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Interlude (Day 67+): Purist Thru Hiking Defined

Interlude (Day 67+): Purist Thru Hiking Defined

The ATC, LDHA, USOC, NCAA, and REI rulemakers have all failed to adequately define AT hiking purity. Simply letting hikers make up their own standards of purity doesn’t work because...

Jun 18, 2023 : Jon
White Blazin’

White Blazin’

"How are you here?" I asked Cups in surprise.  We had crossed paths the day before at Devil's Backbone Brewery, but unlike the two thru-hikers we met there, T and I kept...

Jul 6, 2015 : Em