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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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...