Advice
7 Insider Tips for Hiking With a Newborn
Having a baby will make your whole life look different, including your hiking lifestyle. It can be easy to think your hiking days are over or at least on a...
Numb Toes After Finishing Your Thru-Hike? Here’s Why.
In July of 2018, I lost most of the sensitivity in my toes on both feet. I didn't think much of it at first. I was in the middle of...
7 Things I Absolutely Hated About Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail
You either have a good time or a good story, as the saying goes. Now that I've completed the Appalachian Trail, I love to look back and laugh at all...
Vegan on the Appalachian Trail: Is It Feasible?
If there's one thing all thru-hikers take seriously, it's their food. Thru-hikers are known for their ferocious appetites, devouring virtually everything in sight. For good reason too—a typical
The Thru-Hiker’s Guide to Safe and Effective Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking is the easiest, most efficient way for thru-hikers to travel between town and the trail. After all, we don’t have cars and we often don’t have cell service to...
Southbound into Oregon
So many NOBOs told me, “you’ll love Oregon. It’s flat, and you’ll easily be able to get 30-35 mile days.” Hmmm… I believed them. I was thinking, “Score! I’ll...
Have We All Been Filtering Our Water Wrong the Whole Time?
On a recent backpacking trip, I stopped at a stream to filter water along with some other hikers. We were making hiker trash small talk (“Man, I'm starving. What's your...
Trail Coffee 6 Ways: Which Method Makes the Best Brew?
My days tend to start the same way whether I'm on or off-trail: waking up, putting the kettle on, and making a good brew. I’m the kind of person who...
6 Trail Foods That Never Bore Me (No Matter How Much I Eat)
Spend enough time backpacking and eventually, every bar starts tasting like flavored sawdust, every rehydrated dinner like mushy sadness. Many popular trail foods are very sugary (drink mixes, bars,
9 Simple Word Games to Spice Up Your Next Backpacking Trip
When the miles start to drag, what do you do to pass the time? Check out these word games to help get you through those afternoon blues.