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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 near your partner?
What happens if you argue?
All these and more are valid questions to consider when attempting a thru hike with your partner.
26 years later, Allgood reflects on what his inaugural thru-hike of the AT meant for him then, and what it means for him today.
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A wise hiker once said: “The reality of backpacking is that you will most likely not get bit by a rattlesnake, eaten by a bear, attacked by a mountain lion, or harassed by sasquatch, but I guarantee after you have...
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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 Continental Divide trail has...
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After five-months of joy, challenge, struggle, and laughter, I reached Canada on my 2006 PCT thru-hike determined to find a way to get paid to hike. I felt freedom and exhilaration in waking up each day, facing the obstacles of...
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