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Congrats to These 2019 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: Aug. 14 – 21
Congratulations to all of the incredible 2019 finishers out there! Whether it is your first thru, or you've added another notch to your long-distance-backpacking belt, your accomplishment deserves to
Backpacker Radio #45: Chaunce Hiked the AT (Drink), Badger’s WRHR Hike, and Our Upcoming Road Trip
The cinnamon is connected for good. Or for bad. But undoubtedly, for the foreseeable future. Chaunce and Badger go deep on the rest of her Appalachian Trail thru-hike, including untold...
Is YouTube Good for Long-Distance Trails?
In the world of long-distance hiking, it’s become as predictable as snow in the Sierra or the riot of wildflowers in rolling Virginia pastures in April: Each season, a new...
Congrats to These 2019 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: July 24 – Aug. 14
Congratulations to all of the incredible 2019 finishers out there! Whether it is your first thru, or you've added another notch to your long-distance-backpacking belt, your accomplishment deserves to
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best Instagram photos of hiker trash and treasures on the Appalachian Trail. August is here, which means thru-hikers are feeling their trail legs...
Far, Not Fast: A Hostel Love Story
Of the thousands of former soldiers suffering from PTSD, this is a story about how the Appalachian Trail has helped bring one of them and his family back from the...
Interviews with Partner Hikers: Significant Other Edition
"Don't hike with your partner," said They. "It will be bad," They said. I replied with a smirk and said, "It will be fine." It Would Not be Fine Want...
Stories From the Trail: The Secret Lives of Ridgerunners
Ridgerunners Rest and Relax Each month in addition to their regularly scheduled duties, ridgerunners also get treated to some well deserved R&R. This July, Jim Fetig of ATC Headquarters invited
And That’s How She Got Off Trail
What finally took me off trail for 2019
Backpacker Radio #44 | Renee “She-ra” Patrick on Her Triple Crown, Establishing the Oregon Desert Trail, and Her Potent Bearomones
Renee Patrick, known on trail as She-ra is a triple crowner, designer, and all-around Renaissance Woman. In addition to hiking pretty much every trail in the United States and some...
