Inspiration
Massanutten Loop Trail: A 70-Mile Ridgeline Challenge in Northern Virginia
Nestled along a ridgeline in Northern Virginia sits a little-known trail called the Massanutten Loop Trail. The trail has great views that have to be earned by bursts of elevation...
Can You Find Kyrgyzstan on a Map? Now Might Be The Time
Of course, there is no shortage of places to go hiking in the world (at least for now). The AT, PCT, and CDT are more than most people can get...
The Lakeshore Trail: Travel the Length of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks is the setting for the Lakeshore Trail. The path runs the length of the park, approximately 43 miles, and is often within sight of Lake Superior and its...
The Great Ocean Walk: 104 Kilometers of Stunning Variety in Victoria, Australia
The Great Ocean Walk is the hike where I fell for thru-hiking. Starting in Apollo Bay and ending at the Twelve Apostles, this coastal trail packs a lifetime of experiences...
The Big Bend 100: The Newest Long-Distance Trail in Texas
The newest trail in Texas, the Big Bend 100, looks to give the Lone Star State a strong long trail of its own. The new route highlights everything the area...
TEARing Across Europe
Thousands of us aspire to hike across the United States each year, whether it’s via the PCT, the AT, or the CDT. For a lot of us, one long-distance thru-hike...
Thru-Hiking the 1,100-Mile Florida Trail With My Blind Dog
Katana and I have been hiking together since our maiden thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2014. She was three years old and I was 24. In 2016 we began...
The Pacific Northwest Trail: 1,200 Miles of Rugged Wilderness
The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail is a 1,200-mile route crossing the northern reaches of Montana, Idaho, and Washington. It was dreamed up and pioneered in the 1970s by an...
How to Spend Three Days Hiking and Camping Around Moab, Utah
Now that I've moved out to Colorado, Western wilderness adventures are that much more accessible. To keep myself sane while working a desk job and dreaming of my next long...
Wisdom from 2018 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers (Pt. II)
Justin “Jupiter” Cummins | May 1st–Sep 14th NOBO. /embed] "the four M's definitely worked at any low point in morale or before a big climb, Music, Meds (ibuprofen), Mio (caffeine),...
