Inspiration
Congratulations to These 2024 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 5
The Pacific Crest Trail is often regarded as one of North America's most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Every...
Congratulations to These 2024 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers
The Continental Divide Trail stands as one of the most challenging, remote, and rewarding thru-hikes in North America, spanning roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexico-New Mexico border to the
Congratulations to These 2024 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 4
The Pacific Crest Trail is often regarded as one of North America's most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Every...
The Importance of Getting Lost
This is a guest post by Michael Engelhard. Any opinions expressed within the post are solely the author's. “I can drop you anywhere with a map, and you’ll find your...
6 Best Day Hikes Within 2 Hours of Denver
Home to 800 miles of the Continental Divide Trail and all 486 miles of the Colorado Trail, the Centennial State is an outdoors haven, a mecca of trail systems that...
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[Book Excerpt] Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range by Michael Engelhard
This is a guest post by Michael Engelhard. Arctic Traverse is out on 1 April 2024. Arctic Traverse, by veteran wilderness guide, outdoor educator, and trained anthropologist Michael
Lessons Learned: Going into my 2nd Thru-Hike
New Year, New Trail After a year away from thru-hiking, it's time to get back onto the trail. Since immersing myself in thru-hiking culture in 2017, it's been a significant...
In Praise of Trail Angels: An Essential Part of the AT Experience
I had no idea what to expect when I set off from Springer Mountain in early March of 2015. I had never been backpacking for longer than a few nights,...
Let Me Tell You about Wilderness Volunteers
It’s an understatement to say that I value my time spent thru hiking on the big three trails (AT, PCT, CDT). Another understatement: These trails don’t maintain themselves. Another understatement:
Book Review: Tales from the Trail – Stories from the Oldest Hiker Hostel on the Appalachian Trail
Most AT thru-hikers and even some sectional hikers have probably spent a night or two sleeping and showering at the Hiker Hostel of The Presbyterian Church of the Mountain in...