Where They Found Her
Susan shares a cautionary but fascinating story-within-a-story about the brutal conditions that can arise in New Hampshire’s White Mountains in the winter.
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Month: March 2019
Cameron Falls
Nathalie recently moved to Canada’s Northwest Territories – and her first priority was to find some good hikes.
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Lance Creek to Unicoi Gap
Aspin completes the first week of her thru-hike! Blood Mountain wasn’t nearly as bad as she was expecting but she’s swapped her shoes and is still dealing with blister issues.
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Preparation for Life and the Trail Part 2
About the Author, Christy Everett: “My name is Christy and to be frank, I’m new to all...
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First Four Days on the AT
2019 blogger Aspin has started her AT journey! It’s cold and hard but she’s determined and starting to feel like she’s part of the “club”.
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March Madness
Susan shares a hilarious story of winter hiking in the White Mountains, complete with Great British Baking Show, Justin Timberlake, and a killer sports bra.
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Pre-Trail Jitters: Overthinking Everything
Pat-Rice is within 2 weeks of starting her thru-hike. She’s rethinking everything from start date to gear, but also feeling the love and support from all around her.
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Preparation for Life and the Trail, Part 1
This one’s a different perspective – Christy’s fiancé Kyle is thru-hiking the PCT, but that’s not really her thing – so she’ll be sharing her experience of supporting the person she loves on a thru-hike.
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Hiking with Abby
Maybe you’ve read 15-year-old Abby’s posts about preparing for her AT thru-hike. Now you get to see the other side of the story – her mom, Amy, is sharing her own hike preparations.
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Winter Wonderland
Katie joined a guided snowshoe hike in the Catskills for the first time – I have a feeling it’s not going to be her lasts snowshoe adventure.
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Beginner’s Luck
“I believe in beginner’s luck and I believe it was with me during my first 109.4 miles.” Tara AKA SoulShine has endured wet and cold but is feeling strong and exuberant.
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Humble Beginnings
I love a good origin story. Sarah shares how she went from being dragged to national parks as a kid, to riding 150 miles on horseback across the Mojave, to her first soggy backpacking trip.
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Preparing for Adventure
Kristin and her dad (coming from Germany) got their visas approved for their AT thru-hike. Flights are booked, the first 30 days are planning, nothing will hold them back now!
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Solo Hiking in Greenland: The Arctic Circle Trail
Aurélie shares background info and tips to hike the 103-mile Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland. How do you feel about seeing the Northern Lights on a backpacking trip?
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Becoming a Backpacker: Hiking the Sheltowee Trace
In her quest to become a competent backpacker, Tali discovered a really great program to help her section-hike the 300 mile Sheltowee Trace in Kentucky.
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Hiking the Eifelsteig
There are a lot of differences between hiking in Europe and hiking in the US. Melanie, a German who lives in America, shares her experience hiking the 194-mile Eifelsteig.
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Resupply: To Drop or Not to Drop
If you’ve ever wondered how hikers feed themselves for 6+ months, Laurie does a pretty exhaustive explanation of the options here in preparation for her own AT thru-hike.
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Why I Hike
Looking for introspection today? Sunshine explores the question: why do YOU hike?
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Thru-Hiking With a Chronic Illness
In addition to all the normal challenges of a thru-hike, Mary has to consider nutrition and medication for not one but two chronic illnesses. Find out her plan and admire her organizational skills.
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My Achin’ Back: Gear for Hikers with Scoliosis
Leah has some excellent advice and gear suggestions here for any women hiking with scoliosis.
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Patagonia Prep, and Prep, and Prep!
Patagonia is quickly rising to the top of everyone’s international hiking destination bucket lists. Find out what concerns and logistics Theresa is dealing with before her trip.
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Don’t Forget the Map
Tara, her boyfriend, and their dog set out for what was supposed to be a day hike. 24 hours and 20 miles later, she had some wisdom to share!
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The Call of Nature
In the depths of seasonal depression, Laura applied for a long-shot dream job leading teens in the outdoors. Spoiler alert: she got the job, and now has a whole new set of challenges.
