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PCT Prep: Road Trip!
Back when I played with Barbies, the accessory I wanted most for my main gal was that sweet red Barbie Ferrari convertible. Why? So she wasn’t stuck in my room and...
A Lesson in Choosing the Wrong Boots
It will be spring they said. It will be warm they said. THE SNOW WILL BE MELTED THEY SAID. They, would be wrong... very wrong. Long before my dreams of hiking...
The Birth of Super Ultra Lite
She was waiting on the burning asphalt with matted strawberry-blonde hair and a two-week cultivated perfume. When I stepped off the bus, she nearly knocked me down, showering me with...
The Appalachian Trail: A Homecoming of Sorts
I was one to fanaticize a return to nature, to romanticize what that would be, to trust that blind will and stubbornness would see me through despite any amount of...
Hiker Trash Stories Vol. II
If Instagram is to be believed, thru-hiking is six months of triumphant peak bagging and sun-drenched selfies next to state-line signs. Except when it's not. Thru-hiking is also eating a hot...
Meet Jeffrey “Legend” Garmire, The Guy Who Hiked the Triple Crown (7,600 Miles) in Eight Months
TRIVIA QUESTION: How many people have hiked the entirety of the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails- better known as the Triple Crown of Hiking? Answer: 258* Two hundred