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Whatever Happened to: Trek Bloggers Class of 2016

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...

Jan 25, 2017 : The Editors
What I learned hiking Mount Whitney from the Pacific Crest Trail

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....

Jan 20, 2017 : Chuck McKeever
Do What Makes You Happy

Do What Makes You Happy

“And there it happened... it didn’t hit me at Abol Bridge, or when I wrote my last register entry, or when we ate the last supper at the Birches, or...

Jan 5, 2017 : Isabelle
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail

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...

Jan 4, 2017 : Mackenzie Findeisen
Interview with Tom Kennedy: Co-Founder of HIKE For Mental Health

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

Jan 2, 2017 : The Editors
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail

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...

Dec 19, 2016 : Mackenzie Findeisen
The 5 Non-Profits You Should Support this Holiday Season

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...

Dec 11, 2016 : High Five
This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail

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...

Dec 11, 2016 : Mackenzie Findeisen
The Joy of Stoveless (aka No Cook) Backpacking

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...

Dec 6, 2016 : Silent Bob
This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #PacificCrestTrail

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...

Dec 2, 2016 : Mackenzie Findeisen