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The Arizona Trail: How to get to Las Vegas

The Arizona Trail: How to get to Las Vegas

  Part 23 Stateline Campground to Looking Glass Basecamp "The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone,...

Jun 18, 2025 : Good Zen
The Trail Provides

The Trail Provides

T-minus 3 The saying that the trail provides is such an underrated statement. I’m not even on trail yet and the trail has already provided opportunity, a trail community, and...

Jun 18, 2025 : Charity "Deferred"
CDT + GDT: Monarch Pass to Twin Lakes – First Stretch Alone in Snow

CDT + GDT: Monarch Pass to Twin Lakes – First Stretch Alone in Snow

Resupply 10 | Monarch Pass to Twin Lakes Day 41, 19.4 miles. They say that if you want to meet up with your friend who’s thru hiking, you have to...

Jun 17, 2025 : jessica "stitches" guo
Part Sixteen: No Pain, No Gain

Part Sixteen: No Pain, No Gain

I. New Reality I woke up groggy this morning. The shrill cry of a boreal owl had pierced the quietness of the night and left me twisting in my sleeping...

Jun 17, 2025 : Titouan Le Roux
CDT + GDT: Lake City to Monarch Pass – Leaving the San Juans for the Collegiates

CDT + GDT: Lake City to Monarch Pass – Leaving the San Juans for the Collegiates

Resupply 9 | Lake City to Monarch Pass Day 36, 5.6 miles. Right outside where we stayed overnight there’s an amazing bakery where we had breakfast twice. The owners of...

Jun 15, 2025 : jessica "stitches" guo
CDT + GDT: Pagosa Springs to Lake City – Illness While Isolated in the San Juans

CDT + GDT: Pagosa Springs to Lake City – Illness While Isolated in the San Juans

Resupply 8 | Pagosa Springs to Lake City Day 30, 14.8 miles. After we had breakfast at the hotel, we packed six days of food into our packs. Trace drove...

Jun 13, 2025 : jessica "stitches" guo
Day By Day: Monarch Pass to Frisco

Day By Day: Monarch Pass to Frisco

Woohoo! Back on trail and it feels so good! This section took us from Monarch Pass to Frisco. To avoid the snow, we took the Collegiate East route along the...

Jun 13, 2025 : Britt
Why I’m Hiking the Triple Crown

Why I’m Hiking the Triple Crown

Listing my current "whys" as I embark on the final leg of my Triple Crown journey has me reflecting on my original "whys" before I became a thru-hiker.

Jun 12, 2025 : Kelly Toddler Snacks
Final Farewells

Final Farewells

Airport Thoughts When I first thru-hiked, I didn’t realize until after the final summit that I had used the several months-long galavant as a form of escape. I was running...

Jun 12, 2025 : Charity "Deferred"
From the POD to the Peaks: Why I’m Still Walking

From the POD to the Peaks: Why I’m Still Walking

Something is off in this world we’ve built. Everything is a rush: faster, faster, and faster. We’re chasing destinations we never stop to question. Life becomes a checklist. Our hobbies...

Jun 12, 2025 : Brainstorm