Humor
Day Hiker / Section Hiker / Thru Hiker: Can You Tell the Difference?
A funny look at the differences between Day Hikers, Section Hikers, and Thru Hikers.
Blue marshmallow
Happy Halloween!! Guess what I was? Yup that's right, a blue marshmallow! I got my puffy jacket this week and am in LOVE with it. Is it weird to sleep...
Leaving the Presidents to the Elections
Post-dated - 8/28/16 We made it! Huzzah! Congratulations to the Phanny Pack, we have officially traversed the Presidential Range. I'm sitting at a wooden hexagonal table in the basement (read
ENTER: The White Mountains
Post-dated: 8/17/16 Damn. All of a sudden my tan is gone. I guess it fits, I was feeling less than festive for the coming trek looking like I was vacationing...
You May Have “Half Gallon Champion”
Everyone frets over the notorious illnesses of the Appalachian Trail, such as Lyme, giardia, and noro. We all prepare for the inevitable bruises, blisters, and rashes that plague our bodies....
How to Prepare for a Thru-Hike from the Comfort of Your Own Home!
How do you know if youre fully prepared to hit the trail for 4-6 months of rugged terrain, hiking the ~2189 miles between Georgia and Maine (or for that matter,...
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 10: The Trail Haters Ball!
Trail update: I'm still walking. Anything else I say would be completely uninteresting to anyone not doing the same. I'm past 1,000 miles and doing ok. There is a video...
Well That Just Happened! – First Thoughts After the 100 Mile Wilderness
It's day 11 of this journey. I am at Shaw's Hiking Hostel on my second day of zero miles. I'm Staying a third night. Fuck it right? Who's rushin? I...
Top Ten Reasons That Thru-Hikers are Like Toddlers
Thru hikers may be handful, but you can't help but love us!
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 5: Death Traps, Squalor, Trump, Reagan as PCT Thruhikers Converge on Hikertown
/embed] When I strolled up to Hikertown I thought it was a joke. It was caged behind a ratty chain link fence and it was absolutely deserted. I passed through...