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Idyllwild to Big Bear: Portraits from the PCT.
Before I started the PCT, I thought I was going to be blogging so much more. I thought I would constantly be posting my thoughts and funny stories, my hardships...
A Retrospective Update From the CDT: WYOMING
Walking through the state of snow and high elevation, the need to stop and take zero days to recover was something I took advantage of fully. I also played a...
A Retrospective Update From the CDT: Oh Colorado!
Colorado, let me count the ways. I left off in
The Top Backpacks on the Appalachian Trail: 2016 AT Thru-Hiker Survey
Unless you're making the rest of us jealous by slackpacking the whole way, your backpack is one of the most important pieces of gear you take on a long-distance hike. Whether you...
A Retrospective Update From the CDT: The San Juan Mountains
I remember cruising down switchbacks towards the Gila River outside of Ghost Ranch in New Mexico and seeing the snowcapped mountains in the distance. There they were, the famed San...
Taking a Rain Check
Slogging through the rain Waterproof pack liners do no good if you leave them at home. You should practice putting on an external pack cover before it rains, not when...
How to Take a Zero Day in the Woods
We all know that thru hikers need to take time off in town for chores - laundry, resupply, stocking up on calories, charging up electronics - but what about a...
“Well This Is It” – Last Thoughts Before The 100 Mile Wilderness
Well This is it. It's always a nervous feeling leaving that last point of civilization before going into the bush. There is no turning back now. No "Oh shit I...
VA to NH and the Final 450
Nearly 1,300 miles north on the Appalachian Trail from Damascus, VA, I'm on my first full recovery day since that town as well. I can truly say I'm a thru-hiker,...
N.C. Border to Fontana Dam
This week I hiked from the GA/N.C. border to Fontana Dam, N.C., miles 78- 165. I'm writing this post from the front porch of the general store here. I just...