Raised off the Grid: Meet the 17-Year Old Living in the Wilderness

Published on Mar 29, 2019

On a remote homestead in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 17-year-old Maddie Roark spent her childhood learning how to camp, shoot and hunt. With college on the horizon, she’s returning to the wilderness to reset; as she preps for a 6 month solo hike on the Appalachian Trail. We met up with Maddie to learn more about what it’s like to go though high school off the grid.