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This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
It’s summer on the Appalachian Trail and Instagram abounds with thru-hikers blessing our feeds with the good stuff. Welcome back to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful, hilariously
You’re Doing What? Why?
Planning a thru-hike? Then you’re familiar with this question: You’re doing what? Why? Yes. I’m choosing to hike 2192 miles, and it’s a great idea! See why:
Out of the Sand and into the Snow
On the day that Josh and I left Ghost Ranch we dillydallied, slow to wake up, to pack, to say goodbye to friends who weren’t heading north, to leave. The...
Outdoor Therapy: Navy Veteran Turns to Hiking
US Navy disabled veteran turns to hiking as a method of overcoming depression, PTSD, and other mental health difficulties.
The Section of Passes
788.5-801.2 Kearsarge and Glen Pass I awoke for the second time on this trip from the comfort of a pit toilet. Debbie, a trail angel in Bishop, had given us...
Sustainability in the Outdoor Industry: Key Players, Initiatives, and Why It Matters
Conservation and sustainability become more mainstream each year as reports on the consequences of climate change get increasingly dire. At this point, believing that politics and efforts to mitigate
What the Long Trail Taught Me
First and foremost it taught me that we all walk for different reasons and our paths are all different lengths. We may all walk the same trail but our experiences...
The End Of The Desert
What a momentous few hundred miles it's been! Back on Trail I returned to the trail at the Acton KOA and hiked to Hiker Heaven, a trail angel's house that...
I Quit Four Days into My Thru-Hike
I hate the word quit, because it didn't feel like I quit anything. It feels like I simply shifted course. That I got what I needed to get out of...
An Ode to Pennsylvania (That’s Not an Ode at All)
Oh Pennsylvania. You were no fun and from you I now shall run to New Jersey. All the hikers you seemed to mock, "try and get through all this rock."...