Thru-Hiking Culture
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 9
We're excited to announce our next wave of Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Finishers! These folks spent months on trail hiking towards their long-time goal: making it to the Katahdin terminus. It's...
There is No “Done”: Reflections on a Completed AT Thru-Hike
Even the Appalachian Mountains were fallible, carved and folded into their present form by calamitous, earth-shattering forces. And yet they lay under my feet as steady and solid as anything.
Glorious Handwashing, An Ode to Plumbing
“I’m getting used to the idea of washing my face with cold water!” Two 20 something year old women stood at the hut bathroom’s cold running water sinks. Somewhere in...
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 8
This is it. This is the moment. The moment these hikers have been working towards for months: The final steps upon Katahdin. 2,193 miles, 14 states, 515,000 feet of elevation...
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 7
Incoming! Part 7 of our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Finisher Series is here! After months of crushing miles and pushing through the highs and lows of thru-hiking, these incredible individuals
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 6
Ah, the Appalachian Trail. One of America's most iconic trails. The AT spans 2190 miles through fourteen states and along the crests and valleys of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The...
Congratulations to these 2022 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 5
Everyone has a handful of moments throughout their lives that feel like victorious milestones: moments in life that they have worked towards and successfully achieved, whether that's graduating
Pre-Dawn Walks and Physical Therapy: 2023 Hike Prep
In Spring 2023, I will hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, creating videotaped presentations on the cultural and natural history of each section. I’ll be documenting the preparation here, so
Nifty Tricks I have learned on the AT so far
So far on the trail I have learned a lot about how to make mutli-functional use of items in order to save weight and make items last. It has been...
Fishbowls and Forest Fires: Reflections from Around Mile 500
These colonizer ideals of conquest and calling Mt. Washington a, “beast,” are awfully played out. The metaphors are too easy to grasp. So I implore hikers to consider that this...