Interview
Far, Not Fast: A Hostel Love Story
Of the thousands of former soldiers suffering from PTSD, this is a story about how the Appalachian Trail has helped bring one of them and his family back from the...
Why Do You Hike? | Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Interviews from Trail Days 2019
“Why do you hike?” is a question that most thru-hikers get asked. Understanding the "why" can give hikers a sense of purpose and can serves as motivation to start the...
What’s Your Trail Name? | Thru-Hiker Interviews at Trail Days 2019
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." This Shakespearean quote may be true for Romeo and Juliet, but when...
Closing the Gaps in Our National Scenic Trails: An Interview with Jim Kern
“The cause that I am focused on for whatever years I have remaining is to see that Congress do for the other National Scenic Trails what it has done for...
The Story Behind the Hiker Yearbook
If you don’t know who Matthew Odie Norman is, you should, for in the last 5 years, with the creation of his Hiker Yearbook series, he has gone from regular...
Stringbean on “Stringbean”: An Interview with the Appalachian Trail FKT Record Holder
It was mind-boggling. How could an unsupported ultrarunner, carrying a pack and sleeping in a tent, not just break the unsupported record on the Appalachian Trail by eight days, but...
Winter Thru-Hiking The Long Trail, The Zerk 40, and Shaving His Beard: An Interview with The Real Hiking Viking
The following is a Sponsored Post courtesy of Mountainsmith. Head to their website to check out an assortment of backpacking related goods and to their Indiegogo to see the pre-launch...
Trail Angel Spotlight: Fresh Ground and his Leapfrog Cafe
For years this humble servant has been going up and down the trail, serving hot meals and good hospitality to ever hiker he meets. It's time you get to know...
How the Eight-Member Crawford Family Completed the Appalachian Trail
In case you're wondering whatever happened to the Crawfords, family of 8, that was hiking the Appalachian Trail, here's the rest of the story.
“White Blazes – Stories from the Appalachian Trail:” Q&A with Director Godfrey Torrance
Why a person would quit their job, leave their home, say goodbye to their family, and choose to spend half a year backpacking the length of a long trail is...