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Gear Review: Sierra Designs Nitro Dridown 800 Sleeping Bag
Coming in at a reasonable pricepoint for a weight of less than 1.5 pounds, the Sierra Designs Nitro Dridown 800 Sleeping Bag is rated to 35 degrees,
Best Places to Do Trail Magic on the Appalachian Trail
The outdoor community has always had a way of attracting utopian dreamers, and the tradition of trail magic is perhaps the ultimate embodiment of
What it Takes to Hike Every Mile of Trail In New Hampshire’s White Mountains
Red-Lining: The Greatest Hiking Challenge You've Never Heard Of White Mountain National Forest is a legendary bastion of ruggedness. Appalachian
Gear Lessons From a Hiker Who Never Learned Her Lesson
“The next time we’re in town, you’re getting a shakedown.” My concerned/exasperated hiking companions said this to me countless times throughout
New Hampshire’s White Mountains: Please Enjoy Responsibly
The Whites. Notoriously difficult. Famously breathtaking. This roughly hundred-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire is sure
The End of the Trail
It has been nearly two months now since I at last stood atop Mount Katahdin and posed triumphantly for the summit photo I had dreamed of for years.
A Slight Change of Plans
We were in Duncannon, PA having lunch at Sorrento's Pizza when I finally cracked. I had been asking a lot of my feet for months, but ever since we
Sweet Virginia
Over the past year and a half while I was planning to hike the trail, I fantasized constantly about Virginia. I didn't know at the time that I
Ascent Into the Clouds
Ever since our first week in Georgia, the Smokies had loomed larger in our imaginations than any other part of the trail, larger even than Katahdin.
Franklin
We woke up the morning of March 17 to a beautiful, blazing sunrise at the top of Tray Mountain. Shortly after that, the clouds rolled in. Goodbye,