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Real Talk: The 5 Stages of Post-Trail Grief

Real Talk: The 5 Stages of Post-Trail Grief

So you’ve walked 2,200 miles, given six months of your life to accomplish a goal that few will ever achieve, created an entirely new world for yourself both socially and...

Jan 31, 2023 : Anna Crafton
Why I stopped writing

Why I stopped writing

It's been about a year since my last post for The Trek and about 10 months since I climbed Katahdin. Why did I stop writing during my hike?

Jun 19, 2017 : Zoë Symon
The End Of The World As I Know It

The End Of The World As I Know It

We had double orders of tacos and cheap beer at Hey Joe's and I wore a loaned pajama shirt with kittens on it and men's basketball shorts around town. That...

Oct 25, 2016 : Laurel "Duchess of Slug" Seus
Life After Death (of a thru-hike)

Life After Death (of a thru-hike)

“Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don't really end, anyway, they just begin again in...

Nov 17, 2015 : Stacia Bennett