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Post PCT: Bathing in Reflection

Post PCT: Bathing in Reflection

  This time, two years ago, Marie and I (not yet Basecamp & Yeti Legs) were selling the last of our worldly possessions (including our cars), wrapping up our jobs,...

Mar 8, 2024 : Wesley Black
Tossing a Trashy Attitude

Tossing a Trashy Attitude

Our Beautiful Planet- Views from the Colorado Trail in 2023 of the planet we are privileged to live on. Convictions from a Colorado Trail Thru-Hike following the new year. I...

Jan 5, 2024 : Wesley Black
The North East Ultra 8

The North East Ultra 8

The North East Ultra 8 is said to be the toughest Ultra hiking challenge on earth.  As far as my experiences go, it was and will be for a very...

Oct 24, 2023 : Christopher Roma
Good, Bad, or Ugly…the Trail Provides

Good, Bad, or Ugly…the Trail Provides

It has been a while since my last update, and I have covered some monumental terrain in the last 190 miles.  I finished up southern Maine, completing the most fun...

Jul 25, 2023 : Brad Brannon
5 Things I Learned In My First 300 Miles of Backpacking

5 Things I Learned In My First 300 Miles of Backpacking

You Live and You Learn No matter the amount of researching, and planning a newbie backpacker does before a trip, nothing will prepare them better than being on trail. Like...

May 9, 2023 : Emma Ramsey
Chapter 12: PCT Week 10: “Breaking Trail”

Chapter 12: PCT Week 10: “Breaking Trail”

Chapter 12: Week 10: “Breaking Trail” Days 64-70: 5/8-5/14/22 Total Trail Miles: 38.50 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 46.47 Cumulative Trail Miles: 827.40 From: Bishop over Kearsarge Pass to

Apr 22, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 11: PCT Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras”

Chapter 11: PCT Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras”

Chapter 11: Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras” Days 57-63: 5/1-5/7/22 Total Trail Miles: 86.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 112.02 Cumulative Trail Miles: 788.90 From: Kennedy Meadows South to

Apr 21, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 9: PCT Week 7: “Wind Giants”

Chapter 9: PCT Week 7: “Wind Giants”

Chapter 9: Week 7: “Wind Giants” Days 43-49: 4/17-4/23/22 Total Trail Miles: 85.80 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 88.97 Cumulative Trail Miles: 608.90 From: L.A. Aqueduct and Pasadena to Landers

Apr 6, 2023 : Wesley Black
“Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 2 of 2”

“Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 2 of 2”

Continued from the first half of this article Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 1 of 2 that covered both physical and environmental hurdles to...

Feb 27, 2023 : Wesley Black
Backpacking Food: Best Kept Simple

Backpacking Food: Best Kept Simple

              When you tell people you’re moving into the woods, they assume you're going to hunt and gather everything you’ll be eating or

Feb 5, 2023 : Anna Crafton