I’ve been reading The Funk Brothers’ trail journal from thru-hiking the PCT in 1975. Excellent perspective on then vs. now; back then the trail wasn’t finished, so lots of road miles were required. But a similar array of, shall we…
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Long-distance hiking on America’s National Scenic Trails.
Glacier break-off devastates trail
by tmangan • May 3, 2007 • 2 Comments
A popular Oregon trail along the PCT is no more, thanks to a chunk of glacier breaking off and causing havoc nearby. The bottom line for hikers is that the popular walk to Pamelia Lake, nestled at the southwest base…
So far, so good
by tmangan • April 27, 2007 • 0 Comments
You may recall Cari Tucker, aka Sandals, whose plans for a 2007 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike were interrupted last year by the small detail of a broken ankle. She must’ve done everything right, healingwise, because she made it to Warner…
PCT trail journal to watch
by tmangan • April 25, 2007 • 3 Comments
A guy who earned his trail name before he stepped foot on the trail — he goes by Out of Order in honor of his pack being lost in the flight across the country — is having quite an adventure.…
The real reason for eau de thru-hiker
by tmangan • April 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
Scubaman is just outside of Warner Springs on the Pacific Crest Trail: My latest start yet. I was not under way until after 9 AM. It was cold outside and my clothes still damp. The sleeping bag felt so toasty…
Groomsman in the Yakima Herald
by tmangan • April 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
Tyler Gence hiked the Pacific Crest Trail last year; he’s giving a presentation on his experience next Wednesday in Yakima. From the story in the local paper: So Gence decided to do take some time last year to do a…
Canada bound
by tmangan • April 19, 2007 • 2 Comments
A hiker named 30-30, at mile 109.6 of the Pacific Crest Trail: Cowboy camping was a bust again. The dew was so heavy that it looked like it had been drizzling all night. Unless I know that it will be…
Seasons of the AT
by tmangan • April 10, 2007 • 0 Comments
Leonard Adkins on the changing terrain, and changing weather, of the Appalachian Trail: We started in the morning beside the Pigeon River at an elevation of 1,400 feet above sea level. Rising on the pathway that was sometimes going uphill…
Free State Hiker update
by tmangan • March 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Ken Berry, the first Class o’ 2006 Appalachian Trail northbound thru-hiker to reach Mt. Katahdin, got it in his head that he so loved the trail that he’d sell his home in Maryland and buy one near the AT, also…