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5 Common Snakes You Might Encounter on the Appalachian Trail
Here at The Trek, we’re no strangers to the backcountry tradition of being aggressively and mortally afraid of various wildlife. You name it, chances are one of us has nursed...
Meet the Family of 6 Finishing Their Triple Crown
Meet the Bennetts, a family of six that has hiked the PCT, CDT, and PNT. I caught up with 5/6 of them (and a Bennett cousin) almost a quarter of...
Yellowstone National Park Closes All Entrances Due to Hazardous Conditions
Yellowstone National Park has closed all park entrances to inbound traffic due to hazardous conditions caused by record rainfall and flooding, according to NPS. The park will be closed, and...
PCT Hikers Warned to Avoid Wrightwood as Firefighters Work to Contain Sheep Fire
The Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) warned hikers on Monday to avoid the town of Wrightwood, CA and the surrounding area due to fire danger. The Sheep Fire was first...
22 Trek Bloggers on the Pacific Crest Trail You Should Be Following in 2022
As the snow melts in the PCT's Sierra Mountains and Katahdin opens to AT hikers, we find ourselves deep in the throes of thru-hiking season once more. For months now,...
Backpacker Radio #153 | AT Trail Days 2022: Thru-Hiker Interviews Part 2
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by goodr, we are joined by more AT Hiker Trash! This is volume II of our thru-hiker...
Hiker Struck by Lightning Near Blue Ridge Parkway, VA
A man from Norfolk, VA was hospitalized on Wednesday after being struck by lightning while hiking Sharp Top, a mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Bedford, VA. Units from...
Moose Killed After Charging Two Hikers and a Dog Multiple Times, Seriously Injuring One
A male hiker was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when he, his female hiking partner, and their dog were charged by an aggressive cow moose during an early morning hike...
22 Trek Bloggers on the Appalachian Trail You Should Be Following in 2022
As the snow melts in the PCT's Sierra Mountains and Katahdin opens to AT hikers, we find ourselves deep in the throes of thru-hiking season once more. For months now,...
One of the Foremost Experts in Human-Bear Conflict Has Something to Tell You About Bear Safety
Do bear bells work? Is it best to play dead if you’re attacked? Is a gun just as effective as bear spray? Should anything that might possibly have come in...