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...
Trail Correspondents Episode #18 | Standout Thru-Hiker Stories
Grab a seat next to the rocking chair because today's show will feature some stories from the backcountry. We instructed our hikers to share a standout tale from their journey....
Dry Burn Areas along the Divide
Heading into the Bob Marshall Wilderness to East Glacier. Permits are gotten, flight is booked, the end is in sight. Levels of surrealism arise as the picture of the past...
Trail Correspondents Episode #17 | Wildcard II (Group 2)
In our previous episode, our first group of hikers weighed in on a wide array of subjects from their thru-hikes. Today's episode comes from the PCT and CDT, and with...
The Calm Before the Storm: Nearing the End
Almost done. Two towns lie between me and the Northern Terminus. The resupply options aren’t the best so we’ve sent packages there. The trail gods smile upon me as the...
To Anaconda! In Which I Accidentally, Temporarily, Steal a Puppy
Before leaving Helena, I went for a last lunch with Giggles and Josh at LaPa Grill. They serve all kinds of nontraditional burrito-like things. After a few minutes of tremendous...
The Numerous Zeroes and Passes of the Pintler
The end is in sight. It feels a bit surreal. Montana has been so far away for so long and now I’m here. Part of me is ready to be...
Morale Ascension, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Trail
Around 500 miles left. Leaving the Idaho-Montana border to hike up through just Montana to the Canada border. Morale has gone through some changes, as the landscape does as well....
Is YouTube Good for Long-Distance Trails?
In the world of long-distance hiking, it’s become as predictable as snow in the Sierra or the riot of wildflowers in rolling Virginia pastures in April: Each season, a new...
