by Sunsets | Oct 30, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Gear, Hiking
Planes, Trains, Automobiles … and FeetChica and I just returned from an incredible adventure and I used a new piece of gear that I want to talk about: the ULA Photon Backpack.Our 50-day trip to Europe started on an Amtrak train that shuttled us from central...
by Sunsets | Aug 22, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Gear, Hiking
Below are two complete Camino de Santiago gear lists, one for the men and one for the women. While walking the Appalachian Trail Chica and I dreamed up the next adventure. We both agreed a trip to Spain to walk the 500 mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela would...
by | Aug 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Please welcome Philip Sheehy (trail name: Homebound) who is guest posting with us today about reintegration to normal life upon finishing his thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Homebound is a 22 year old from New Hampshire. He recently graduated college a semester...
by Jen Seymour | Jul 19, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, AT, Guest Post, Hiking, Motivation, Tales
Please welcome Stacia who is guest posting with us today. Stacia grew up on a farm in the southern-most part of Georgia and was bitten by the outdoorsy bug at a young age, often playing in the woods on her family’s property for hours at a time. But it wasn’t until...
by Sunsets | Jul 8, 2018 | Tales
In addition to articles about the Appalachian Trail occasionally we will post about other travels we have had. This piece of travel writing is an excerpt from my memoir Costa Rica Curious and takes place on our due diligence trip before we moved to Costa Rica. Grecia...
by | Jul 3, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, Foot gear, Gear
Trail runners have replaced traditional boots as the preferred footwear for an Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I chose La Sportiva Wildcats for our 2,200 mile journey and this is my La Sportiva Wildcat review. Before making the firm decision of thru-hiking in trail...
by Sunsets | Jun 27, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, Friday 5's, Hiking
The Appalachian Trail is famous for its Green Tunnel and one might think with all that shade, sun, and heat are not a problem, one would be wrong. Avoiding hot days on a long-distance backpacking trip is near impossible and over the course of six months and 2,200...
by Sunsets | Jun 16, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Motivation
In only one or two lines of concise language, quotes can convey humor, stoke our motivation, cause a sentimental sigh, and inspire greatness. The following 20 hiking quotes will make you smile, motivate you to get off the couch, and mentally fuel your next trek. Go...
by | May 19, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, Books
“I think this book is worth 10 Appalachian Trail memoirs.” ~ Evan “eWolf” Schaeffer – Evan’s Backpacking Videos (YouTube) Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail is the perfect guidebook for someone wanting to hike the AT. The book touches on just about everything...
by Sunsets | Apr 25, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, Budgeting
Failing to plan is planning to fail Once we decided we were going to attempt a thru-hike of the AT our very first planning question we asked ourselves was what is the cost to hike the appalachian trail? The problem was the answers we found were platitudinous. We found...
