AT 2023: Reflections and Lessons
Deciding to be in the backcountry and on trail for six months or more, isn’t really about hiking for me. It has always felt like it was more about the...
Thru-Hiker Snackbar
AT 2023: Reflections and Lessons
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How Snackbar Deals With Rain on the AT
We asked Snackbar how he deals with rain on the AT—what rain gear does he wear? How does he keep his gear dry? How does he pack up wet gear? Here's what he had to say.
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Trail Update: Mt. Washington and Parking Lot Cookouts
Heading into the Presidentials and finishing off The Whites began with an incredible climb up The Webster Cliff Trail. Our weather window was perfect and the views in The Presidentials...
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Trail Update: A Taste of Hiking in the Northeast
A few days later we reached the 1800 mile mark. Heading into the White Mountains for our first 4,000 footer of the state. The climb up to Mt Moosilauke was...
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12 States Down, 2 More to Go
Near the end of Massachusetts (mile 1548) we crossed a road by a small farmhouse that provides an awesome Trail Stand stocked with cold drinks, snacks, and free Wi-Fi. A little...
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Challenge: Can You Eliminate Single-Use Plastics From a Thru-Hike?
The first item I was immediately satisfied with (surprising so, I might add) was my switch to an insulated water bottle. Regular water carries also were a treat as the fresh...
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Catching the Train Into NYC
We only meant to stay a night or two but other groups of hikers kept showing up and pulling us back in. From there we caught the train back north,...
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July on the AT
Fourth of Tye Dye hiker party, Cross Trails Hostel. Arrived in Harpers Ferry West Virginia, home of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Making a sign at the coffee shop in Harpers...
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Trail Update: Pennsylvania Rocks
Pennsylvania is a low elevation state with tons of farmland, corn fields, and rocks. Lots of rocks. For these reasons the actual hiking trails in this state do get monotonous....
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Made it to the Mason Dixon Line
July has been an exciting month so far. On July 1st we arrived in Front Royal Virginia, the last stop northbound through Shenandoah National Park. A few local businesses opened...
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June on the AT
Hazy days in Shenandoah National Park. In part this haze is due to the fires up north but paired with the humidity and moisture in the area it sure made...
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Trail Update: 1/3 of the way there!
Heading out of Daleville, VA I hit the ⅓ of the way to Katahdin sign. The following afternoon the trail began to intersect with the famed Blue Ridge Parkway. Some...
