Bloggers
The Long Road to PCT Gear Nirvana
Early Days When I was an ankle biter my father used to gather up myself, my brother, a bag of potatoes and some meat and head for the mountains in...
Hope, Hiking and the Appalachian Trail – My Intro
I’m Gail, a Cornish woman from the UK, and I’ll be attempting a SOBO Thru Hike of the AT this year. Cornwall, in case you don’t know, is the most...
How Going Ultralight Turned Me Into a Minimalist
As a long-distance hiker everything eventually comes down to the weight of your pack. What are you carrying? Is it a necessity? Does it have more than one purpose? Is...
Two Percent Done: Time to Get Moving
178 miles. A little over ten miles a day isn’t a pace one would expect to hear from someone who's trying to hike 8,000 miles in a year. What can...
I Said No: Some Ramblings on Pre-Trail Anxiety
I sit at dinner with one of my older sisters and my parents. I’ve become bad at conversing, for thoughts of the PCT have consumed all of my available headspace....
My Lessons Learned in the First 100 Miles of the AT
The most important lessons I’ve learned on the AT in my first 100 miles is that I was not as prepared for thru-hiking as I thought I was and I...
My Initial Goals Before Setting Out
I'm Mark. I'm going to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2019. I'm old. Actually, I'm not old, only 63, but my four grandchildren will all tell you I'm old so...
Fifth Annual Appalachian Trail Flip-Flop Festival Scheduled for April 27-28
Flip Flop Festival will once again see Appalachian Trail thru-hiker hopefuls off as they begin their hike across the Appalachian Mountains. The festival will be held Saturday, April 27 and Sunday,
What We’ve Learned From One Week on the Trail
We started with great expectations. Stomp the Approach Trail, get to Springer, and start passing the white blazes. I didn't see me stopping at every staircase, taking a breath, looking...
First Trail Steps and Feeling Inspired
The day is here. We're at Amicalola Falls State Park starting our adventure. We took our first steps on the Approach Trail and I saw the arch that I've seen...
