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Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear”

Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear”

Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear” Days 22-28: 3/27-4/2/22 Total Trail Miles: 91.50 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 92.79 Cumulative Trail Miles: 323.60 From: San Gorgonio Wilderness to

Mar 30, 2023 : Wesley Black
After “The Day” (Days 29- 31)

After “The Day” (Days 29- 31)

What can be said? Where do we go? How do we top day 28? As I have talked with a few other hikers that also went through the same or...

Mar 29, 2023 : Fortune
Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac”

Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac”

Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac” Days 15-21: 3/20-3/26/22 Total Trail Miles: 80.30 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 85.53 Cumulative Trail Miles: 232.10 From: Idyllwild to Somewhere near...

Mar 20, 2023 : Wesley Black
Introducing Frog Hat

Introducing Frog Hat

I don’t have any significant personal reason for wanting to attempt a thru-hike of the AT. I’m not out here expecting some kind of spiritual awakening - I just want...

Mar 19, 2023 : Katie Milesky
Why I’m Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Why I’m Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

"Are you going alone?" It's a question that arises every time I mention my plan to hike the Pacific Crest Trail this April. My response? " Yes, I'll be hiking...

Mar 18, 2023 : Emma Ramsey
The Night Before the AT

The Night Before the AT

Imagine laying in your cozy bed, while realizing that this is the last time you will be in that bed for a long time - that's precisely what I am...

Mar 17, 2023 : Eliza Swackhamer
Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van”

Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van”

Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van” Days 8-14: 3/13-3/19/22 Total Trail Miles: 74.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 76.60 Cumulative Trail Miles: 151.80 From: Julian to

Mar 17, 2023 : Wesley Black
Thru Hike #2; Electric Boogaloo CDT Style

Thru Hike #2; Electric Boogaloo CDT Style

It's Official: Sprite Hikes the CDT With less than a year having returned from my thru of the Appalachian Trail (AT), I find myself feverishly planning for a very last-minute...

Mar 15, 2023 : Mountain Goat
Cultivating My Hiker Trash Aesthetic: A Partial PCT 2023 Gear List

Cultivating My Hiker Trash Aesthetic: A Partial PCT 2023 Gear List

With less than a month out from the BIG first day on trail, I thought I would share with y’all my favorite pieces of gear I am taking on this...

Mar 7, 2023 : Olivia Castleberry
Chapter 3: Week 1: “Desert Hail and Basecamp”

Chapter 3: Week 1: “Desert Hail and Basecamp”

Chapter 3: Week 1: "Desert Hail and Basecamp" Days 4-7: 3/9-3/12/22 Total Trail Miles: 35.6 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 37.28 Cumulative Trail Miles: 77.10 From: Mount Laguna to Julian Chapter

Mar 3, 2023 : Wesley Black