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90-Year-Old Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders Sets Out To Reclaim AT Age Record: Meet the Man Behind the Legend
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, 90-year-old Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders, is starting another thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, attempting to set a Guiness World Record as the oldest person to ever thru hike the Appalachian Trail.
Living Through the Standing Bear Flood
On Wednesday, June 18th, a cloudburst formed above the mountains surrounding Standing Bear Hostel, dumping over 15 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, causing a near-catastrophic flood that almost washed the hostel away.
Warrior Expeditions: One Soldier’s Journey on the Appalachian Trail
With his dream of helping veterans, former Marine, Sean Gobin, created Warrior Expeditions—an organization designed to help veterans to get out and deal with their war-related issues through the healing effects of hiking/biking long distance trails or paddling long rivers. This is the story of how Warrior Expeditions helped one of them.
A Woman Was Bitten by a Bear on the AT Last Month. Here’s What Happened
Due to an aggressive black bear attack, the lives of several people were going to change forever. This is the story of that terrible event.
32 Feet Up: A Single Mom and Her 15 Kids Hike the Appalachian Trail
Excerpt: Ever since she was 12 years old, Nikki dreamed of thru hiking the Appalachian Trail. 35 years, and 15 kids later, she turned her dream into a reality.
They Got Married!
After a year of dating, and a lifetime of waiting, Matthew Odie Norman, author of the Hiker Yearbook series, and hiker Julia Roberts became husband and wife
Standing Bear Trio Recalls Rescue of Family Dog Mauled by Bear on AT
Earlier this year, two people and two dogs went out for a harmless little hike on the Appalachian Trail; a hike that would turn into a scene of horror, and lead to the severe injury of a dog. (note: this story has a happy ending)
Trail Marshall on Thru-Hiking Culture and Hiking the Mountains to Sea Trail in Winter
The Mountains To Sea Trail, one of America’s newer long distance trails, has relatively few hikers on it but is growing in popularity. The story Trail Marshall gives insight into what hiking the MST is like.
Man Hiking the AT with a Leafblower: Mascot Hikers and Why They Do It
Some hikers carry the oddest things on the Appalachian Trail. Here’s a little peek into the lives of two of them.
Painting the AT: How One Artist is Transforming the Trail, One Hostel at a Time
For the last several years, an artist/hiker, Bobbie Drelick, trail name, “Paint Splash”, has been making a splash—a paint splash—on large sections of the Appalachian Trail, transforming drab, ordinary walls at hostels along the way into vibrant works of trail art.
