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How to Care For Your Skin on the Trail
Let's FACE it... Living in the woods without running water, face wash, serums, elixirs, moisturizers and eye creams and all that jazz may not be the best way to care...
Halfway Point Gear Check-In
There is something unusually cruel about not being able to sleep in on a zero day, but since I'm awake and have exhausted all other distractions, I figured I'd put...
Kidnapped and Sidetracked : The Chronicles of Squirt Continued
Let me say this: the trail is more than I ever imagined. The people are amazing, the trail is beautiful, the experiences are worth more than every dollar I'll ever...
Who’s in Charge Here? Apparently My Stomach!
Today probably illustrates like no other how flexible things become on the trail. We got up at 5 this morning with the plan of reaching the Hall Mtn Lean To....
The Hidden Secret for Fending Off Bears and Mountain Lions
Predators of the trail, mountain lions and black bears loom large in the fear center of many backpackers' brains. Rightfully so, they kill upwards of one person per year in the...
Solitude
The journey we choose to embark on is a Herculean one. Hiking nearly 2,200 miles is an act of lunacy to the average person. But there is a calling to...
Greenwood Lake, NY-Dalton, Mass: NEW ENGLAND!
Total miles: 1568(?) Average daily miles: 16-20 Things were not looking so hot when I last updated, but they have vastly improved. This is a good thing, because if they...
QLU: Caratunk to Stratton
Quick little update: Notice I say "we". I am referring to myself and Brandon aka Double Tap, just in case you didn't know we are hiking together. After a great...
Hiya!
Well, hi! As you probably already know, my name is Colleen, and I will be attempting to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail starting May 2016. For my readers whom are unfamiliar...
Down with the Sickness – An Update from the Finger Lakes Trail
So far our sojourn on the Finger Lakes Trail has been an interesting one - our ride to the eastern terminus fell through, leaving us scrambling to take a bus...