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This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #PacificCrestTrail
Thru-hiking season is in full throttle on the #PCT! And there are some great photos floating around thanks to all the hikers out there! Unfortunately, if you are reading this...
Week 23: I Did It!!
After 2189.1 miles, 14 states, and 160 days, I did it! On August 25 (also the 100th birthday of the National Park Services), I summited the Big Kahuna, Katahdin, and...
White Mountain Adventures
The White Mountains are . . . different. As a thru hiker, you're warned. You're told it's going to be a whole new game. But there's really no way to...
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Experience Grand Teton National Park in 8K [Video]
Have you ever been awestruck? Maybe you saw a view that made you light headed and tingly. Part of you felt frantic, because you knew that you weren’t fully absorbing...
Week 4 – Stratton to Rangeley
Heat exhaustion is starting to resolve, feet are doing great, and the weather adds the third challenge! Day 22 (7:36am - 11:30am and 4:30pm-6:30pm, 11.6 total miles) Today marks the...
Wild Beginnings & Future Happenings
The Gratitude. I have a policy that gratitude is where all good things begin and end. So let's begin this beauty with some good ol' gratitude. I’ve conquered a fair...
Congratulations to This Week’s Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of 8.22.2016)
It's that time of year again! The time where thru-hikers are crossing the finish line; 2,189 miles of joy, blood, sweat, tears, and ice cream. Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is...
Chasing Happiness
I'm currently sitting in a hammock at a hostel on the precipice of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. With less than 400 miles left, it's hard not to think...
Myron Avery: The Architect of the Appalachian Trail
A brief overview on the man who turned Benton MacKaye's vision into a reality.
The Waiting Place
So what happens when you’re not gone a long, long time? What happens when injury or heartbreak forces you back home before you’re finished? Before the metamorphosis has fully taken...