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The Four Corners Loop – A North American Walkabout by Kevin "The Animal" Koski

The Four Corners Loop – A North American Walkabout by Kevin "The Animal" Koski

Take a long walk with me‚—let’s start in late March with a spattering of snowflakes descending upon the town square of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Let’s walk south over the Sandia Mountains, then the Man...

The Wonderland Trail - An Impromptu Adventure Around Mt. Rainier by Heather Hoechst

The Wonderland Trail - An Impromptu Adventure Around Mt. Rainier by Heather Hoechst

The plan was hatched on Saturday, July 22nd. I was sitting in my aunt’s kitchen in Alberton, MT, enjoying time with my relatives and taking a breather from my multi-month-long immersion into travel...

Grand Enchantment Trail: A Trip Report of the Forgotten Places in the Southwest by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

Grand Enchantment Trail: A Trip Report of the Forgotten Places in the Southwest by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

I needed something remote.  Something that brought me to places that I didn’t even know about in an area that I’ve hiked a lot.  The Grand Enchantment “Trail” scratched that itch this spring.

The Lycian Way: Dreamy Thru-Hiking by Dave Stamboulis

The Lycian Way: Dreamy Thru-Hiking by Dave Stamboulis

We long distance hikers are an odd bunch. We can’t live without our daily dose of wilderness, without the challenges of putting on a pack with seemingly everything we need to survive, and getting o...

The Lightest Tread: Hiking in Context with Amiththan Sebarajah

The Lightest Tread: Hiking in Context with Amiththan Sebarajah

Paul chats to long-distance hiker and 'recovering academic' Amiththan Sebarajah to gain his perspective on thru-hiking and discuss how he frames that perspective against the complex and nuanced bac...

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

Another Trail Days is in the books!  Just a few weeks ago, I got the chance to join the SMD crew (and Sawyer and Toaks) for the third time.  Since 2019, I’ve made the pilgrimage up from North Carol...