Women and the Wilderness: Why Im Hiking the PCT
My thru-hiking journey began in 2015 when I was 18. I was a senior in high school and somehow I got the idea of hiking the John Muir Trail (JMT)...
Outrunning Wildfires and Strange Encounters
The trail caught fire again, but this time it was bigger. On our way out of White Pass, lightning struck yet again, and we were rerouted around the other side...
Thru-Hikers’ Advice for Beginner Backpackers
These hikers have over 30,000 combined miles between them, but they were all beginners once. Here's their advice for beginner backpackers, and anyone looking to get out into the backcountry...
A Purpose On Trail + After the Trail: Stewardship
This October the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) turns 50 (so does the Appalachian Trail) along with legislation that established the National Trails System in 1968as one of Americas first two...
More Sun than Rain: Mind-Set in Northern Washington
Washington is notorious for throwing the kitchen sink of weather at thru-hikers. Despite being blessed with ideal hiking conditions for the first four months of my journey, I knew my...
Fourth Fake Zero Post PCT Analysis
I finished my PCT thru-hike four days ago. Adjustment back to a normal balanced life feels good, but has left me feeling like a feather in the wind, that could...
Congrats to These 2018 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers!
PCT northbounders are ending their trek to Canada! In true PCT fashion, fire closures made things interesting this year and stopped some hikers at Hart's Pass. Regardless, a huge round...
This Weeks Top Instagram Posts from the #PacificCrestTrail
Welcome to our weekly roundup where we carefully select and showcase the most impressive, hilarious, and all-around epic photos taken by hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. Use the hashtag
The Twelve Tribes / Yellow Deli: Hiker Haven, Creepy Cult, or Both?
I arrived at Bears Den Lodge, just past the 1,000-mile mark on the Appalachian Trail, at high noon on July 2, 2016, a pleasantly warm, sunny day. To my dismay,...
Book Six, Chapter Six – Five Days of the Smokebeard
(With apologies to Redford and von Sydow) Sept. 12 We left Harlequin Bridge around 7, and got to High Bridge by 9:30. Faceplant saw a bald eagle fly slowly down...