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Hiker Box Diaries Episode 6: Shit And Run On The Pacific Crest Trail

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...

Jun 1, 2016 : Digger
The Advantages of Trekking Poles 101

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.

Mar 19, 2016 : Kyle O'Grady
Life After a Thru-Hike

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...

Mar 15, 2016 : Julianne Roth
Baxter State Park Announces Permit Cards for Appalachian Trail Hikers

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

Mar 10, 2016 : Mary Beth Skylis
The Strong-Willed Survive

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...

Feb 11, 2016 : Eliane Coates
I’d Settle for a Slow Down

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...

Jan 30, 2016 : Jacqui Reed
Coco and Magnus — Days 173 through 177 — Two Inches, Puns, and Trick Bagels

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...

Jan 21, 2016 : Courtney
The Final Climb

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...

Jan 12, 2016 : David
A Farewell to the Finish? Solutions for Saving Katahdin

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...

Dec 8, 2015 : Spencer
Follow Frost in ‘The Long Start to the Journey’

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...

Nov 24, 2015 : Kayla Carter