About the Guest
Andrea "Watergirl" Zelinski is a writer, former political reporter, and two-trail thru-hiker based in North Carolina. She covered the Texas State Legislature for the Houston Chronicle and Austin-based outlets before hiking the Appalachian Trail during the COVID pandemic in 2020. The AT led her to abandon political journalism, pivot to travel writing as senior cruise editor for Travel Weekly — a job that took her on 36 trips across five continents in three years, including Antarctica — and then to leave that job too, in 2025, to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. She is currently working on a memoir about the experience. Trail name: Watergirl. Named by a man called Medicine Man in Georgia after she embarrassed herself at a water source. They have been friends ever since.
What's Covered in Part 2
Why She Was Primed — The Professional Side
Why She Was Primed — The Personal Side
The Cruise Editor — 36 Trips, Five Continents
Why She Left the Dream Job
Journaling on Trail
The Book — Don't Rush Me
Coming Home to January 6th
Tramily Versus Solo
Hiking Hacks — Turmeric and Psyllium Husk
Off the Beaten Path — The Name of the Stars
Pay It Forward — Local Trail Maintenance
CDT Plans
Links & Resources
Watergirl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresofwatergirl
The Name of the Stars: A Life in the Wilds — Pete Fromm. Watergirl's Off the Beaten Path recommendation — a memoir about nature, fatherhood, and what happens as we age.
Blaze Physio —: https://www.blazephysio.com
Appalachian Trail Conservancy — www.appalachiantrail.org — Pay It Forward: volunteer for local trail maintenance.
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