About & Contact

Megan Maxwell (trail name Hashbrown) recently graduated from the Ohio State University with a Bachelor's Degree in English and a minor in Studio Art.  She did her first section hike of the Appalachian Trail in the summer of 2010 and has been addicted ever since.  So far, she's hiked about 250 miles and introduced five friends to the trail.  This year, she'll be hiking the entire trail.

Megan loves photography, new gear, and hearty vegetarian meals.  Her "I'm a real hiker now" moment came while sitting on top of Mt. Killington, drinking beer out of her cooking pot.  Her other favorite trail memories are staying with a religious cult in Vermont, hitch-hiking 80 miles in a rainstorm with her friend Moonshine to retrieve the car, and reaching her first 100 mile mark on the trail.  She hopes to inform people about trail life and to inspire others to grab their packs and head to the mountains.

You can contact her by email: meganmaxwell234@gmail.com