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Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Forager”

Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Forager”

 “Bad Idea” and his mild-mannered canine companion Willow were a couple of my closest neighbors in Tent City. Their Durston tent was already well staked out across the pathway when...

Jun 22, 2024 : John Edward Harris
Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Double Stack”

Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Double Stack”

Double Stack’s love affair with long distance might have started with his 2018 AT thru hike, but it did not end there

Jun 18, 2024 : John Edward Harris
Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – Daniel

Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – Daniel

I met Daniel at the Thursday evening One Way Ministries Free Hiker Feast. He sat across from me and my friend Dave. We struck up a conversation as we sat...

Jun 5, 2024 : John Edward Harris
Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Bad Idea” and Willow

Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Bad Idea” and Willow

This is the second installment of my Trail Days 2024 Hiker's Stories.  Here is a link to the first installment. It seemed like Tent City in the south end of...

May 27, 2024 : John Edward Harris
Days 11-15: AT Culture (Papa Smurf gets his name) and Off-trail Attractions (Sunshine Grocery)

Days 11-15: AT Culture (Papa Smurf gets his name) and Off-trail Attractions (Sunshine Grocery)

Days 11-15: AT Culture (or Papa Smurf gets his name) and Off-trail Attractions (Sunshine Grocery) Day 11: Carter Gap Shelter – Rock Gap Shelter (3772') 5-14-22 Miles hiked: 12.1 Total...

Jun 8, 2022 : Victor
Great Strides: Eddie Pu Walked Around Maui Barefoot Every Year for Three Decades

Great Strides: Eddie Pu Walked Around Maui Barefoot Every Year for Three Decades

Great Strides is an occasional feature of The Trek exploring some of the greatest walks and walkers in history, literature, and film. In 1976, at age 46, a native-born Hawaiian...

Nov 9, 2020 : Clay Bonnyman Evans