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“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 trees, and even up high in alpine scree following fresh Grizzly prints.
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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In August of 2021, Monica, David, and I decided to go backpacking to a new location for all of us, the Wind River Range in Wyoming. The Wind River Range is roughly about 100 miles long, with many different trails...
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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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Asha at camp, getting ready to check out the sunset This summer we learned an important lesson: regular humans can do superhuman things. We learned that by thru-hiking Vermont’s Long Trail with our two kids, 8 and 12 years old,...
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