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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
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
A former Graduate Student’s Athlete Nutrition Portfolio: AT Thru Hiker Edition

A former Graduate Student’s Athlete Nutrition Portfolio: AT Thru Hiker Edition

Hi friends! I introduced myself (and my frog hat) yesterday but I wanted to share something really quick before my mom drops me off at the Approach Trail tomorrow and...

Mar 19, 2023 : Katie Milesky
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
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
Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 2 of 2

Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 2 of 2

Continued from the first half of this article Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 1 of 2 that covered both physical and environmental hurdles to...

Feb 27, 2023 : Wesley Black
Those final moments before your dream thru-hike on the AT begins!

Those final moments before your dream thru-hike on the AT begins!

Am I really thru-hiking the AT in a few days? I awoke in an instant, fully alert, adrenaline pumping, eyes wide open, and my mind, racing like an Olympic sprinter! ...

Feb 18, 2023 : Jeffrey Siegel
Lucky P’s 2023 AT Gear List

Lucky P’s 2023 AT Gear List

Lucky P's 2023 Appalachian Trail Thru Hiking Gear   Laying all of my gear out and taking inventory of everything seems simple enough, but it can be one of the...

Feb 16, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
Backpacking Food: Best Kept Simple

Backpacking Food: Best Kept Simple

              When you tell people you’re moving into the woods, they assume you're going to hunt and gather everything you’ll be eating or

Feb 5, 2023 : Anna Crafton