3 Days, 215 Miles, 25 Minutes of Sleep: Andrea Larson Sets FKT on Wisconsin’s North Country Trail
Battling sleep deprivation, challenging navigation, and a gunked-up water filter, Andrea Larson set the all-time Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Wisconsin section of the North Country Scenic Trail
An intro before I head outro
Hi, I’m Daniel. I’m 35, from Australia. I was meant to hike the PCT in 2020, but covid stopped that from happening. I remember getting my permit that year, after...
Day 17 – Does Slackpacking Really Make Me a Slacker?
Day 17 Start: Albert Mountain Bypass End: Winding Stair Gap Miles Hiked: 9.5 Total Miles on AT: 109.6 We went into town last night and decided to spend the...
Sea to Summit Frontier Ultralight Cookware Collection Review
This is a sponsored post brought to you by Sea to Summit. As a thru-hiker, I've spent years dialing in my ultralight gear arsenal. Yet upgrading my backcountry cookware has...
The Logistics and Cultural Whiplash of Getting Off and Back On the Appalachian Trail
I was in the car with my parents on the way back to Newfound Gap in the Smoky Mountains, where they had picked me up to get off the Appalachian...
Things I Learned in my First 100-ish Miles as an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker
Foreword Yes I'm over 300 miles now, I actually wrote this in advance of entering the Smokies while reflecting on my first 100 miles, then I was editing it which...
APRIL 21 – 25 Standing Bear to Hot Springs with a zero.
4/21 - Leaving Standing Bear I wake up at Standing Bear for the second night in a row. This time I had a lower bunk, yay. Also instead of sleeping...
Days 24 Through 27
Day 24 Dreary Start, Great Lunch, Nice Finish Hiked today 15.9 miles total hiked 378 miles todays ascent 2540 Today I hiked from Skyland Lodge to Bear Fence Shelter. The...
Days 10-12 on the Appalachian Trail
In which cold - indeed, very cold - realities make themselves known.
Tell Me Why
My Reasons for Hiking the Appalachian Trail Why I am planning to thru-hike the AT in 2024 (and thank you to Neil Young for the intro). For those of you...