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Four Reasons to Take a Pre-Trail Holiday before a Thru-Hike
It is pretty scary to devote half a year for the completion of a thru-hike. Before entering the brave, new world of hiker life - take a pre-trail holiday. Long-distance...
Mailbag with Jennifer Pharr Davis: Leaving Family Behind During Long Hikes
The Trek Editor’s Note Welcome to our fourth Mailbag with Jennifer Pharr Davis. In case you missed it, we’re taking hikers' questions and passing them off to the trail legend for her...
Hotshot’s 2018 PCT Gear List
We have all seen the YouTube videos and all scrutinized countless gear lists. You all know how this works. Let’s add one more to the pile and get straight into...
Embracing My Crazy
To go or not to go… Since I made the decision to hike the A.T. my inner world has been quite the roller-coaster ride. I’ve been a royal flip-flopper of...
Introducing Backpacker Radio’s 2018 Trail Correspondents: Appalachian Trail Edition
We are thrilled to introduce the first episode of our new Trail Correspondents series. In a nutshell, a small group of thru-hikers from the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and
A Look Back, before Moving Forward
Hey! I'm Lost... but in a good way. I start the PCT tomorrow and, before I do, I just wanted to share some of my favorite pictures from the Appalachian...
Gear Review: Enlightened Equipment Revelation 10-Degree Quilt
Check out our more recent review of the Enlightened Equipment Revelation 20 here. Enlightened Equipment Revelation Basic Specs* *EE quilts are custom made. You choose length, width, fill
Appalachian Trail Daze
This first two weeks on the A.T. has been nothing short of amazing. The weather has been nothing short of bipolar. I am in all my glory. The Journey On...
The Ups and Downs of Winter Hiking… I’m Not Talking Elevation
Winter hiking is very beautiful. Winter camping is cold AF. When I started my SOBO AT thru-hike in June of 2017 I did not foresee a January 2018 finish, but...
Dreaming with my Eyes Wide Open
Well, the adventure has started. On Thursday, March 22, my mom, dad, Aunt Steph, and I took our first steps under the stone archway at Amicalola Falls State Park. We...