337 Results for "hiker heaven"
The Story Behind the Hiker Yearbook
If you don’t know who Matthew Odie Norman is, you should, for in the last 5 years, with the creation of his Hiker Yearbook series, he has gone from regular...
Thru-Hiker Hunger Games
Or how I tried not to starve My Hiking Appetite Theme Song(Cue synthesizer) I just can't get enough / I just can't get enough / I just can't get enough...
87-Year-Old “Pappy” Attempting to Become the Oldest Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker
In 2017, the Trek's Maggie Slepian wrote a memorable piece entitled, "Age is Just a Number..." , about an 82 year old nobo thru hiker, Greybeard, who set the record...
Wisdom From the (Recent) Past: Interviewing 2017 Thru-Hikers
Hi, Friends! As I'm impatiently waiting for my start day to roll around, I contacted a few of my favorite past thru-hikers. All five of these hikers are inspiring and...
Knob, Knob, Knobbing on Heaven’s Door: Weeks 8-10 on the Trail
What a section! After leaving off in Pearisburg, I hiked the highly anticipated Dragon's Tooth, Mcafee Knob, and Tinker Cliffs, got drenched while walking the first part of the Blue Ridge
Day Hiker / Section Hiker / Thru Hiker: Can You Tell the Difference?
A funny look at the differences between Day Hikers, Section Hikers, and Thru Hikers.
It Doesn’t Take Much to Make a Hiker Happy
I'm still off trail healing up my foot; this post describes one evening in June. As odd as are a lot of the situations in which you find yourself while...
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 4: I’m Driving A Stolen Car
This is the desert I feared before I started the PCT. The sun was relentless leaving Mill Creek Fire Station at 1pm. There were a dozen or so hikers there...
We’re Thru-Hikers now: Damascus VA to Daleville VA.
It's happening! I've really started to hit my stride over the past couple of weeks and it feels great. Where I left off last time, I was sitting in a...
Healthy Foods to Send Your Paleo Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker
We all have that friend who went paleo or has a list of intolerances about a mile long. Perhaps you happen to have a particularly food sensitive friend hiking the...