Trail Correspondents Episode #23 | Readjusting After a Thru-Hike
When prepping for a thru-hike, aspiring trekkers spend countless hours stressing the transition to their new existence, one spent on the other side of walls. Within just a few days,...
Here’s How Trails Have Become Important Boosters for Local Economies
Sustained by more than half a century of vigorous growth, outdoor recreation has become one of the largest economic sectors of the American economy. Hiking, biking, hunting and fishing, water
Trail Correspondents Episode #22 | The End
Today is the end of the trail. For this one, we hear from our hikers twice, both the day before the Northern Terminus and at the finish line itself, with...
Trail Correspondents Episode #21 | Wild Card III: Sober Hiking, Relationship Advice, and Trail Etiquette
Today's show brings us our final wildcard episode. Given the timing of this episode, near the end of our correspondents' journeys, there's a lot of reflection on the miles in...
Upcoming Calendar Year Triple Crown
The perfect storm for a Calendar Year Triple Crown attempt starts like this...
Trail Correspondents Episode #19 | The Mental Grind
Although a half year backpacking trip is a physical grind, this is not the most challenging part of a thru-hike. Apologies for sounding like a broken record, but as you...
Thru-Hiking with Wildfires: Risk Factors and What You Need to Know
Wildfires can happen anywhere in the country. Here's the info on why fires happen and what you need to know to stay safe.
The End: And That’s How You Finish the Goddamn CDT
I’m holding back tears sitting in the airport writing this up as I wait for my flight. Thinking about how to finish. Thinking over the past few days draws me...
Rainy Days in the Bob: The Road to Glacier
Sitting in East Glacier Park waiting until our permitted day to enter. Only Glacier National Park is left. A hundred miles of crown jewel hiking lies between me and the...
Passes and Storms in Montana’s Pintlers
The way out from Anaconda is a highway walk. Just like the way in, except longer, and with a few opportunities to slip onto parallel gravel roads instead. These quieter...