Thru-Hiking Culture
What’s Virginia Without the Ponies?
This week on Honey's zero waste thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, she takes us along on some rather rainy hikes. Honey and her tramily officially left Tennessee and entered Virginia,...
Jennifer Pharr Davis’s 350-Mile Appalachian High Route is a Peak Bagger’s Dream
So what do 350 miles of “new” trail look like? The Appalachian High Route is unique because a majority of the route follows preexisting trails. When asked how the Appalachian...
Human Diversity on the AT: an LGBTQ+ experience
Love isn’t an island, it’s just across the river in Damascus VA Since it is now June, this means Pride has begun! What started out as a protest movement has...
Day 60 on the AT: Thoughts Evolve.
Even after 60 days you don’t really get tired of payoff views. This is Blackrock Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park area. June 10 for me is 60 days on...
Travels with Dadhi: A Dream Reimagined
This is a guest post by Eddie "Leaky Boots" Lough. “Leaky Boots, you have to understand that in India, there is no such thing as knives, forks or spoons!” Nitin...
Tell Me You’re Hiker Trash Without Actually Telling Me You’re Hiker Trash
Once, while walking through a mountain town in Colorado in the aftermath of my Colorado Trail thru-hike, I saw a guy with long blonde hair wheeling a bike down the...
Swimming Holes & Snakes: Honey’s Back on Trail!
If Honey's Week 7 on the Appalachian Trail doesn't makes you want to lace up your trail shoes and hike, than we don't know what will! After taking a week...
A Week Out and Going Mad!
I'm going to have to say it has been a journey in itself to prepare for the Appalachian Trail. Between all of the packing and unpacking and repacking of my...
Are Thru-Hikers Too Entitled?
The sun is setting over an AT shelter crowded with hikers. Some are thru-hikers, while others are out for only a night or two. Everyone begins to quiet down and...
Blossom’s AT Flip-Flop Update
Trail Days. Dancing. Big Ascents. Ponies. And of course, hiking. All of these things make an appearance in Anna's (Blossom) second Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Vlog. Blossom updates us 5 miles