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In The Blink of 5 Days

In The Blink of 5 Days

I hopped off the bus at San Diego Old Station and looked around, trying to get my bearings. I went under a tunnel and came up the other side where...

Apr 1, 2024 : Saida Garcia
Post PCT: Bathing in Reflection

Post PCT: Bathing in Reflection

  This time, two years ago, Marie and I (not yet Basecamp & Yeti Legs) were selling the last of our worldly possessions (including our cars), wrapping up our jobs,...

Mar 8, 2024 : Wesley Black
Another Year, Another Adventure

Another Year, Another Adventure

Hello again :) The moments beyond hiking the AT in 2022 have been some of the hardest of my life, but I'm back to say that another adventure is brewing!...

Mar 8, 2024 : Anna Hamrick
A Bundle of “I don’t knows”

A Bundle of “I don’t knows”

Hello fellow Trekkers! My name is Saida and I am a 33 year old female, Los Angeles native. My current home base is Sacramento, CA where I relocated to in...

Feb 26, 2024 : Saida Garcia
Excerpt From “Nomadic Notebook — Norway”: Boots, Backpacks, and a New Life

Excerpt From “Nomadic Notebook — Norway”: Boots, Backpacks, and a New Life

This story is an excerpt from Dan’s recent book, The Nomadic Notebook – Norway, and a deeper dive into a previous story he shared with The Trek – Engineer to...

Dec 6, 2023 : Dan Purdy
Chapter 15: PCT Week 13: “Viking Vibes”

Chapter 15: PCT Week 13: “Viking Vibes”

Chapter 15: Week 13: “Viking Vibes” Days 85-91, 5/29-6/4/2022 Total Trail Miles: 74.40 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 76.00 Cumulative Trail Miles: 1016.90 From: Yosemite Valley to Sonora Pass and

Jul 9, 2023 : Wesley Black
5 Things I Learned In My First 300 Miles of Backpacking

5 Things I Learned In My First 300 Miles of Backpacking

You Live and You Learn No matter the amount of researching, and planning a newbie backpacker does before a trip, nothing will prepare them better than being on trail. Like...

May 9, 2023 : Emma Ramsey
Especially You

Especially You

When we reached Julian I headed over to Mom's Pie House for a complimentary slice of pie available to anyone with a current PCT permit. The folks who work there...

May 5, 2023 : Wendy Boller
Apache, Idyllwild, San Jacinto: Days 12-16

Apache, Idyllwild, San Jacinto: Days 12-16

Going Into The Snow The crew was Tbone, Smoothie, Juice, Crumbs, and myself. We left PVC Saturday morning and pushed through Spitler and Apache. We were all prepared with microspikes...

May 1, 2023 : Emma Ramsey
Chapter 11: PCT Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras”

Chapter 11: PCT Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras”

Chapter 11: Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras” Days 57-63: 5/1-5/7/22 Total Trail Miles: 86.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 112.02 Cumulative Trail Miles: 788.90 From: Kennedy Meadows South to

Apr 21, 2023 : Wesley Black