Birthdays on the PCT

Day 32 – May 20 Start Time: 645 am End Time: 330 pm Start Mile: 498.2 End Mile: 517.6 Total Time Hiking: 8 hours Total Distance Hiked: 19.4 miles We woke up in a windy cloud of rain and mist. My bladder really needed to be emptied so I furiously unzipped my sleeping bag, tent, ......

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SOBO Flip completed, now for the NOBO Flop!!

With our SOBO 806.1 Miles completed, it's time for our NOBO Hike!!

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5 Essential Gear Articles for Long-Distance Backpackers

Gear. It’s is one of the favorite topics of thru-hikers, backpackers, and general trail enthusiasts. Appalachian Trials is no different, and over the past several years, we have published a rather astounding number of posts with gear reviews, tips and tricks, and general info. Here are five posts for questions we receive on a regular basis: Hiking on ......

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Why We Thru Hike

As thru hikers, we spend our days walking, most of us from sunrise to sunset. Some of us night hike for a few miles in the morning, others in the evening before setting up their tentse while still some hikers never set alarms, allowing the day to awaken them and then have their camp set ......

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Atkins to Front Royal

It’s been awhile! It takes a lot of dedication to keep up the blogging while in the trail. I never have enough service or battery to blog on the trail and there is always more to do in town than time to do it. I’m always surprised when I meet someone out on the trail ......

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Three Historic Donald Ross Courses Host 7th GAM Senior/Mid-Am Team Championship

Three Historic Donald Ross Courses Host 7th GAM Senior/Mid-Am Team Championship Reynolds and Baker Attempting to Win Fifth Consecutive Team Title Greg Reynolds and Casey Baker have teamed up to win four consecutive GAM Senior/Mid-Am Team Championships. They will be the team to beat once again when over 130 teams counting over 260 of Michigan’s... Read more »

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One third

Yes, I’m more then 1/3 of the way to Maine. As you can see from the photo I’ve climbed the iconic McAfee Knob.  The day before, I went over  Dragon’s Tooth. That one was tough, and I have a tear in my pack now to prove it, from sliding down granite boulders on my butt.  ......

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