Thru-Hiking Culture
This Weeks Top Instagram Posts from the #ContinentalDivideTrail
Its that time again! Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken on the Continental Divide Trail. Use the
The Thru-Hike Was Hard, But not Hiking Is Harder
The following is a guest post by Carolyn Walker I finished my NOBO thru-hike a week ago today. It took 5½ months, which is very average, according to a chart...
We All Start Somewhere: Beginner Backpacking Stories from Experienced Backpackers
When asked about their first overnight trip, your average outdoor enthusiast may describe a perfect weekend spent ogling dramatic landscapes and sleeping under starry skies. But what they may be
Congrats to These 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! (Week of Aug. 6)
It's officially August and summit season is underway. A huge round of applause for these brand-spanking-new thru-hikers! Whether youre going northbound, southbound, or flip-flopping, we want to
How to Survive Your Partner Thru-Hiking While Supporting Them From Home
The following is a guest post by Gillian Kelly When my husband decided to quit his job and thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, I was a jumble of mixed feelings. Fully...
This Weeks Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Its that time again! Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the
Stories From The Trail Ep. 15 – Still Got Most Of It Left with Odie
Matthew "Odie" Norman is best known on the AT as the bus-dwelling, shaggy-faced creator of the Hiker Yearbook, an old-school hardback annual publication packed with history, photos, and
This Weeks Top Instagram Posts from the #AppalachianTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most spectacularly beautiful, hilariously entertaining, and all-around best photos taken on the Appalachian Trail this past week. This week featured photos
Epic Floods, Food, and Towns Through Pennsylvania
Rocksylvania, you're more like Rainsylvania. Pennsylvania had been looming in the future of this historic trail, having a reputation for being the most challenging state for many reasons. As
Hiking with History on the Appalachian Trail: Civil War Corridor, Part 1
Any understanding of this nation has to be based, and I mean really based, on an understanding of the Civil War... It was the crossroads of our being, and it...