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Magic on the PCT Day 4-6

1 week ago | thetrek.co | Anna Smith

*these posts are coming straight from trail, I apologize in advance for typos!*Today was another really good day on trail! We got up early and left camp at 6:20. Our goal is 6 and so far we’ve gotten closer and closer each morning. We started the day in a ridge and cruised over that for a while. Hiking first thing in the morning is the best because it isn’t hot and I’m not as worried about snakes and creepy crawlies. The trail took us down to a creek where we filtered water.
"I'm Falling!" Harrowing Video Shows PCT Hiker's Rescue From Eroding Cliff Face Near Whitewater, CA

1 week ago | thetrek.co | Kelly Floro

A Pacific Crest Trail hiker near Whitewater, CA found herself in a harrowing situation recently when she slipped and fell partway down a steep cliff. Footage released on Monday by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office aviation unit, Rescue 9, shows what the unit described as an “intense, technical” rescue operation to safely extract her from the cliff face.
Magic on the PCT Day 1-3

1 week ago | thetrek.co | Anna Smith

*these posts are coming straight from trail, I apologize in advance for typos!*First official day in the PCT! I woke up in a good mood thanks to a good nights sleep. It got down into the 30s last night but I was comfortable and didn’t have to sleep in my liner. CLEEF was a busy place this morning- Papa Bear made pancakes and hikers milled about socializing and preparing for the big day.
10 Ways the Appalachian Trail Has Changed in the Last 10 Years

1 week ago | thetrek.co | Kelly Floro

Times change, but the Appalachian Trail always stays the same … or does it? For hikers, the white blazes can feel like the one constant in an unpredictable world, a safe haven we can return to again and again when the chaos of life feels like too much. “The trail will always be there,” we assure each other whenever one of us has to cancel a planned hike or get off trail earlier than expected.
REI Traverse Modular Bear Canister Review

2 weeks ago | thetrek.co | Anna Smith

It seems like common sense, but the Leave No Trace principle I see violated most frequently is Number 6: Respect Wildlife. Why? Because part of respecting wildlife is ensuring they don’t have access to human food. While some campsites make this easy by offering bear lockers and cables to secure food overnight, you won’t always have access to those amenities. Enter: the recently released REI Traverse Modular Bear Canister.
The Waiting - The Trek

2 weeks ago | thetrek.co | Megan Jones

Well shit goddamn! First post for the Trek! And the second word was profanity! Start as you mean to go on, I guess.
Zen & Ice Cream on the Arizona Trail - The Trek

2 weeks ago | thetrek.co

Welcome to the Arizona Trail “It was the Wall itself that took his breath away. It loomed ahead, immense, glistening faintly in the half-light… It was too big, too cold, too implacable.” —George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Part 1 The shuttle, The Wall, and Mt. Miller to Sunnyside Canyon Our shuttler, who I will name Athena, didn’t look like a hiker. As it turned out, she wasn’t. She had stumbled across driving for thru-hikers when she Ubered someone from the Tucson airport, ...
Trump Administration Directs National Parks To Stay Open Despite Staffing Shortages

2 weeks ago | thetrek.co | Kelly Floro

Six weeks after mass layoffs slashed the size of the workforce in America’s National Park Service (NPS), Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued an order requiring parks to “remain open and accessible to the American public during the specified hours of operation.” Roughly 1,000 NPS workers were laid off in February. Some of those workers have since been offered their jobs back, although not all accepted.
How To Hike the Peaks of the Balkans Trail

2 weeks ago | thetrek.co | Kelly Floro

I had the privilege of hiking the Peaks of the Balkans trail last September, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. This 114-mile loop includes stages in three countries — Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo — and can be backpacked or done as a hut-to-hut hike. Truly, there’s no better way to experience the Albanian Alps (more memorably known as the Accursed Mountains) than on foot.
PCT Days 0 to 9 - Snakes and Sunburns

2 weeks ago | thetrek.co | Ryan Gallagher

Day 0After weeks of planning, moving into storage, and driving my pet turtle across the country, today is finally the day! Anna and I woke up bright and early and got a ride to the airport from my Mom. The flight happened without any issues and then we landed in San Diego! We couldn’t check in to our room at ITH Adventure Hostel until later, so we toured Balboa park for several hours before heading to the hostel.