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Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #5 | Expectations Vs. Reality
Welcome back to Trail Correspondents! This is episode 5: expectations vs. reality. Picture in your mind’s eye, an ideal version of time spent in nature. It’s likely not raining and...
Carl “Professor” Stanfield: Reflections on the Calendar Year Triple Crown
In 2022, I set out to backpack more miles in a calendar year than had ever been done. My goal was to average nearly 30 miles a day over 365...
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #4 | Wildcard 1
Welcome back to Trail Correspondents! This is episode 4 of Trail Correspondents: the wild card edition, wherein each of our contributors get to relay whatever is on their mind. This...
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #3 | First Night On Trail
Welcome back to Trail Correspondents! This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: hitting the trail. While 11 members of this group have boots on the ground and are...
Appalachian Trail Shakedown
Nick and I purchased a bunch of new gear for the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). We wanted to test out the gear on a shorter trip to see how it...
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #2 | Thru-Hiking Preparation
It’s said that proper preparation prevents poor performance. That being so, though there is a high level of inescapable serendipity and general chaos that has to be accepted and even...
You’ve Never Been as Ready as You Are Now
Introduction Some Quick Context Let me introduce an Elephant into the room so that we can talk about it. I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail last year. There, I said it....
My 2023 PCT gear
It is now only a few weeks before I start my PCT hike and I am tweaking and prepping my gear. I am a gear nerd, not only do I...
PCT First Impressions
I’ve been PCT dreaming for months… prepping food, doing strength & cardio training, reading Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart and articles about gear.
Trail Correspondents: S4 Episode #1 | Introducing the Class of 2023
Hello and welcome back to the much anticipated, 4th season of Trail Correspondents! This season features a great group of hopeful hiker who will be sharing their journeys with us...