Trail Correspondents
Trail Correspondents #11 | Thru-Hiking Gear: Regrets, Upgrades, and Best Advice (Group 2)
Gear. For some people it's their favorite topic in the world; for others, it results in a shoulder shrug and an eye roll. But whether you love or hate talking...
Trail Correspondents #10 | Expectations vs. Reality (Group 2)
To prepare for a thru-hike is to spend months reading blog posts, watching videos, and following social media accounts trying to absorb as much information for your forthcoming journey as
Trail Correspondents #9 | Reactions to the Murder on the Appalachian Trail
Today's episode was not supposed to happen. At the beginning of the season, we outline the subjects in which we want our hikers to share with you. Today's show was...
Trail Correspondents Episode #8 | Thru-Hiking Gear: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why (Group 1)
Today's subject is the one that people tend to spend the most time on. Of course, we refer to gear. We get an early look into our how our...
Trail Correspondents Episode 7: Night Before the Trail + First Day on Trail (Group 2)
As you likely recall, in episode five, we got our first updates from the trail. Today we get our first trail update from our second group of hikers. More specifically,...
Trail Correspondents Episode #6 | Expectations vs. Reality (Group 1)
To prepare for a thru-hike is to spend months reading blog posts, watching videos, and following social media accounts trying to absorb as much information for your forthcoming journey as
Trail Correspondents Episode #5 | Night Before the Trail + First Day on Trail (Group 1)
The shows leading up to today's served a necessary role. They introduced us to our 2019 hikers. We got to meet the vast array of personalities trekking across the country,...
Trail Correspondents Episode 4: Wildcard I (Sacrifices Made to Thru-Hike)
A few weeks ago, I touched base with our correspondents to see what subjects they wanted to discuss before taking off for their hikes. As you may imagine, their responses...
Trail Correspondents Episode 3: Thru-Hike Preparation
Preparing for a thru-hike can be a maddening experience. When it comes to overhauling your life to spend upward of a half year, on foot, in the backcountry, where does...
Trail Correspondents Episode 1 & 2: Introductions
We're back! After a few month-long hiatus, Trail Correspondents is storming back into your world like a phoenix rising from the ashes. As you likely already know, last year the...
