Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike Recap – 2022
The Pacific Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail is one of the longest hiking trails in the US at 2,653 miles, and by many considered to be one of the most premier. It has two …
Arizona Trail Thru Hike Recap – 2021
The Arizona Trail I had planned to hike this trail last year after finishing the Florida Trail for the second time. In many ways I still feel like I’m catching up with what was lost …
10 Tips For An Ultralight Backpack
Today were going to talk about how to get a lighter backpacking kit! Obviously not everyone wants a lighter backpack, so why would you? a lighter backpack is easier to carry while hiking since whatever …
6 Tips to Prepare for a Thru Hike
Today we’ll talk about how you’re going to prepare for your ultimate journey on a long trail The type of things I look into and the type of things I research first These are just …
Which Trail Should You Thru Hike?
So you’ve decided you want to do a thru hike! That’s awesome! I’ve found love in these types of trips. Hiking across the country, the small towns I get to experience, the animals and plants …
Florida Trail Thru Hike Recap – 2020
The Florida Trail Florida Trail statistics from my second FT thru hike! The first go around I was a bit preoccupied with simply hiking, and enjoying the world Florida backwoods has to offer. So I …
The Sheltowee Trace Thru Hike Recap – 2019
The Sheltowee Trace Trail I finished my hike of the Sheltowee Trace! I gave up going for the FKT maybe 4 or 5 days in but did still finish in 11 days and 4 hours. …
Stats from my Eastern Continental Trail thru hike
This was my first thru hike. Where I started: Cap Gaspe, Quebec Where I ended: Key West, Florida States crossed: 16 American, 2 Canadian Start date: July 1st, 2016 Finish date: Jan 21st, 2017 Total …
Goodbye my friend, and thank you for everything
I finished my long walk on January 21st at sunrise. Just 4,800 miles south of where I began. I wish it were longer. Just 3 miles from that big southernmost buoy, camping in some bushes, …
Florida Trail FKT Summary
Beginning December 10th, 2016 at 10:23am I started my self-supported Florida Trail thru hike, and finished January 7th, 2017 at 8:22pm. A record pace of 28d 9h 59m, beating Tatu-Joe’s 2012 hike by more than …