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First published in The Trek. “So, do you know much about the thru-hiking community?” Craig Thornton asked as he steered his pickup around the last bend before the summit of Flagg Mountain, southern terminus of the Pinhoti Trail in eastern Alabama. … [Continue reading]
First published at The Trek (thetrek.co) Dec. 6, 2018. GPT Pilot Trail At-a-Glance Trail: Pilot trail of the Great Plains Trail Distance: About 250 miles Location: From Scottsbluff, NE, to Bear Butte, … [Continue reading]
Originally published at thetrek.co. I arrived at Bears Den Lodge, just past the 1,000-mile mark on the Appalachian Trail, at high noon on July 2, 2016, a pleasantly warm, sunny day. To my dismay, I found that I would not be able to pick up the box … [Continue reading]
This piece was first published at The Trek (thetrek.co). Volunteer maintainers are “graying out” and nobody’s replacing them. It took more than 1,600 miles of walking on the Appalachian Trail before it struck me how important volunteers are to … [Continue reading]
I recently had this piece published on the excellent long-distance hiking site The Trek (thetrek.co — that's .co, no "m"!) ~~ It’s no mystery why hikers in the midst of a grueling long-distance journey love “trail magic.” Whether you’re … [Continue reading]