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thetrek.co > continental-divide-trail > on-my-way-to-the-cdt-i-did-a-thing

On My Way To The CDT, I Did A Thing

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (906+ words) After my last post, I had an opportunity to summit my first 14er and took full advantage of it. With my truck broke down and my CDT hike delayed a bit again, I really needed something to do. This was it....

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thetrek.co > lessons-learned-a-tahoe-rim-trail-retrospective-part-1

Lessons Learned: A Tahoe Rim Trail Retrospective, Part 1.

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (484+ words) Here I sit, about a month after I started the Tahoe Rim Trail. In some ways it feels like yesterday, in others it feels like a lifetime ago. I’d always heard that the trail teaches you something. That when you’re…...

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thetrek.co > pacific-crest-trail > from-blowdown-city-to-sierra-city-out-of-the-ashes-and-into-the-sierra

From Blowdown City to Sierra City: Out of the Ashes and into the Sierra

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1632+ words) It was freezing as I left Bucks Lake at 5:00am. I could see my breath in the crisp air, so I walked quickly along Big Creek Road to get back to the PCT. After about ten minutes, I heard a car…...

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thetrek.co > pacific-crest-trail > pct-southern-terminus-town-is-on-sale-for-6-million

PCT Southern Terminus Town Is on Sale for $6 Million

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (397+ words) he town of Campo, California, gateway to the Pacific Crest Trail’s Southern Terminus, is currently on sale for a cool $6 million. A single Las Vegas real estate investor, John Ray, has owned most of downtown Campo — a 16-acre, 28-building property…...

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thetrek.co > appalachian-trail > welcome-to-maine-day-143

Welcome to Maine (Day 143)

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) I got a bit of a late start this morning, and all day felt like I was chasing the clock and the sunlight. Things started relatively mild, with the trail winding along various ponds and lakes. But as we began…...

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thetrek.co > pacific-crest-trail > burn-scars-package-woes

Burn Scars & Package Woes

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (299+ words) Our next destination is Sierra City. It’s only a couple days away and we have a package waiting there from home. The package is at the general store, which closes at 5 PM. We rush about 25 miles to get there, both…...

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thetrek.co > lucky-plover

Lucky Plover

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (230+ words) Good morning moon! It’s 4:40 AM and Landslide is already midway done with her morning routine. Her’s is pack up the sleeping bag, put the pillow away, eat a bar or something and roll the pad up. Mine is more like:…...

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thetrek.co > things-that-go-bump-in-the-night-tahoe-rim-trail-days-8-9

Things That Go Bump In The Night | Tahoe Rim Trail Days 8 & 9

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1198+ words) My husband and I have hiked deep in the Adirondacks and now we’re here, in what is supposed to be a big bear area, and still- I have seen no bears. The bears evade me as if they’re related to…...

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thetrek.co > appalachian-trail > jersey-girls-dont-pump-gas

Jersey Girls Don???t Pump Gas

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) I never thought I’d be so excited to be in New Jersey but crossing over the PA line is nothing but pure joy! Goodbye rocks (as if they ever really stop) and hello deli blazing in NJ and NY! Crossing…...

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thetrek.co > appalachian-trail > 604053-2

Tricky Crossings And Black Flies

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (189+ words) Monday, August 10th, 2026 After a slow start deep in the Maine wilderness I go for broke with a long stint to get my miles in for the day. I get help from a mechanically inclined animal but suffer at the mouth…...