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Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Forager”
“Bad Idea” and his mild-mannered canine companion Willow were a couple of my closest neighbors in Tent City. Their Durston tent was already well staked out across the pathway when...
Trail Days 2024 Hiker’s Stories – “Double Stack”
Double Stack’s love affair with long distance might have started with his 2018 AT thru hike, but it did not end there
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...
I’m scared of the CDT
Hopeful Triple Crown thru-hiker, Al Marriott aka Lookout, has some fears going into his next long-distance hiking adventure: The Continental Divide Trail.
Your Guide to Dipping Your Way Through the John Muir Trail
I had the immense privilege to thru-hike the John Muir Trail in 2023. The absurd amount of snow and rainfall made the trail technically more challenging, but provided enough moisture...
Day 1: Hiking Out of Spring…Springer…
Hiking Out of Spring Spring had sprung around the iconic Approach Trail arch at Amicalola Falls State Park. Mountain violets, azaleas, and various trees and flowers this Arizona boy didn’t...
Farewell, Georgia!
It has been quite an adventure through the beautiful mountains of Georgia. I've had short days, long days, and easy days consisting of slackpacking. Slackpacking is when a hostel keeps...
Days 174-175 New Hampshire: Franconia Notch to Crawford Notch
Before I get into the hiking, I have to talk about the Old Colony Ski Club. It’s in Lincoln, New Hampshire, a teeny town at the base of the Whites...
Days 172-173 New Hampshire: The Kinsmans
We got an early shuttle out of Hiker’s Welcome. Plan A was to go over the Kinsmans (South and North) to the shelter just on the other side- an 11...
Days 167-171 New Hampshire: Hanover to Moosilauke
After crossing the border we walked through the town of Hanover aka the Dartmouth campus. We bee lined for the post office, easy to spot because the place was crawling...