Outdoors

Before I stepped foot on the Appalachian Trail, I was inundated with other people's worries. The fear mongering was endless: "What about the bears? The rattlesnakes?? How will you...

It's commonly understood that thru-hikers are either running from something or to something. I've been guilty of both strategies. I run from memories. I run from my own feelings....

Anyone who has lost a loved one knows what it's like to count backwards; Three days have passed since we last spoke. Nearly two months have passed since I...

Heartbreak has me clutching at a void. Where there was once love and curiosity, there is now pain. It's an ageless tale. We love with our entire selves, only...

Dan “Knotts” Binde claims to have set the self-supported AT speed record on July 19th. After his SPOT device broke on him, he struggled to confirm the record. FKT...

The Continental Divide Trail is the least developed and most remote of the US long trails. It sretches about 3000 miles between Canada and Mexico and is situated within 50...

May 26th 2017- July 19th 2017 (53:22:57) On July 19th, Dan “Knotts” Binde allegedly set a new self-supported speed record on the Appalachian Trail shortly after taking a nap two...

“A good traveler leaves no footprints”- Lao Tzu Random acts of human kindness breathe life into the Appalachian Trail, marking the long distance hiking experience with an amount generosity that’s impossible to match. The...