Inspiration
Whatever Happened to: Trek Bloggers Class of 2016
Each year, The Trek signs up over 100 prospective thru-hikers to tell their story to our audience. Needless to say, some of our hikers fall off the face of the...
What I learned hiking Mount Whitney from the Pacific Crest Trail
The old man came through the swinging door of the general store. Worn blue flannel shirt, knife clipped to jeans pocket, big hands that had spent a lifetime working hard....
Do What Makes You Happy
And there it happened... it didnt hit me at Abol Bridge, or when I wrote my last register entry, or when we ate the last supper at the Birches, or...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Thru-hiking season is in full throttle on the #PCT! And there are some great photos floating around thanks to all the hikers out there! Unfortunately, if you are reading this...
Interview with Tom Kennedy: Co-Founder of HIKE For Mental Health
Hiking enthusiasts have long internalized the restorative feeling that comes from a walk or hike along a peaceful trail. Academia is catching up, with more and more studies proving the mental-health
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Thru-hiking season is in full throttle on the #PCT! And there are some great photos floating around thanks to all the hikers out there! Unfortunately, if you are reading this...
The 5 Non-Profits You Should Support this Holiday Season
Happy Holidays! It's that time of year again, when trees are chopped down in the name of holiday cheer and millions are spent in giant department stores to show how...
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Thru-hiking season is in full throttle on the #PCT! And there are some great photos floating around thanks to all the hikers out there! Unfortunately, if you are reading this...
The Joy of Stoveless (aka No Cook) Backpacking
On my first thru-hike, I came across an individual with a peculiar way of eating their food - with no stove. No cannister fuel, no denatured alcohol, nothing. My infantile...
This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #PacificCrestTrail
Thru-hiking season is in full throttle on the #PCT! And there are some great photos floating around thanks to all the hikers out there! Unfortunately, if you are reading this...