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The Challenges and Benefits of Thru-Hiking with Your Pup
First off, these opinions are all based on my experience the past couple months. I'm sure many other hikers have had different experiences and have different opinions. I ultimately decided...
Planning a Thru-Hike in One Month or Less!
Many aspiring thru hikers spend years planning for their first thru-hike. I personally spent over 15 months planning for my 2017 PCT thru-hike. Unfortunately, an injury ended my trek after...
10 Myths for SOBO Thru-Hikers
July 6th marked the beginning of my SOBO journey to Georgia, with the summit of Katahdin. I hit the mountain full of excitement and wonder, not only for the summit, but...
SOBO Step I: Getting Through the 100-Mile Wilderness
The 100-Mile Wilderness is famous for being the longest stretch of the Appalachian Trail with no real access to a town. Just past the southern border of Baxter State Park (BSP), Abol Bridge...
Sorting Through 2017’s Thru-Hiker Hashtags
Trying to sort through the sea of incredible online photos is nearly impossible. In order to help us with that the millennials, or at least those marketing to them, have given...
Social Media & Learning to Hike Your Own Hike
We've all read the words thousands of times while perusing the various blogs put out by fellow hikers. They ring in my ears when I'm being passed by a faster person...
Starting SOBO: How to Get to Mount Katahdin
You are prepped, packed, and ready to start your southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. You have researched every ounce and calorie, and you know that for the next five...
Glasses on the Trail: How to Make it Work
Many people wear some form of corrective lenses and if you're gonna hike 2,000+ miles ,or perhaps even a small portion of a local scenic trail, you'll want to bring...
5 Tips for Hitchhiking on the Appalachian Trail
Wagon wheel. The one song every thru-hiker has heard quite enough of already. He paints such a great picture of hitchin’ rides, making his way down the coast. I had...
How My Dog Survived a Thru-Hike With Me: Keeping Them Healthy
I dashed down the trail trying to beat the setting sun. My dog, No Shame was 20 feet ahead of me excited about the sudden increase in pace. The switchbacks...