Episode #480 - Anna McKinney Smith (Magic)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis · Apr 17, 2025 · 1h 8m

Anna McKinney Smith, a 2021 thru-hiker, is our guest today. Anna found her people out on trail and, more significantly, she also found her person, who became her husband.

Anna referred to having a "common purpose of forward momentum" that appealed to her, and she has since been a writer for the Trek and opened her own blog about hiking, called Magic in the Mountains. Here's the link. Magic in the Mountains.

You can also follow Anna on the Trek at Anna McKinney Smith, Author at The Trek and on Instagram at Instagram (@annamckinney22) . She'll be hiking the PCT with her husband this year, so…