Thru-Hiking Culture
Join the 25th Annual Hike for the Homeless
On Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 7:30-11am, St. Joseph the Worker (SJW) will host its 25th annual Hike for the Homeless fundraiser at McDowell Mountain Regional Park Pemberton Trailhead in...
10 Trek Bloggers You Should Be Following This Winter
It may not be the ideal season to tackle a thru-hike in your neck of the woods, but these intrepid adventurers have chosen their trails wisely. From the Everglades and...
Want to Work on the Appalachian Trail? Here Are 4 Amazing AT Job Opportunities
If you’ve spent any time hiking on the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), you’ve likely seen crews performing Trail maintenance or encountered a ridgerunner helping visitors. These are the highly visible
Meet Old Lady on the Trail: 81-Year-Old Triple Crowner Mary E. Davison
Mary E. Davison — trail name "Medicare Pastor" — is the Old Lady on the Trail, and she's proud of it. A retired pastor and grandmother of ten, she began...
A Hike Powered by Spreadsheets, Vanity and Gear
Panic is usually not the best response to challenges, but sometimes it’s a motivator. It worked as the latter last month, when I realized how quickly my departure date was...
18 of The Trek’s Top Posts of 2022
This year wasn't perfect by any means, but it was admittedly an improvement over the previous two years. Plus, our Trek Bloggers and Editors put out some pretty awesome content!...
The 10 Lessons I Learned
On December 12th, I reached the Southern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail. After nearly two weeks of rain, it was finally sunny. I heard birds singing for the first time...
The 4 Major Differences Between the AT and the PCT
Check out our resource for thru-hiking the PCT, Pacific Crest Trials. Many of us leave the AT with dreams of another trail but instead return to jobs, school, and normal...
Next Year is Two Weeks Away
In 2023, I will hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, creating videotaped presentations on cultural and natural history in each section. I’ll be documenting the preparation here, so sign up...
Deep Hiking: India “Diagonal” Wood May Be the First To Complete the “Colorado X”
It was 2020 and life was staring India Wood in the face. She’d exhausted herself trying to find an agent for her memoir and just closed her business-research firm after...