Episode #481 - Guinevere Drabik (Lucky)

We have such an interesting guest this week. Guinevere Drabik, or Lucky. She thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2023 and found a community that she had been looking for.

She shares great stories about her time on trail and recalls several people who influenced her hike, with a dry wit that really made me laugh.

You can see more of Guinevere on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/luckyhikesandwrites/ , and read her blog on the Trek at https://thetrek.co/author/guinevere-drabik/ . She is also on Substack at https://substack.com/@luckyhikesandwrites

Dave has hit the 500 mile mark, eating everything in his path as trail magic seems to follow him around,

while Beth and Andrew meet a friend of the show. And Andrew gets a tattoo; a hiker’s rite of passage.

I used my hike last year on the South West Coast Path in the UK to help raise money for my absolute favorite charity, Parenting Matters, on whose board I’ve been privileged to serve for over a decade. You can learn more about the hike and the organization–and donate–by visiting