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22 Trek Bloggers on the Pacific Crest Trail You Should Be Following in 2024
As the hiking season officially kicks into high gear, the Pacific Crest Trail welcomes yet another class of thru-hikers, all of who are hopeful to complete the entire 2,650-mile journey....
Into Hot Springs
Day 42 Walnut Mountain Shelter to Hot Springs 13.1 miles - AT mile 275.2 Card of the day - The Tower Today we go to town, and I for one...
Good Golly, a Gear List!
All right…the blog to quench several readers’ queries: my gear list. I’m not sure why this is so, but there is a profound fascination with backpacker gear lists. I love...
Goodbyes, Hellos, and the In-Between
Goodbyes The last two weeks have been filled with staggered goodbyes. It started with moving out of my apartment then saying goodbye to church community, work, family and close friends....
100 Miles!!!
AT day 19 Carter Creek Gap to Franklin, NC Woke up at 5 am in my tent at Carter Creek Gap. It was cold, 30s, but I had to pee....
Starting off behind the 8 ball
Hi sweet friends! Usually people start with an introduction and their “why”, but today I’d mostly like to talk about why I am completely unprepared to do the PCT or...
Hiker Challenge Section 5 – Day 1: The Woods Awaken!
A week of rain Section 5 of the Hiker Challenge covered 29 miles, going from mile 117 to mile 146. On Saturday, I went 14 miles, camping at a local...
8 Reasons Why I’m a Hammock Camper (and 4 drawbacks to it).
One of the most important pieces of gear for any backpacking trip, be it a weekend jaunt or a full thru-hike, is a shelter system. And while there are many...
Seven Unconventional Ways I’m Preparing for The Appalachian Trail
From sleeping in a tent for basketball tickets to eating donuts in the middle of a race, I have been preparing for my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in some strange ways.
Week 1- Keep Calm and Carry On
Well it’s done and over with, the beginning. Don’t they say starting is the hardest part? Well, I disagree. I think it’s the part in-between the start and the knowing....