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Hiker Box Diaries Episode 6: Shit And Run On The Pacific Crest Trail
They shit on our rug. Well, not on our rug, but our hardwood floor. I strolled into Walker Pass, (PCT mile 652), after four and a half hot and grueling...
The Advantages of Trekking Poles 101
Are you getting the most out of yourself while backpacking? Trekking poles provide important advantages to hikers, regardless of age, physique, or joint strength.
Life After a Thru-Hike
Do you remember when you used to 'play pretend' as a child? Me too. Ironically, those are some of my favorite memories-- the ones I 'made up.' Playing pretend is something...
Baxter State Park Announces Permit Cards for Appalachian Trail Hikers
Baxter State Park has announced that they will be implementing a permit system beginning in 2016
The Strong-Willed Survive
Pre-Trail Anticipation: Lying in bed trying to fall asleep at night, the questions race through my head over and over again. Will I make it to Katahdin? Do I have...
I’d Settle for a Slow Down
Fast. Faster. Fastest. It's what we expect every day. And we want what we want when we want it. Over the years we have programmed and manipulated society into thinking that everything has to...
Coco and Magnus — Days 173 through 177 — Two Inches, Puns, and Trick Bagels
#tbt to my 2015 Appalachian Thru-Hike... 8/27 Thursday - Day 173 * 95% of the Appalachian Trail completed. By the end of day, 99.4 miles to go. * Since Magnus and...
The Final Climb
I woke up at Hurd Brook Lean-to 18.6 miles from the summit of Katahdin. The weather was perfect. My plan had been to summit the next day, but I'd heard...
A Farewell to the Finish? Solutions for Saving Katahdin
If you love the Appalachian Trail, then you have surely heard of Scott Jurek. And unless you have been living under a champagne-soaked rock, you have also heard about his...
Follow Frost in ‘The Long Start to the Journey’
THE AT MOVIE called "THE LONG START TO THE JOURNEY" "The best way out is always through," —Robert Frost Much more intimate than most other films centered around the Appalachian...