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Easing into the Hobo Life After Two Weeks on Trail
Life on the Pacific Crest Trail is simple. Wake up, pack all of your belongings, and hike until you’re hungry. Snack a bit and hike, repeat until you’ve found a...
From the Continental Divide to the Shenandoahs.
Hiking adventure on the Appalachian Trail 2018.
The Stunning and Harsh Wilderness of Central Arizona
Exhausted from the previous night, I woke up a bit late. Steel had already left. For a change, the sky was overcast and cool with just a hint of some...
Avoiding the Town Food Trap, Making Reservations, and Other Tips
Leaving the Smokies brought all the heat I had been missing in the park. The lower elevation brought warmth and a change of landscape: waterfalls, creeks, and no more pines...
Hiking Through the Enchantment of New Mexico
May 20th 17 miles Most trail towns operate as a black hole of your time and money. Grants was no different. We woke up from our motel slumber and sorted...
Trail Magic Days: Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows
Leaving Tehachapi wasn’t like leaving the other previous town stops. This time, we were officially entering the Sierra Nevada range! While the trail at first wasn’t that different from the...
A Comparison of Cows and Hikers
Despite the obvious differences of how many legs we choose to walk on and the fact that hikers aren’t shot in the head when they get old and fat enough,...
Blocked by Snow in the Sierra, We Flip Forward
I'm not going to lie, finishing the desert section feels great. I hate being hot, so starting early in the season for us was key to my desert survival....
Transitioning to the AT, and Why I’m Walking
I spent the day crying. That is, I spent the day crying while packing my apartment, crying while hugging my friends and boyfriend goodbye, crying while eating my Caprese sandwich...
How to Train for (and Hike) Mt. Whitney, the Tallest Peak in the Lower 48
How do you prepare for Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the Lower 48? At 14,505 feet, Mt. Whitney is one of the most ventured peaks in the Eastern Sierra,...