Hiker Intro
Beginning the PCT: Questions and Answers
If you're reading this, it means I have left my job, said "goodbye" to loved ones, packed my bag, and am days away from beginning a thru-hike of the 2,650...
Hiking Home, Then a Few Hundred More Miles
For about three years now, thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail has been a major goal of mine. But when asked if I was planning a thru-hike, I would respond, "I haven't...
Can You Change a Stressed, Procrastinating Overplanner?
I have half-written this post a million times twice. The procrastinator in me had to wait until two days before I started walking to write it, because that's just who...
Self-Worth, Serenity, and a Celebration of Life; Why I’m Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
“Why?” Every time I tell someone that I’m leaving a great job, and a life that I love, to hike 2,650 miles, from Mexico to Canada, with little to no...
Questions My Mom Asked Me About the Appalachian Trail
When I announced my intentions to walk across the country, I was bombarded by questions from my loving mother. Fortunately, this barrage of questions will prove useful to others who...
How Britney Spears Gave Me Permission to Hike the CDT
Hi. My name is Kevin, but you can call me Hungry Cat, my trail name from my Appalachian Trail thru-hike last year. It was one of the grandest adventures of...
Walking for Devon, in Memory of a Life Cut Short
I’ve been dreaming of this hike for nearly two years. My first long-distance hike was an ill-advised speed hike of Vermont’s Long Trail. It was my third-ever backpacking trip and...
The Long Road to PCT Gear Nirvana
When I was an ankle biter my father used to gather up me, my brother, a bag of potatoes and some meat, and head for the mountains in his rusty...
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 Appalachian Trail this year. Cornwall, in case you don’t know, is the most...
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...