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Pre-Trail Jitters: 30 Days Until the Adventure of a Lifetime
2019 AT thru-hiker Pat-Rice’s cold-weather shakedown experiments went pretty terribly. With only a few weeks to go, she learned some valuable lessons about testing and re-testing gear before hitting the trail.
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Let Me Be Able to Hike Until My Last Day
Melanie hikes because she “knows no other way to live.” Find out how growing up in Germany, walking her dog in Texas, and visiting relatives in Canada all feed into her love of hiking.
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Meal Prepping on the Road
Meghan has put in 25,000 miles of roadtripping and 500 miles of hiking in the last 18 months. Here she shares her superpower: meal prepping.
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One Month In
Britta is one month into her thru-hike and learning to Embrace the Suck – but in her words, “It can’t be too much Suck; it has to be balanced out by Awesomeness.” And it is.
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Gear Swaps
If you’re always wondering how you can optimize gear, this piece from Katie is a good place to start. Find out where she’s put her effort and money to get her gear lighter and more comfortable.
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Why I Am Attempting the “Triple Tiara”
Maggie realized as an adult that a 6-month AT thru-hike wasn’t realistic. But she set her sights on something else even more exciting: the Triple Tiara.
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Believe in Me
At age 55, Deb took on her first-ever thru-hike, of the 30 mile Skyline to the Sea trail, in honor of her late father. Learn about the “Hike for Harvey” and what Deb has planned for this year.
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She Dreams of Wild Places Seldom Seen
Elizabeth shares an in-depth description of a gorgeous California waterfall hike, while also pondering what “wilderness” means to her.
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How to Hike Your Own Hike
“I would like to empower anyone reading this to not allow yourself to feel bullied and not to bully others for their choices.” Katrina does a great job of explaining what “Hike Your Own Hike” means – and what it doesn’t.
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You Never Forget Your First Time
“My sore muscles were like a trophy to me. “I just did that!” I told myself. “I am such a badass.” For anyone who wants to fondly reminisce about their first miserable backpacking trip, this one’s for you.
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How I Decided to Become a Thru-Hiker
Chelsea has plans to thru-hike the PCT in 2020 – but this year, she’s section-hiking the Colorado Trail to help prep.
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2019, the Year of Adventure
Not all adventure has to be grand and epic. For her “Year of Adventure”, Sarah just wants to get on trails with her 3 kids. Easier said than done.
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Score! Budget-Saving Deals
Momma in the Mountains shares some of her tips for saving money on gear purchases. Have anything to add?
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Flip-Flopping on a Flip-Flop
If you’ve never considered a flip-flop thru-hike of the AT, Laurie might just convince you with this thoughtful post.
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Grand Canyon Explorations
Author: Amy Neil I’d like to introduce myself. I am the fortunate hiker that lives inside Grand...
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Why I Climb
About the Author: Patty Alcivar is a professional boxer, runner and overall athlete that fell...
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Hiking With a Pack Animal
About the Author: Julia Everheart is a native of Hatteras Island, North Carolina now living...
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6 Women, 5 Days, 1 Amazing Adventure: Part 3
To see all of Jill’s posts, click her name above! Part 3, Travelogue Isle Royale continued...
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Going the Distance – With an Infant?
About the Author, Momma in the Mountains: “I’m a mountain girl through and through, raised...
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AT Prep: Getting My Psyche in the Game
To see more of Pat-Rice’s posts, click her name above! I realized early into preparing for...
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6 Women, 5 Days, 1 Amazing Adventure: Part 2
To see all of Jill’s posts, click her name above! Part 2, Travelogue Isle Royale If...
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Preparing for a Thru-Hike
About the Author: Aspin is a young writer, who grew up in Michigan. She enjoys hiking, camping,...
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Becoming a Backpacker: Backpack 101
To see Tali’s other posts click her name above! Where do I even start?? In late 2011,...
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6 Women, 5 Days, 1 Amazing Adventure: Part 1
To see all of Jill’s post, click her name above! Besides being Michigan’s only...
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