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Climate Change and Preparing for the PCT
Thru-hiking requires a certain type of perseverance especially as a Sobo PCT hiker. What genre of perseverance does Climate Change issues require?
SOBO Winter Thru-Hike Q&A: Scott Benerofe Update
Hello everybody, my name is Katie "Oats" Houston. I am the Social Media Wiz for The Trek, and I’m so excited to be sharing the first of many interviews this...
Arizona Trail SOBO Thru-Hike Finale! (Pt. 3)
Rincon Mountains to Southern Terminus. For part one click here, part two click here. I’ll be thru-hiking both the PCT and CDT this year so I hope y’all will follow...
10 Ways to Pass the Time Before Starting Your Thru-Hike
Instead of just sitting around and waiting, here are some things to make passing the time before your thru-hike a little easier!
Arizona Trail SOBO Thru-Hike Part 1
Here's a recap of my fall 2021 SOBO thru-hike of the AZT with Oliver aka "Bowie". This post will cover from the Northern Terminus to Roosevelt Lake. I'll put up another...
CDT= Cinnamon Delicious Treat
What's your favorite town food? Are you a pizza fiend? Perhaps a taco king? I have a few friends who love fish tacos. But me, I'm a cinnamon roll queen....
Chicken Fried Laundry
“Four quartors for a worsh” Keith said as I stood in the open doorway of the laundromat. I haven’t heard someone say “wash” that way before so I asked...
The Final SOBOs: My First Week Being One of the Last to Start Walking
First week reflections from my Southbound AT thru hike attempt.
Ore-Gone But Not Forgotten: Skipping Around Fires and my 50 Mile Day
Well, that's depressing. I just calculated how many miles I've actually hiked versus how many I have had to skip (below). While I knew the general ballpark it's painful to...
36 Hours at The Lookout
With the final member of last night’s shelter crew gone I began thinking about what I would do on my first trail zero. I recalled a fellow SOBO sweeping the...