Inspiration

FOODGASM: A day on my plate whilst hiking the Appalachian Trail

FOODGASM: A day on my plate whilst hiking the Appalachian Trail

I wake up feeling hollow and hungry. Before I eat anything there's business to be done. That business is visiting the privy to shoot some hoops. Important Business Dooties I'll...

May 18, 2025 : Katie Buxton
How I Do Long Distance Backpacking Completely Powered by Plants…and Loving It!

How I Do Long Distance Backpacking Completely Powered by Plants…and Loving It!

2019.  Andover, Maine.  Tearfully, painfully, I was getting off the Appalachian Trail.  New Hampshire and southern Maine had done me in, leaving me in pain with  two pelvic stress

Apr 26, 2025 : Ruth Morley
Day 1: From Stone Arches to White Blazes – It Begins

Day 1: From Stone Arches to White Blazes – It Begins

Waking Up to Day One After a night of wine, gear explosions, and meeting trail friends around the fire at Amicalola Lodge, the morning came fast. Although my nerves had...

Apr 7, 2025 : Sunnybrook
Fall 7 Times, Stand up 8

Fall 7 Times, Stand up 8

If you happened to read thru my bio, you'll see that I completed my first thru-hike in 2012 - a Southbound hike of the Appalachian Trail. What you don't know...

Mar 25, 2025 : Starfish
Thru hiking with fibromyalgia and what its taught me about mind over body

Thru hiking with fibromyalgia and what its taught me about mind over body

What is fibromyalgia? When I tell someone I have fibromyalgia their face often draws a blank, including medical professionals. There is still little known about the condition. The medical definition

Mar 13, 2025 : Scorpion Queen
Reflections of the PCT as I gear up for the AT

Reflections of the PCT as I gear up for the AT

I remember my first hike as a young nipper. I would have been about 10. Dad took my sister, friend, and I on a two-night three-day hike called the Rakiura...

Feb 15, 2025 : Katie Buxton
Lessons Learned: Going into my 2nd Thru-Hike

Lessons Learned: Going into my 2nd Thru-Hike

New Year, New Trail After a year away from thru-hiking, it's time to get back onto the trail. Since immersing myself in thru-hiking culture in 2017, it's been a significant...

Feb 26, 2024 : Thomas Allie
In Praise of Trail Angels: An Essential Part of the AT Experience

In Praise of Trail Angels: An Essential Part of the AT Experience

I had no idea what to expect when I set off from Springer Mountain in early March of 2015. I had never been backpacking for longer than a few nights,...

Feb 12, 2024 : Maggie Slepian
Book Review: Tales from the Trail – Stories from the Oldest Hiker Hostel on the Appalachian Trail

Book Review: Tales from the Trail – Stories from the Oldest Hiker Hostel on the Appalachian Trail

Most AT thru-hikers and even some sectional hikers have probably spent a night or two sleeping and showering at the Hiker Hostel of The Presbyterian Church of the Mountain in...

Jan 24, 2024 : John Edward Harris
How Fast is too Fast? 6 Lessons from a Sub-80 Day Thru-Hike

How Fast is too Fast? 6 Lessons from a Sub-80 Day Thru-Hike

I summited Mount Katahdin on September 4, 2023, and started heading south. On November 21, 78 days and ~2200 miles later, I reached Springer Mountain in Georgia. I think in...

Dec 8, 2023 : Isabel Koran