A Week on the Appalachian Trail Survivor Dave Our packs have thrown up all over our small, dingy motel room in Northern Atlanta. Their contents cover every available space. I’m recounting our food for the next seven days to be … Read More
Welcome to Hikerlore’s guide to preparing for an Appalachian Trail thru-hike! This article will give you the low down on some of the things you need to know before you go. It will also recommend some other important planning resources. … Read More
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument It is late in the evening when we arrive at a motel in Flagstaff, Arizona. We had planned to camp at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and then travel to Canyon de Chelly National Monument … Read More
Canyons of the Ancients Monument We have made a stop at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez, CO, obtaining maps and information regarding the Canyons of the Ancients Monument and Hovenweep National Monument. Planning to put in a full day … Read More
Mesa Verde National Park After a freezing night of tent camping at Bandelier National Monument, we have spoiled ourselves with a heated motel room in Cortez, Colorado. We finally manage to get a decent night’s sleep. The next morning we … Read More
Tent Rocks National Monument Heading south from Sante Fe, New Mexico, we take 16 west through the Pajarito Plateau to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. This area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management along with the Pueblo de Cochiti. Kasha-Katuwe means … Read More
Post PCT Blues We have spent the last three months recovering from our 1,400-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. I say recover, but really we are languishing away. We are getting antsy for adventure. It is difficult to come … Read More
Your shoes are one of the most important pieces of gear you will use on a thru-hike. One thing that always amazed people that we have talked with after our hike was what kind of long-distance hiking shoes we wore. … Read More
Sonora PassAfter a good night’s rest, we stuff our faces at the restaurant. Sitting on the back porch, we watch the pen full of mules and sift through the hiker box. We have rid ourselves of our cumbersome bear canister. … Read More
Yosemite National Park A thousand islands dot the mountain lakes spread out before us. The distant peaks are snow white. We backpack to Donahue Pass. The hike seems to take days. It is a long and arduous climb, followed with … Read More