My trail name

Just wanted to share my trail name with you all! It's Chickadee. When I was young my father gave animal nicknames to everyone in the family. My mother is a donkey- stubborn! ;) My uncle is a skunk. My aunt a goat. My biological mother a pig, so on and so forth. I got lucky and he called me his little chickadee. I would even sign many cards and letters to my father "from your little chickadee". So, I named myself Chickadee on the trail (even though most people don't like it when hikers name themselves). I thought it was extremely fitting for the hike since my dad named me that. Now, trail names are really neat because it's the only name you use when you introduce yourself on the trail. Everyone out here only knows me as "Chickadee" and I've really loved going by that name. Most people say that it fits me well since I'm so chipper and can fly down the trail (if I really want to). Plus, the chickadee is the state bird of Maine, the state that I began my thru-hike in. So, there you have it, the story behind the name :)