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The Trail Is Filled with New England Surprises
Having never been to New England before, my hike through Connecticut and Massachusetts were full of surprises.
Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 19)
August is coming to end but summit season is just getting started. A huge round of applause for these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Whether you’re going northbound, southbound, or flip-flopping,
Hitting my Stride on the SHT
Sometimes the challenge is more mental then physical, but as always the trail provides.
Tahoe Rim Trail: I Couldn’t Hike 2,000 Miles This Summer, so I Did This Instead
The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 170-mile loop trail that loops around, well, Lake Tahoe. On a map, it looks like this: Map courtesy of visitrenotahoe.com Through my inexpertly maneuvered...
Backpacker Radio Episode 18: Andrew Downs on the Future of the Appalachian Trail, Thru-Hiker Entitlement, and How to Give Back
What's in store for the future of the Appalachian Trail? This is one of the primary topics in today's episode of Backpacker Radio, as the Cinnamon Connection are joined by...
Into Montana after 17 Weeks on the Trail
Currently I lie in the grass under shade of a tree in Lima, MT. I am enjoying a zero today before the next stretch takes me into Leadore, ID. The...
Book Six, Chapter Two: The Shortest Distance Can’t be a Straight Line
It was a very hard to leave Trout Lake today. The sun was shining, there was a breeze, the weather was nice, and there was plenty of good food and...
My Appalachian Trail Nutrition Plan
One of the common questions I receive about my 97-day AT thru-hike is, "What did you eat?". The short answer is: everything. The long answer is that I developed a nutrition...
Four Days on the Cohos Trail
Day One - Crawford Notch to Mount Davis My friend Nick drove me to the trailhead on the morning of Aug. 21. This way, I wouldn't have to leave my...
Post-LASH: One Year Later
I was heartbroken stumbling southbound through the wilderness of Maine knowing I had no choice but to re-enter "civilization."