Chicory’s adventures on the great long trails of America…and beyond!
about Chicory
Hi! I’m Ali Edwards, also known as Chicory on the trail. Like the unique and strong chicory coffee, I am a Louisiana native. I’m currently based in San Diego, travel nursing my way to the next adventure. Being outside and in the mountains is my passion. Traveling light and on foot is my favorite way…
2017 Arizona Trail and CDT
On March 3rd, I set out on the Arizona trail with my hiking partner Jeremy (HoHo), and both of our dads: Pops and Van Geaux. This 800 mile trail should take us 6-8 weeks. We’re stoked to accompany our dad’s on their first thruhike! AZT hiking blogs: Slow down, live more Southern surprises Lessons…
Pyrenees- Europe 2016
From mid-June through August, HoHo and I spent the summer exploring trails in Europe. On our way across the pond, we spent a week layover in Iceland. Then, we met up with our PCT hiking buddies Backwise and Sneezl in Berlin. Our German friends had organized a summer hiking adventure to reunite our whole PCT crew. Everyone made it…
Pacific Crest Trail
The summer of 2015, I set off on my second thruhike adventure, the Pacific Crest trail. On this trip, one of my very best friends aka older brother, Steven, joined me! We started hiking May 6 from the Mexican/California border and reached Canada on September 11. Read about our experiences hiking this epically beautiful trail and meeting the most amazing…
Appalachian trail
From July 13 to November 17, 2013, I hiked the Appalachian Trail southbound from Maine to Georgia. As a new college graduate with no backpacking experience, I had no idea what I was tackling. Those four months were some of the most physically and psychologically challenging of my life so far. Yet, I fell in love with the trail and…
Tiny adventures
“The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn’t even think to ask.” -jeff johnson Living deliberately, every day can be an adventure. Here, I’ll share about trips I’ve been up to between thruhikes. Life in the Wild West
Trail runnin
I started trail running my last year of college and quickly discovered my passion for running long and free in the woods. I ran my first ultra in Birmingham of fall of 2012 and was hooked on the challenge and community. Here’s an article I wrote about my experience running a 100 mile race for the first time: Pinhoti…
Sponsors
On the Arizona Trail this spring (2017), I’m partnering with Granite Gear to be a Groundskeeper! I’ll be packing out any trash I come across while thruhiking, and raising awareness about Leave No Trace and Pack It Out. This program was inspired by two awesome guys who started packing out trash on the AT and PCT while…
Miles of Misadventures 