Inspiration
How Long-Distance Backpacking Changes Your Relationship with the Outdoors
Did you know National Trails Day is coming up? Did you know it existed? On June 3rd, clubs and organizations around the country will host trail building, maintenance, and educational...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
While it may not be thru-hiking season, there are still some lucky people out on the #PacificCrestTrail! Unfortunately, if you are reading this, you're probably not one of those few...
Tales from the Trail: Hiker Videos Volume II
Welcome to our second installment of Tales From the Trail, where we post straight-from-the-trail (or pre-trail...) video updates from our 2017 bloggers. This week we get a new crew of thru-hiker
6 Thru-Hiking Photographers You Need to Be Following
Capturing pretty pictures from the backcountry requires only a camera and a desire to explore. Consistently snapping jaw-dropping, eye-catching, or otherwise standout photos, however, necessitates
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
While it may not be thru-hiking season, there are still some lucky people out on the #PacificCrestTrail! Unfortunately, if you are reading this, you're probably not one of those few...
Introducing “Tales from the Trail”: Our New Video Blogger Series
We're excited to announce the start of a brand new video series here at The Trek: our biweekly video updates from selected Trek bloggers currently on the trail. Follow along for on-trail
The One Short Story Every Thru-Hiker Should Read
More than a little ink has been spilled in praise of the outdoors over the years. For millennia, people have tried to capture the relationship between the human spirit and...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
While it may not be thru-hiking season, there are still some lucky people out on the #PacificCrestTrail! Unfortunately, if you are reading this, you're probably not one of those few...
2017 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers You Should be Following on Instagram
What lies below is an assemblage of 2017 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers and some bonafide badass adventurers you're going to want to follow on Instagram. This year, these people are going to embark
What They Don’t Tell You About Thru-Hiking the PCT
The following a guest post courtesy of 2016 PCT thru-hiker, "The Cloak of Chillness". Have a story to tell? However, the hardest challenge of all was that which they...