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Pacific Crest Trail: Week Two – Hot & Heavy

Pacific Crest Trail: Week Two – Hot & Heavy

Week two was just as awesome as week one, but with fewer aches and pains. The first week we walked an average of 6 miles a day, intentionally starting slow...

May 6, 2024 : Audrey
The Journey Begins

The Journey Begins

  Day 1 I walked the mile on Springer Mountain to the famous Appalachian Trail plaque. Seeing photos and videos of the plaque does not even come close to the...

May 6, 2024 : Kevin Rapp
Day 42 and 43

Day 42 and 43

Day 42 - Station at 19E to Moreland Gap Shelter - 18.4 miles Yikes.  Am I really doing 18 miles my third day back on trail? Apparently so, as I...

May 6, 2024 : Andrea Stilwell
DAYS 14 – 22 | GOOD COMPANY and BAD KNEES

DAYS 14 – 22 | GOOD COMPANY and BAD KNEES

Day 14 Miles 52.7 - 58.4 + Hiawassee (5.7) It was a slow morning in town as we packed up, ate a bite, and waited out the rain. Around 2,...

May 6, 2024 : Kevin
AT Update: 500 miles, a quarter way through, and 600 miles!

AT Update: 500 miles, a quarter way through, and 600 miles!

Day 42: Back on the road! We had time for a nice breakfast before we left. By nice, of course, I mean watermelon and hard boiled eggs. You’d be surprised...

May 6, 2024 : Eitan Gerstle
Day 30: Hostels and The Appalachian Trail’s Backstage

Day 30: Hostels and The Appalachian Trail’s Backstage

The forest was a carnival of bare snags, bird song, sun-warmed pine resin, and moss at Shelton Graves, where two Union soldiers died while visiting family in the Confederacy during...

May 6, 2024 : Ben Carpenter
Sorcery on the Trail?

Sorcery on the Trail?

We saw quite a few snakes on trail in the first few hundred miles, but there’s one day in particular that stands out as perhaps delivering a message. Our Five...

May 6, 2024 : Jil Z
Day 40: Unmated Mockingbirds and the Apple Orchard

Day 40: Unmated Mockingbirds and the Apple Orchard

Nightly Birdsong By 2:00am, I had one missing earplug because my tired ass self doesn't put them back in when I hear something and was hearing the constant trilling of...

May 6, 2024 : Morgan Schmidt
Body of Hiker Reported Missing Found Near Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania

Body of Hiker Reported Missing Found Near Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania

The body of a missing hiker was found in Northampton County, PA on Sunday, authorities say. Authorities identified the hiker, found near the Appalachian Trail, as Raghu Kodali resident of

May 6, 2024 : The Editors
Acorn, Ranger and Hostels

Acorn, Ranger and Hostels

Day 41:  AT Miles 12.8 --  Bear Garden To Burke’s Garden Hostel I loved the start to my day today. I knew I’d be waiting out the rain so I...

May 6, 2024 : Jeff McCorkle