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Backpacker Radio #35 | Weezer on Hiking Sober, Processing Grief, and Metamorphosis on the Pacific Crest Trail
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, recorded at Wayfinder, I sit down with Weezer, a 2018 PCT hiker with one hell of a story. We...
Appalachian Trail Tattoos, Portfolio II
Round two of the Appalachian Trail themed tattoos coming at ya. These tattoos are so inspiring I want to go hike another trail just so I can get one in...
How to Spend Three Days Hiking and Camping Around Moab, Utah
Now that I've moved out to Colorado, Western wilderness adventures are that much more accessible. To keep myself sane while working a desk job and dreaming of my next long...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Appalachian Trail northbounders are out in force and they’ve been blessing our Instagram feeds with the good stuff, so welcome back to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful,
Wisdom from 2018 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers (Pt. II)
Justin “Jupiter” Cummins | May 1st–Sep 14th NOBO. /embed] "the four M's definitely worked at any low point in morale or before a big climb, Music, Meds (ibuprofen), Mio (caffeine),...
Stories from the Trail: Second Chance Hiker
Long-distance hiking is hard enough when you're a little overweight. Hard, but not impossible. After all, look at how many people use thru-hiking as a way to do just that....
Trail-Inspired Ink: Appalachian Trail Tattoos, Portfolio I
Our recent call for thru- hike-inspired tattoos garnered an overwhelming response. So many that we'll be publishing two posts on AT tattoos and one for PCT tattoos, along with other...
Where to Send Mail Drops on the Appalachian Trail 2019
We'll be the first ones to say it: with few exceptions, it's not really necessary to send mail drops on the Appalachian Trail. Thru-hikers have the option of hiking through...
Trail Correspondents Episode #5 | Night Before the Trail + First Day on Trail (Group 1)
The shows leading up to today's served a necessary role. They introduced us to our 2019 hikers. We got to meet the vast array of personalities trekking across the country,...
Backpacker Radio #34 | Ken Ilgunas on Trespassing Across America
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, Smiles and I sit down with author Ken Ilgunas. To put it simply, Ken is a guy who marches to the beat of his...
