Appalachian Trials
An Introduction to Me: Letting It All Out and Letting It All Go
A Small Introduction: Letting It All Out I was selected to be a blogger for Appalachian Trials, now the Trek, over three months ago and figure it's time for an...
Appalachian Trials is Now The Trek
You just landed at theTrek.co, but your intended destination was AppalachianTrials.com. What in the Joseph Gordon-Levitt is going on? This is not a mistake. Welcome to your new home for...
Transportation Along the AT: The Section Hiker’s Dilemma
I've section hiked more than 3/4 of the Appalachian Trail, stretching from Monson, ME down to Hot Springs, NC. Through section hiking, by necessity, I've become rather adept at patching...
Welcome to the 80%
Okay, so you set out on a thru hike, didn’t finish, and you are now part of the statistics. Welcome to the 80% my friend. While it’s true that only...
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...
Class of 2017, Get Ready For A Wild Hike!
Class of 2017, it's hard to believe that in just a few short months your class will be embarking on a journey of a lifetime. As I rewind back to...
The End Of The World As I Know It
We had double orders of tacos and cheap beer at Hey Joe's and I wore a loaned pajama shirt with kittens on it and men's basketball shorts around town. That...
I’ve Come to Realize Memories are the Best Things You’ll Ever Have
Worst Blogger Ever... So, I've successfully thru hiked the Appalachian Trail. It's absolutely crazy to be able to say that... You guys probably wouldn't have noticed sine my last blog...
I Don’t Love Thru Hiking (and that’s okay)
This is not where I talk about all the gorgeous mountain views, how I have transcended the ability to smell my hiker stench, and how I feel connected to the...
Something to chew on
I have a confession. From the moment I decided to take on the AT, I have been completely and hopelessly gear-obsessed. Countless hours immersed in Google land searching: “ultralight tents,”...