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When Hiking a Long-Distance Trail Is the Road to Recovery
While serving in Iraq in the early 2000s, Will Robinson was rummaging through a box of books when he found an unlikely distraction: A guide to hiking the Pacific Crest...
Getting My Feet Wet Outside Cuba, NM
The farther north I hike in New Mexico, the more I have to think about the snow. Inevitably I will run out of snow-free trail. And then I will run...
How to Volunteer on The Triple Crown Trails This Summer
National Trails Day is right around the corner and you should be making your plans to ensure you're on a trail in some way, shape, or form on June 1st....
CDT Gear – What I’m Doing Differently, What I’m Most Excited About, and What Keeps Me Up at Night
This article discusses the gear I’m most excited about for my 2019 Continental Divide Trail (CDT) thru-hike, as well as what keeps me awake at night in terms of pre-trail...
Freedom and (a Little) Frustration: Sandal-Wearing Thru-Hikers Explain Themselves
In more than 2,100 miles of hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2016, I never got a single blister on my feet. That was thanks, in part, to the miracle of...
Etiquette for Veteran Thru-Hikers Interacting with Aspiring Thru-Hikers on the Trail
This article suggests a set of five guidelines for veteran thru-hikers when interacting with aspiring thru-hikers they meet on the trail.
What’s Your Motivation?
A thru-hikers first step should not be on the trail but in the head, determining his or her motivation for taking the journey. It is claimed that every story, even...
Bears, Noro, and Lyme: What to Worry About (or not) on Your Thru-Hike
So, you’re planning to head out on trail for a long walk. Maybe even a thru-hike of one of the Triple Crown trails — the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail,...
Trail Correspondents Episode 1 & 2: Introductions
We're back! After a few month-long hiatus, Trail Correspondents is storming back into your world like a phoenix rising from the ashes. As you likely already know, last year the...
9 Thru-Hiking Photographers You Need to Be Following In 2018
It's no secret that being a successful thru-hiker requires a tremendous amount of patience. It calls for adeptness and a whole lot of willpower. What's even more supernatural? Killing the...