Beyond the AT
Lost Creek Wilderness Loop, Colorado
Lost Creek Wilderness Loop, Colorado I have been looking forward to writing this entry for months! (picture me dramatically coming in like Risky Business). I knew I needed a longer...
Trans Adirondack Route: A 240-Mile Walk on New York’s Wild Side
The following is a guest post courtesy of Erik Schlimmer, a Founding Member of Friends of the Trans Adirondack Route. Have a story to share? Submit it Blue Line to Blue...
A Thru-Hike for Everyone: 5 Trails Under 200 Miles
Recent books and movies have inspired countless hikers and potential hikers to dream about thru-hiking one of the “big three” of America’s long trails: The Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail,...
The One-Day Thru-Hike: Oregon’s Wildwood Trail
Quick Facts Distance: 30 miles Type: End-to-end, section hikes Location: Washington Park (southern end) to North end of Forest Park - Portland, Oregon Terrain: Old-growth Pacific
7 Ways to Have Fun (and not die) on Vermont’s Long Trail
The Long Trail is North America’s oldest established long-distance hiking trail. It’s a beauty to behold with many a beaver pond and serene lake, ski slopes with gorgeous views, flowing...
The Holy Grail of Hiking Lotteries: The Wave
Nestled inside the This is the room where so many corral to see if their dream comes true. Pro tip: Since the difficulty of obtaining a permit for The Wave ranks...
More Hard Learned Backpacking Lessons
That's me just after being dropped off at the trail head. The snow had melted by our next day backpacking. Backpacking in the Snow A year after the
5 More Trails That Belong on Your Bucket List
Getting to know different trails around the country (and on occasion, across the globe) is one of our favorite parts of having writers from every corner of the backpacking community. It's...
Trail Profile: The Beaten Path, 26 Miles of Montana Wilderness
At-a-Glance Distance: 26 miles Location: Traverses from Cooke City to East Rosebud Lake through the Absaroka Wilderness Type: End-to-end Trailheads: Clarks Fork (near Cooke City, MT) and East
576 Summits: Gridding New Hampshire’s 4,000-Footers
New Hampshire's White Mountains are home some of the most challenging and beautiful trails in the country. The trails are often little more than eroded rockslides, navigated by boulder hopping and