trail names
What’s in a (trail) name??
Apparently, it is part of the "hiking culture" to have a trail name. It is a nickname that is bequeathed to you by your hiking comrades, usually after you pull some stunt...
What’s In a Name? (Part 2) How They Earned Their Trail Names
Hi, everyone. Due to the outpouring of new stories and feedback from the community, I have gone ahead and included as many more fun and interesting trail name stories in...
A Rose is a Rose is a Gnat Magnet?
Something I’ve been thinking a lot about as I gear up for my thru-hike is what trail name I’m going to use. I don’t know where or when this custom...
A Different Kind of Trail Magic – A Fairytale Awaits.
Around this time last year - after all the gear had been bought, and all the logistics had been organized (or so I thought), I began to mentally prepare myself...
Hello, My Name Is…
For thru-hikers who are intending to hike the trail under a pseudonym, how you acquire one is divided into two schools of thought: Give them to ourselves or wait to...
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...
How To Get The Best Trail Name Ever
When I started my Pacific Crest Trail southbound thru-hike, I didn't have a trail name yet. Though prior to my hike, I had given it some thought. What I definitely didn't...
What are the most popular trail names?
My fiancée Little Spoon crunches numbers for breakfast. Some of you may know this; others may be horrified that this proclivity exists in any human being. In either event, I...