May 13, 2025

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamous Pack 31- a group of hikers that met online and named themselves after the date they...

May 6, 2025

Whether you are a seasoned hiker or fresh and new to the trail, we could all use a little brush up on good manners on the trail.

Links-

Hiking Etiquitte from the NPS - Hiking Etiquette (U.S. National Park Service)
Hiking Etiquette from the US Forest Service - Bridger-Teton National Forest - Recreation
Leave No Trace -

Apr 29, 2025

Laura M Clark grew up in Southern California. She moved to Colorado in her 20s, and has enjoyed hiking there ever since. She has summited over 600 peaks above 13,000′ solo, including being the first woman to solo summit all the Colorado 14ers, as well as the centennials. After each hike, she writes trip reports for...

Apr 22, 2025

Lite Shoes tackles the most famous, and difficult, mile on the whole AT! Yep, she has finally hit Mahoosuc Notch!

Bio- Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her...

Apr 15, 2025

My name is Ginger DeHaan; my trail name Iris. I'm a mother of eight, grandmother of four, wife of a Chef, and wrangler of three sassy dogs. I also teach first grade at a title one school in upstate South Carolina. Each year I pretend thru-hike my students. Last year we did Bama-to-Baxter. This year, we completed the...