The Hiker Box

Report from the Trail: Annika Ananias on the CDT

Report from the Trail: Annika Ananias on the CDT

Thru Hike Syndicate correspondent Annika Ananias is hiking the CDT southbound. She checks in from the Scapegoat Wilderness.

Report from the Trail: Annika Ananias on the CDT

Thru Hike Syndicate correspondent Annika Ananias is hiking the CDT southbound. She checks in from the Scapegoat Wilderness.

Getting Licensed: GMRS for the Rocky Talkie 5 Watt Radio

Getting Licensed: GMRS for the Rocky Talkie 5 W...

What does it take to get a GMRS license, and is it worth it?

Getting Licensed: GMRS for the Rocky Talkie 5 W...

What does it take to get a GMRS license, and is it worth it?

Meet Bob Bruington, One of the Stars of Trails Magazine Issue 6

Meet Bob Bruington, One of the Stars of Trails ...

Get to know an unlikely pillar of the Mountain West hiking community.

Meet Bob Bruington, One of the Stars of Trails ...

Get to know an unlikely pillar of the Mountain West hiking community.

Report From The Trail: Deirdre Rosenberg and the Sky Island Traverse

Report From The Trail: Deirdre Rosenberg and th...

My Sky Island Traverse is not the Sky Island Traverse you’ve read about from other thru-hikers.

Report From The Trail: Deirdre Rosenberg and th...

My Sky Island Traverse is not the Sky Island Traverse you’ve read about from other thru-hikers.

Gear Review: The Trailbrush

Gear Review: The Trailbrush

Cut your toothbrush, they said.

Gear Review: The Trailbrush

Cut your toothbrush, they said.

How a 67-year-old Grandmother Unintentionally Pioneered Ultralight Backpacking

How a 67-year-old Grandmother Unintentionally P...

In 1955, 67-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood told her 11 children she was “going for a hike in the woods." She conveniently forgot to mention this hike would stretch over 2,100...

How a 67-year-old Grandmother Unintentionally P...

In 1955, 67-year-old Emma “Grandma” Gatewood told her 11 children she was “going for a hike in the woods." She conveniently forgot to mention this hike would stretch over 2,100...