Appalachian Trail 2014
THRUHIKE: A Photographic Journey on the Appalachian Trail (Part 1)
About Max "Bear Bag" Mishkin and Mishkin Photography In 2014, I quit my job. I had worked in political and legal organizing for a few years and I had planned...
Hiker Box Diaries: Blood On The Saddle
We are in the homestretch. The dog days of August. The last few weeks we have stumbled over the blowdowns in Oregon, then wandered through Obsidian and volcanic rock towards...
Altra Lone Peak 3.0: The 600 Mile Review
Full disclosure here. Maine destroyed my Lone Peak 2.5's. Whether it was the terrain, a manufacturing defect or my consistently horrible choice of footing that caused it is totally unknown...
Out of Retirement
Many of the retired hikers on the Appalachian Trail said they were jealous of me for getting to thru-hike so young. I was 22 years old, just out of college, thru-hiking a trail so...
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 4: I’m Driving A Stolen Car
This is the desert I feared before I started the PCT. The sun was relentless leaving Mill Creek Fire Station at 1pm. There were a dozen or so hikers there...
The Most Viable Types of Camp Shoes: Crocs, Flip Flops, and More
Few sensations are more liberating than removing a pair of boots at the end of a long hike. So what types of camp shoes work to air-out, and comfort your...
The Advantages of Trekking Poles 101
Are you getting the most out of yourself while backpacking? Trekking poles provide important advantages to hikers, regardless of age, physique, or joint strength.
The Legend of the Fish Stick Gang
On the very first day of my hike the back of my right boot wore a blister into my heel. In 2011 I had hiked from Georgia to Maine without...
This is My Pack, There Are Many Like it But This One is Mine
The Gear of All Gears So back in December I recived an email, I didn't realize this email would change my entire hike... I remeber filling out the 2016 Thru...
From the Ground to the Trees: Transitioning From a Tent to a Hammock
The tent is going into the closet, and you're purchasing a new hammock! However, transitioning from a tent to a hammock may not be so straightforward.