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Be a Good Princess and Follow Your Man
If you find other people discrediting your reasons to thru-hike because you're taking it on with a significant-other who did it first, you aren't alone.
The Perils of Not Hiking Alone
A lot of people get worked up about thru-hikers going solo. There are multiple articles and videos about thru-hiking solo and past hikers are always encouraging people that they can...
The Gang’s All Gear: My Pre-Hike Big Four
Zzzzziiiip. My eyes blink open. I'm snug in my sleeping bag. The smell of corned beef hash cooking on the camp stove hangs in the air. Warm, morning light filters...
In Praise of Not Overplanning
Why over planning and expectations are omitted from my thru hike experience.
8 Reasons to Section Hike a Long Trail
Being able to thru-hike a long trail is a dream come true. But not everyone has the resources to embark on such a large-scale adventure. Instead of giving up on...
Hiking on a Budget: Finding Nemo in the Clearance Aisle
Gear. This word alone is enough to start a conversation that easily snowballs into avalanche proportions when brought up between hikers. Personally, I'm great at the conversation part. Weighing
PCT Training on the Te Araroa
In November I put into motion the grand plan for my sabbatical year off work. The dream was the PCT in April, but with an entire year off work I...
Flip-Flopping and the Great Bear Bag Debate
Y'all, I leave for Springer Mountain in less than two months. I can hardly wrap my head around it. But I'll pretend I'm prepared and address a few of the...
Why and How a Salty Marine Became a Thru-Hiker
In 2010 I was on my second combat deployment in Afghanistan. I was in a pretty miserable place in my life and was looking forward to exiting the Marine Corps....
New Year, New Trail; From the AT to the MST
I fell off the blog-writing wagon at the end of my AT thru last fall, so let me catch you up. Life of a long-distance backpacker can be, well, tiresome,...