Thru-Hiking Culture
Stories From the Trail: Tough Girl Challenges with Sarah Williams
File this one under "Inspirational"! Sarah Williams is not only a veteran outdoor adventurer and world traveler, she has spent the past few years curating HUNDREDS of hours of conversation...
Congrats to These 2019 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: July 10 – July 24
Congratulations to all of the early-bird 2019 finishers out there! Whether it is your first thru, or you've added another notch to your long-distance-backpacking belt, your accomplishment deserves to
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
This is our weekly roundup of all the best Instagram posts from the Pacific Crest Trail. We'll gather the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the hilarious photos from the...
Maps Versus Apps for Backcountry Navigation
There have been major changes in the the world of backcountry navigation over the past two decades—heck, in the world of navigation in general. Back when I was a child,...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best Instagram photos of hiker trash and treasures on the Appalachian Trail. Summer is in full swing. That means AT hikers are getting...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
This is our weekly roundup of all the best Instagram posts from the Pacific Crest Trail. We'll gather the gorgeous, hilarious, and all-around epic photos from the last two weeks....
Congrats to These 2019 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers: June 23-July 9
Congratulations to all of the early-bird 2019 finishers out there! Whether it is your first thru, or you've added another notch to your long-distance-backpacking belt, your accomplishment deserves to
Meet the Thru-Hiking Artists Inspired by the Appalachian Trail
Rebecca “V-Dub” Harnish One spring day in 2018, Tina Tempest, owner of the Quarter Way Inn hostel near Ceres, VA, noticed one of her guests sitting at the table creating...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best Instagram photos of hiker trash and treasures on the Appalachian Trail. Summer is in full swing. That means AT hikers are getting...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
It’s summer on the Appalachian Trail and Instagram abounds with thru-hikers blessing our feeds with the good stuff. Welcome back to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful, hilariously
