6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (355+ words) Often described as the "choose your own adventure" trail, the CDT offers a litany of alternate routes that deviate from the official red line route. "A reasonable first step in planning a state is to choose which alternates you're interested…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (187+ words) Under the Juniper Tree Dead. A corpse in repose. Asleep to the world. This is how my first Trail Angel found me. It had been blessedly cool that morning in Sunnyside Canyon, cool enough to cause me to feel the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (784+ words) Hi, I'm Jeffry Leonard, a full time traveling nurse currently studying to become a nurse practitioner. And this is the story of how a dozen strangers saw my bare ass in the California desert and accidentally named me for life....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1046+ words) Arches to Needles Outpost (Hayduke Sections 12) Our friend Alec dropped us at the northern boundary of Arches National Park, where the Hayduke starts and immediately disappears into the vast desert. Within minutes the pavement disappeared and we were moving across…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (250+ words) My shuttle, Finding True North, dropped me and 4 other hikers off at Montezuma's Pass just before 0730. The owner rescheduled our departure for 2 hours earlier as a record heat wave was set to begin. I was glad for an earlier start…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1866+ words) When I did the Pacific Crest Trail as my first thru-hike, my reasons "why" were easy to come up with. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it, that I could stick out something really hard, that…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (203+ words) The biggest curiosity I had before starting the Arizona Trail (AZT) last year: would I encounter any desert critters during my 800 mile trek? The answer: Yes! I was blown away by all the unique wildlife I had the opportunity to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1241+ words) Leaving Road Runner Coyote Retreat, aka Scott's house, we had another 6 miles on Highway 96 before we got back on the CDT. We were up and out before the sun. A few stray cars passed us walking in the dark by…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (238+ words) Knowing it was predicted to be rainy, cold and miserable in Houston "hiking in northern Arizona, USA. sounded appealing After the Holidays, flying most places, cheaper than driving if one only uses a backpack for luggage." Knowing northern Arizona region…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (563+ words) Mount Whitney lit up by a full moon It's taken me a good while since I completed my northbound (NOBO) solo thru-hike of the John Muir Trail to decompress and get my thoughts in order. I'm now issuing three blog…...