for posting amazing videos. I recently started my outdoor channel and I have lots to learn. Keep posting super vids... Take care ;)