The Eastern horizon is stamped with thick pink color, awaiting a star. It is that beautifully quiet transient period between light and dark. Soon a burning circle peeks above the land, and in an instant, it transforms the low sky … Read More
After a peaceful night, we wake up excited and ready to go. Today we will get our first resupply box at Billie Swamp Safari. We pass through a gate that indicates we are entering the Seminole reservation. We walk along … Read More
Once-glistening, but now much-faded, Miami hotels line the street adjacent the international airport. We find ourselves unwillingly listening to “Genie in a Bottle” as our Uber driver Yanzel helps us escape from the city. Soon we’re out of the urban … Read More
It would be easy to dismiss the Texas Plains as flat and featureless. From the road, you see windswept farmland as far as the eye can see. In the Panhandle, you can see a long way. Take a second look though. Did … Read More
It would be easy to dismiss the Texas Plains as flat and featureless. From the road, you see windswept farmland as far as the eye can see. And in the Panhandle, you can see a long way. Take a second look … Read More
Welcome to Hikerlore’s guide to preparing for a Florida 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
Note Before Reading Welcome to our A.T. guide step-by-step part 3: VT-ME. This was written to help people cut through the clutter and ambiguous descriptions encountered in the many guides and word-of-mouth experiences on a thru-hike. Please take this information with … Read More
Note Before Reading Welcome to our A.T. Guide Step-by-Step Part 2: WV-MA! This was written to help people cut through the clutter and ambiguous descriptions encountered in the many guides and word-of-mouth experiences on a thru-hike. Please take this information with … Read More
Buffalo National River: If you have never explored the Buffalo National River, I suggest you beeline there for your next outdoor getaway. This place is special. It was not even on my radar, but after doing some online research it kept … Read More
We’ve spent the last week exploring some of Kentucky’s parks and South Carolina’s Congaree National Park (read all about it here). Now, we’re on our way to enjoy some gorgeous hikes in northern Georgia. Let me tell you that if you … Read More