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A Professional Trail Angel Chimes In
Hello, and greetings from the North Country! In most places, I am known as Meg Wilson, the author. But I hope you’ll call me Auntie Meg when you see me...
Trail Magic Recap #5: That Time We Broke Wendy’s
This is Trail Magic recap #5 and it's glorious. Before we dig in, as always, we must first give credit where credit is due by thanking our benevolent Trail Angels....
Fear-Frozen on the Moab Arches
Fear is a fascinating phenomenon—it keeps us grounded in our safe zone, and when we do venture out and encounter frightening situations, we freeze up. After free-climbing a Class-4 section...
Greetings from Two On The Trail
Hello AppalachIan Trials family! Just wanted to drop a line and introduce ourselves. We are Lindsey and Andrew from Two On The Trail. In just over four months, we'll set...
9 Fantastic Hiker Traditions on the Appalachian Trail
We humans are pretty ritualistic creatures. We crave routine and seek out the familiar. When we start to pass these behaviors down through enough generations, we start calling them traditions....
4 Reasons Why Ultralight is NOT Worth the Hype
Almost all backpackers can be sorted out into one of three categories. You’ve got Mr. Kitchen Sink: a Bear Grylls machete is strapped to the side of his Gregory Baltoro...
East vs. West: A Comparison of America’s Hiking Landscape
A scientific analysis of hiking across America *Disclaimer: I haven’t actually backpacked across America, just in different areas. I grew up in NH and moved to MT a few years...
Top Instagram Pictures from The #AppalachianTrail Week 9
I continue to look at and review all of the pictures from Instagram under the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and selecting a few of the best each week. This week we have hikers...
Trail Magic Number #2-4: Reeds Gap, Catawba, and Dickey Gap, VA
Better put on your wizard goggles (that's a thing) because shit's about to get real magical. The following Trail Magic update encompasses the most recent three trail magic sessions: Trail Magic
Planning to be Spontaneous
5/3/14 Roaring fork shelter to Deer Park Mountain Shelter Days miles: 14.8 Total trip miles: 270.7 I don't know what happened. 5/4/14 Deer Park Mountain Shelter to Hot Springs, NC...