The First of Many Trail Prep Updates

T-minus 299 days The past few weeks have been very exciting in terms of thru-hike training and preparations. Exciting Thing #1 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to run a...

Jul 14, 2015 : Colleen Goldhorn

Winter Training in Linville Gorge

(Image unrelated, but it's all I've got at the moment, testing mobile blogging)Following a week of public closures due to severe weather conditions in Forsythe County, we decided to go...

Mar 7, 2015 : David

Yoga Exercises for Hikers [Video]

A moving meditation. Staying present in the moment. Enhancing awareness and experiencing something larger than yourself. Finding steadiness and ease. Yogis and hikers have more in common

Mar 6, 2015 : Courtney

Preparation Pitfalls

When I decide to do something, I like to get started on it immediately. For example, when I find a book synopsis interesting, I want to read the book then...

Mar 2, 2015 : Ellen Baldwin

Getting your rows in a duck! short list of pre-trail reminders

Start getting comfortable with being uncomfortable Its crunch time! Saving money and working overtime might be your life at the moment, but in months or weeks (depending on when you...

Jan 2, 2015 : Wolfgang