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Getting My Feet Wet Outside Cuba, NM
The farther north I hike in New Mexico, the more I have to think about the snow. Inevitably I will run out of snow-free trail. And then I will run...
Letting Next Year Become This Year
For the last five years, I've section hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trail. Every year I've said "I'm going to hike the Appalachian trial next year". Social media memories...
Training for the PCT: Balmex, Butt Wipes, and Snot Rockets
With the hike quickly approaching my training seems to have paid off. Ready to tackle some miles after testing my gear and taking my first shit in the wilderness.
The Lakeshore Trail: Travel the Length of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks is the setting for the Lakeshore Trail. The path runs the length of the park, approximately 43 miles, and is often within sight of Lake Superior and its...
Food Review: Nomad Nutrition
A nutritious diet isn’t something a lot of first time thru-hikers focus on. Being exhausted from logging 20+ mile days can lead to binge eating whatever highly processed foods you...
Days Fifteen to Nineteen on the PCT: Cabazon to Big Bear Lake
Day 15 - Mile 214.1 Since checkout wasn’t until 11 AM, we took full advantage of this and slept in. While I was packing up, I found my old tent...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Happy (almost) National Trails Day! Celebrate the beloved hiker holiday by reveling in pictures taken by Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. They’ve been blessing our Instagram feeds with the good stuff,
Gear, Gear, and Just Some More Gear!
One might think that all these gear posts can get monotonous, but since you are reading this you know that gear might be the most interesting thing talked about between...
To Colorado, or Not to Colorado….
This post provides a trail update for my CDT thru-hike as well as discussed the current question all CDT northbound hikers are facing: whether or not to try and push...
Trail Correspondents #9 | Reactions to the Murder on the Appalachian Trail
Today's episode was not supposed to happen. At the beginning of the season, we outline the subjects in which we want our hikers to share with you. Today's show was...