5 Tips for Surviving A Thru Hike (and beyond) as a Couple
So you want to thru hike with your partner as a couple, but you’re unsure if that is too much together time. What if you need personal time? Or, what do you do if you need to go to the bathroom ne...
Make Your Adventure a Fundraiser For a Charity
Outdoor adventures provide a unique opportunity to raise money for a charity. You have decided to embark on an adventure already so why not help others too. It’s fairly easy to contact your favorit...
Ultralight Backpacking: A Beginner’s Guide
So, you’re tired of hauling the proverbial kitchen sink out on your back on your summer backpacking trips, as well as of standing on trail either in awe or envy as hikers, some of them much older o...
Desert to Mountains 2021 by Hawkeye Johnson
This year I hiked 800 miles from the southern terminus of the CDT at the Crazy Cook monument in New Mexico to my home in Telluride, Colorado. I started May 19 with vehicle support provided by my wi...
Canada's Toughest Thruhike: The Great Divide Trail by Sara Dhooma
“Is this a trail?” I uttered those words to myself almost every day last summer. Sometimes while sloshing through a mosquito-infested swamp, other times while clamouring through a maze of fallen ...
A Trail's Hidden Gem, by Adrian "OZ The Hiking Sailor" Redgwell
Every main long trail has a best kept secret that is the hidden gem of their local trail. The Appalachian trail has the Great Smoky Mountains, the Pacific Crest trail has the John Muir trail, The...