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"I Just Had To Skip So Many Miles": How 2024 PCT Thru-Hikers Are Adapting to Fires and Trail Closures

"I Just Had To Skip So Many Miles": How 2024 PCT Thru-Hikers Are Adapting to Fires and Trail Closures

Sep 11th : James Townsend
Pacific Crest Trail
Book Excerpt: Going to Maine by Comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks

Book Excerpt: Going to Maine by Comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks

Sep 10th : Guest Post
Appalachian Trail
Elina Osborne on “It Is The People”, Her PCT Documentary, Videography, and Storytelling (BPR #270)

Elina Osborne on “It Is The People”, Her PCT Documentary, Videography, and Storytelling (BPR #270)

Sep 9th : Backpacker Radio
Pacific Crest Trail
Advice

9 Concrete Steps To Get Over Post-Trail Depression Faster

After months of immersion in the natural world, the abrupt shift from thru-hiking back to daily life can trigger...
Sep 17th : Kelly Floro
Featured

Everything You Need To Know To Plan an International Thru-Hike

Last year as I got ready for my first international thru-hike — the Pyrenean Haute Route, which goes through Spain and France, I was...
Sep 12th : Kelly Floro
News

Garmin Announces New inReach With Voice and Photo Messaging

Garmin, maker of the popular inReach Mini satellite communicator used by many thru-hikers, today announced...
Sep 18th : Kelly Floro
Inspiration
The Trek

Why the JMT? [mile -2,867/211]

Aug 14th : Jane Boxall
Inspiration
Appalachian Trail

Bliss thru hikes the AT NOBO 2024 Intro

Jul 20th : Alyssa Cass
Inspiration
Inspiration

The Importance of Getting Lost

Jul 1st : Guest Post
Inspiration
Inspiration

6 Best Day Hikes Within 2 Hours of Denver

Jul 1st : Ariella Nardizzi
Inspiration
Inspiration

[Book Excerpt] Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range by Michael Engelhard

Mar 20th : Guest Post