Iโm just going to say it. Snowsports are expensive. The equipment is expensive, the lift tickets are expensive, and donโt even get me going on the food court prices. So what do you do if you wanna learn how to snowboard or ski and have no money? Well here are some tips on how toContinue reading “How to get into snowboarding or skiing for cheap”
Author Archives: Daniel Alexander
Advice for Hiking the (AT) Appalachian Trail
Each person experiences life differently, and that’s what makes it beautiful. The trail is no different. Many people have walked this path, but you will need to figure it out on your own. Here is a popular expression you’ll hear on trail. “Hike your own hike” If you remember nothing else from this, remember thatContinue reading “Advice for Hiking the (AT) Appalachian Trail”
Winter Hiking Advice
By: Julie Midura ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ? โThis is stupid! I have no intention of dying up here just to bag another peak!โ my husband Tom yelled in an attempt to be heard over the cacophony of howling wind and blowing snow. We were three tenths of a mile from the summit ofContinue reading “Winter Hiking Advice”
Cooking on the Trail: What To Eat Backpacking
Usually, when we resupply in town, Daniel and I focus on the savings. Buying enough food to feed the two of us for a couple of days on trail can be both expensive and heavy. We all know that freeze-dried meals are the way to go if you got the cash for it. For theContinue reading “Cooking on the Trail: What To Eat Backpacking”
Katahdin: The last push
Well, we weren’t the last ones to Katahdin, but I think we are surely in the running for the longest time spent on trail this year. Clocking in just shy of eight months hiking up the Appalachian Mountain Range, but finally we finished the damn thing.ย Two thousand one hundred and some odd miles later.Continue reading “Katahdin: The last push”
Maine’s 100 mile wilderness
Looking back, the 100 mile wilderness isn’t nearly as remote as its title suggests. There are hostels at either end running daily shuttles for slack packers (hiking a section of the trail without your pack on) and food drops. There are plenty of service roads and we have run into many day hikers and trailContinue reading “Maine’s 100 mile wilderness”
Rugged People of the AT
What you carry with you reflects who you are. Many thru-hikers concentrate only on how light they can get their packs. They will hike from highway to highway and stay inside to avoid carrying a sleeping bag and sleeping outside. Other hikers will carry everything but the kitchen sink, and then some. It is aContinue reading “Rugged People of the AT”
Mahoosuc Notch
Mahoosuc Notch is commonly referred to as the โhardest mile of the Appalachian Trailโ. Looking at it on the map wouldnโt betray that fact to a thru-hiker, no, it is the legend of Mahoosuc Notch that somehow floats back down the trail which gives this section the aura of mystery. We first heard about itContinue reading “Mahoosuc Notch”
New Hampshire (part 2)
There is more to the White Mountains than just Franconia Ridge and it would be a mistake to stop talking about the New Hampshire sections of the Appalachian Trail there. The Presidentials are the most famous part of the White Mountains and our time there was incredible. Not only did we have great weather andContinue reading “New Hampshire (part 2)”
New Hampshire (part one)
The White Mountains are something else. They challenge even my writing skills. Where to start. Well, first of all, the infrastructure and community are both unlike anything Iโve seen in the United States before. Spread throughout the forty-two infamous peaks is over twelve thousand miles of rigorous trail. There are many who walk every inchContinue reading “New Hampshire (part one)”
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