Hiker Intro
I Dropped Out of College to Hike the PCT
Hey everyone! My name is Caroline - trail name Lone Wolf - and I’m a little late to the blogging game on The Trek. I started my PCT thru hike...
Hola!
My name is Megan- this is my first entry on Trek. I would like to introduce myself without boring you, and hope that you will check back as I update...
Anticipating Katahdin & introduction to US!
It was 2 months ago that we found ourselves saying, "I'd really like to just pack up and hike the Appalachian Trail!" #bucketlist. We looked at each other, and were...
A 10 Year Dream: Why I’m Hiking the AT
When I was young, I remember my mom telling stories of her great post-graduate adventure through a mountain range out east called the Appalachians. 10 year-old me loved listening to...
An Eagle’s Trail to Mount Katahdin
An Early Beginning My trail to Katahdin began on a hobby farm in west Michigan before the common advent of such things as cell phones, handheld video games, or personal computers...
Part One: The Mind
Sitting on the couch in the break room at REI a couple weeks ago I took my shoes off, threw my feet over the back of the couch to elevate...
Good Evening, and Welcome: A ME-GA Introduction
A Brief Overture For the past two years of my life, I've had a polyamorous relationship with magic and monotony. In the bio section of this page, I believe I refer to my...
Hiker Introduction: Levrier
Hello all, It seems we're supposed to introduce ourselves to the general audience, so as you read of our quests, you actually know something about how they started. This seems...
Sometimes, You Have to Pack your Fears
In one month, I will be leaving Harper’s Ferry, WV to begin my (flip flop) thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. You know that feeling when a phrase seems to catch...
You Don’t Have To Become A Thru-Hiker To Become A Backpacker
If you're reading this, you might not be a thru-hiker. In fact, you might not be a backpacker at all. But that doesn't mean that you can't learn to be...