“Unearthing Resilience: Amanda K. Jaros’s Epic Journey Along the Appalachian Trail Reveals Life Lessons Beyond the Trek”

"Unearthing Resilience: Amanda K. Jaros's Epic Journey Along the Appalachian Trail Reveals Life Lessons Beyond the Trek"

In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail suggests that Amanda K. Jaros took a similar approach to facing the unknown. She writes:

My loaded pack weighed in at fifty-eight pounds. Almost half my weight. I grabbed the shoulder straps and heaved it up onto my leg. The weight dug into my thigh… My spine compressed as it settled onto my back. I adjusted the hip belt, fiddled with my shirt under the straps, and pretended not to notice that the thing towered above my head (2).

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