On Honey Buns and Olive Oil: Thru Hikers and Our Food
Note: I want to preface this by noting that the Appalachian Trail experience is not the same as other long trails, such as the two other Triple Crown trails. My…
Note: I want to preface this by noting that the Appalachian Trail experience is not the same as other long trails, such as the two other Triple Crown trails. My…
If you are a female thru-hiker, backpacker, or outdoor adventurer, I will bet on the fact that you have heard this exact sentiment: “You’re doing this alone? I could never…
Before our recent ten day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, it had been almost thirty years since my buddy Dick and I had last slept outside in the woods. While so much has changed over the past three decades, the fundamental pleasures of being outside all came back: coming upon an alpine lake after a long, dusty hike; seeing the Milky Way in the middle of the night; being surrounded by wildlife in their own habitat.
Sometimes you might want to go on a backpacking trip but at a faster pace while staying light and nimble. This is what fastpacking is for me.I love to run…
Scouting Years My first outdoor adventures began when I joined the Boy Scouts at age 10. We learned valuable outdoor skills for camping and hiking. One of the most important…
While I consider myself a self-proclaimed mountaineer who has done many things even most thru-hikers would not, this is new territory for me. The longest I’ve hiked in one single…
Okay, if I’m being honest, I’m not technically a flat-lander, as my town sits at 358 feet above sea level. Plus we live on a hill at roughly 600 feet.…
When you think of food on a thru-hike you probably think of fast, sugary, nutritionless food. When I scroll through my feed on Instagram and TikTok or watch trail documentaries…
Do you remember the day when you first heard about thru-hiking? An epic multi-month adventure a few hikers are crazy enough to attempt, in which they live completely off the contents…
My last backpacking trip was just shy of 30 years ago. (See the photo at the top) A lot has happened since then, both in the evolution of backcountry gear,…