Sarah Jones Decker
Sarah Jones Decker is a photographer, writer, farmer, AT Trail Maintainer, and all around outdoorswoman. She graduated from Virginia Tech University and the Savannah College of Art and Design and is the co-owner of Root Bottom Farm in Marshall, NC. A long-time friend of our show, Sarah is also the author of The Appalachian Trail. Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and Huts.
March 26, 2024
Trail Writing
The Appalachian Trail winds its way through Appalachia which is a place where people make sense of their world through stories. Stories of their lives in the mountains. Stories of the land and its riches. Stories, both fiction and non-fiction, about...
March 4, 2022
Give Me Shelter
When you are hiking on the Appalachian Trail and it starts raining, it’s nice to know that somewhere up ahead there is a cozy shelter you can duck into. Luckily, there are more than 250 trailside shelters on the AT.