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Hey hikers, it's Cheer! And here we go - our very first food post. Something that hikers talk about a lot on trail is food. Town food, on-trail food, the next great restaurant or bakery everyone's been mentioning, and more. This post will cover some common foods seen...

Here, in an excerpt from his upcoming book, Ned covers the basics on river crossings, timing on entering the Sierra, and different scenarios to keep in mind.

June 8-21 6/8 Tuesday, day 57–We started hitching into Salida at 9am and were fortunate enough to have an easy time. A nice couple from…

June 1-7 6/1 Tuesday, day 50–zero…made our way to Creede with the help of NoID and her friend, Michael (a phenomenal photographer,…

As I write this I have nearly 400 miles through the north and middle Cascades, that means two things! I’ve reacquired my trail legs and…

May 25-31 5/25 Tuesday, day 43–Left camp at 8am because it was too cold to wake up early! We were set up perfectly so that the morning…

I haven’t written one of these in a bit! Hello from Puffy the Trail Slayer. Just out here being obscured by beauty and overwhelmed in all…

May 18-24 5/18 Tuesday, day 36–Zero day! 5/19 Wednesday, day 37–Zero day! 5/20 Thursday, day 38–Just as we were realizing it was going to…

Day 15th, found us with thumbs out and a stylish sign for hiker to Trail courtesy of Louskis Deli in Skykomish . It took 30 minutes, but…

5/11 Tuesday, day 29– Ruby’s birthday! We left camp at 7:25am, saw OT and Jacobie at the first water source (it was a .4 one way hike to…

So here I am, updating not on time. I’m so glad the rest of my wonderful team are very active because you guys deserve it! I appreciate…

MAY 4 – 10 5/4 Tuesday, day 22–Long water carries are not for the faint of heart! We left Pie Town with (hopefully) enough water to last…

My travels to the west coast went smooth enough and Gandalf picked me up in Marysville, Washington on June 29. I would have a day to…

Catmando, one of our 2021 Trail Team members, is preparing for his SOBO Pacific Crest Trail trek by shaking down on the Long Trail (and…

4/27 Tuesday, day 15—I forgot to bring in my Sawyer filter last night, fortunately it felt like 40 degrees when I woke and not the…

We are so happy to introduce our newest 2021 Trail Team member – who is doing something a little bit different: He’s navigating and…

4/20 Tuesday, day 8–Getting out of town proved to be more difficult than we hoped. I guess the hotel room was just way too big for us…

4/13 Tuesday day 1 —We got dropped off at the southern monument at 3:30, siesta-ed till 5:30, 4.5 miles in till camp, cows playing games…

That’s the first picture. That is a mountain that I found myself at my limit. I nearly died. We entered the Jacinto Wilderness. All the…

We may travel different paths Our feet, torn asunder but may we find water from the same source. Every drop, a pleasure Every moment,…

We are so happy to introduce our next 2021 Trail Team member! Remember to look at our blog as we feature the hikers who give us updates…

One of our 2021 Trail Team members, Catmando, is preparing for his Pacific Crest Trail trek by shaking down on the Benton MacKaye. Here,…

We've put together some great holiday gifts for that backpacker in your life (or...for yourself). Each one of these picks have been tested and recommended by us and thru-hikers in our community. Big thanks to Snickers, Calzone, Jukebox, Magneto, Wake N Bake, Stevie G....