Bloggers
Surviving The Gila River Alternate
I'd worn a hole in both pairs of my Darn Tough socks by the time I'd hiked 2,400 miles. One reason I decided not to replace them was the hardened,...
Hanging Around in Pie Town
Lunch at Asian Super Buffet was probably the best $16 I've ever spent. Afterwards, a couple of pounds heavier, I walked a few hundred yards to check in at the...
Changes – Gear List edition
More prep and packing going on over here! I fly out in about three weeks. I fly out in three weeks. THREE weeks. Good golly. It's coming up quickly! Oddly...
Old Boots, New Mexico
Within a day of entering New Mexico, the scenery started to change - lower elevations meant no more alpine tundra. Instead, the trail wound its way through stands of pine...
I Think You Should Leave
Less than an hour from camp, I reached a clearing in the trees and felt direct sunlight for the first time in 36 hours. Under normal circumstances, it might not...
Roam
The B-52s sing "Roam, if you want to." And I do! I am down to just over a month before I fly west to begin my next adventure and I.can't.wait!!!...
Juan Day at a Time
The rain stopped not long before I got up, and it held off for most of the day. Wet, overgrown trail meant wet feet for the first few hours. There...
Shipwreck to Triple Crown: Charting an Unlikely Journey
Join us on our journey through the Calendar Year Triple Crown, where passion for thru-hiking and adventure meets the beauty of America's iconic trails. Discover our story of determination, love...
To Creede, or Not to Creede
If you read enough FarOut comments, sooner or later you'll see one that falls into the "scaremongering" category. In reality, things are rarely as bad as the comment suggests, but...
Boyfriend or Best Friend: Who is the Better Thru-Hiking Partner? (part 1)
Out of the many difficult decisions required before embarking on a thru-hike, one of the most daunting and crucial is: who, if anyone, are you bringing with you? While I...