I first bumped into Mandy “Purple Rain” Bland along the AT in New Hampshire. Even 1,800 miles in, she was still bubbling with enthusiasm. As is the fluidity of the trail, I didn’t...
I first bumped into Mandy “Purple Rain” Bland along the AT in New Hampshire. Even 1,800 miles in, she was still bubbling with enthusiasm. As is the fluidity of the trail, I didn’t...
I have been eagerly awaiting the release of Wild for months now. I read the book two years ago after I finished hiking the Appalachian Trail, and I was absolutely thrilled when I found out there...
It would be awesome if we could just endlessly hike trail after trail and never worry about money, but someday you’re going to reach Katahdin and it will be time to get a job and save for the...
I recently finished a long-distance bike ride (also known as a “bike tour”) from Canada to Mexico along the Pacific Coast. I wanted to give biking a fair shot, even if to prove what I...
Hello readers, Thank you all for following me and reading my articles. This blog has grown so much and accumulated more followers than I ever thought it would. I have two announcements: 1) I spent...
Hard Way Home Official Trailer from Kori Feener on Vimeo. Kori “Rocket” Feener is a thru-hiker and filmmaker from Massachusetts. She hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2012, and made a film...
So, you’ve been planning a thru-hike on the AT…or maybe a bike tour or a backpacking trip across Canada or some other wild adenture. Chances are, if you’re planning a long hike...
My recent article for Appalachian Trials, How to Avoid Creeps on the Trail, was such a success that I’ve decided to write a part 2. This article is for the guys in the hiker community. Let me...
Starting my hike on Springer solo. The winter before I began my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, I told everyone I knew about my plans. The number one question people asked was...
This post is going to be a little out of the ordinary for what I normally blog about. I typically stick to informational posts about the Appalachian Trail, but I might be seeing a Pacific Crest Trail...