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Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #5 | Expectations Vs. Reality
Welcome back to Trail Correspondents! This is episode 5: expectations vs. reality. Picture in your mind’s eye, an ideal version of time spent in
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #4 | Wildcard 1
Welcome back to Trail Correspondents! This is episode 4 of Trail Correspondents: the wild card edition, wherein each of our contributors get to
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #3 | First Night On Trail
Welcome back to Trail Correspondents! This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: hitting the trail. While 11 members of this group have
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #2 | Thru-Hiking Preparation
It’s said that proper preparation prevents poor performance. That being so, though there is a high level of inescapable serendipity and general chaos
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #1 | Introducing the Class of 2023
Hello and welcome back to the much anticipated, 4th season of Trail Correspondents! This season features a great group of hopeful hiker who will be
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #15 | An Interview With Your Pre-Trail Self
Today marks the final episode of our third season. At the beginning of this year, before embarking on their SOBO thru-hikes, we asked our
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #14 | The End
The finish. We are here. Not days, not weeks, but months of blood, sweat, and tears, all with the remote hope that the journey will conclude at the
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #13 | The Last Week on Trail
Today brings us to our hikers last week on trail. Here, we asked our hikers to reflect on their journey overall. Although this isn't technically a
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #12 | The Mental Grind
The trail is my teacher. Perhaps one of the most underrated aspects of a long distance backpacking trip is the time it allows someone to be with
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #11 | The Mental Grind
It is said that the mental component is the most challenging aspect of a thru-hike. I am one of those making this claim, in fact, I wrote two books