Well it's getting very close to the start of our hike. We leave 3 weeks from today to head down to Georgia! We're getting very excited and anxious, and a bit nervous. If you haven't signed up for email notifications, please do so. It will make things easier for you so you aren't always checking to see if we've made a post, it will just send you an email when we do. There's been a few people asking about sending care packages. We would love to be surprised by treats from home! Since we will rarely be in the same place two nights in a row, it does make it a little challenging. We will do our best to help you out though. Every once in a while when we are making a post, we will let everyone know where we will be in about 2 weeks. We will let you know a place to send those packages in that certain town. Here is how you should address any packages you wish to send:
Packages sent to a post office:
Colton and/or Ashley Akers
C/O General Delivery
Town/City, State Zip Code
Please hold for AT hiker
ETA MM/DD/YYYY
Packages sent to a business:
Colton and/or Ashley Akers
C/O Name of Business
Street Address
Town/City, State Zip Code
Please hold for AT hiker
ETA MM/DD/YYYY
Here are some guidelines to follow:
1) Use our real names and not our trail names
2)Including an ETA is important
3)Only send "general delivery" to a post office
4)Send little chocolate during the warmer months(we'll enjoy it before we hit the trail again though!)
5)Mail packages AT LEAST one week before the ETA we give you
Before you know it we will be walking in the woods! See ya on the trail!
