2017 Was Another Record-Breaking Year for the Appalachian Trail

Here it is! The annual Keep in mind, of course, that there are three years of data left for this decade's total numbers. The numbers used for the

Dec 4, 2017 : Emily

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving on Trail

While the thought of your "ideal Thanksgiving" may bring up visions of sitting at home on the couch watching football and being surrounded by a ton

Nov 13, 2017 : Emily

Overview Sierra Designs calls this tent "simple, lightweight, (and) dependable", and we could not agree more. The Clip Flashlight 2 has been

Oct 30, 2017 : Emily

If you ask any hiker, there is always one topic that is constantly on our minds: food. When am I going to eat next? What food will I eat? How much

Oct 11, 2017 : Emily

Hike your own Hike—commonly referenced as HYOH—is a mantra that is impossible to avoid if you're reading anything about a thru-hike. With a meaning

Sep 14, 2017 : Emily

I walked behind Waterboy for 142 days as we thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. On (almost) every one of those days, I took a

Aug 23, 2017 : Emily

The Huts. The Huts. Everyone knows and talks about "The Huts." You read about them during your pre-trail research and you hear about them every time

Jul 31, 2017 : Emily

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

Jul 13, 2017 : Emily

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

Jun 29, 2017 : Emily

Only 12 percent of all Appalachian Trail thru-hikers last year hiked southbound from Maine to Georgia, and roughly only 1,500 thru-hikers have ever

Jun 19, 2017 : Emily