A family confronts its racial past along the Appalachian Trail.
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One Hiker’s Peak of Desperation
“He got lost climbing a 13,000-foot mountain. Could his family, his friends and a bartender named Destiny save his life?”
The Joy of a Pointless Walk
“Maybe walking into some marshes, and deciding at an undetermined future point to stop walking, was what was available to the Romantics, but I think we can do better.”
Tragedy on the Pacific Crest Trail
“Trevor spoke to Doug…“Physically, I’m doing fine,” he said. ‘My body’s just tired because we’ve been doing 20-mile days for eight days in a row.’ It was their final conversation.”
The Mysterious Case of a Nameless Hiker
A friendly and charming hiker was known on the trail as “Mostly Harmless.” After his body was discovered in a tent in Florida, no one could figure out who he was.
A Nameless Hiker and the Case the Internet Can’t Crack
A friendly and charming hiker was known on the trail as “Mostly Harmless.” After his body was discovered in a tent in Florida, no one could figure out who he was.
My Backcountry Prescription Experiment
Mathina Calliope goes off her antidepressant and into the woods.
The Backcountry Prescription Experiment
Mathina Calliope goes off her antidepressant and into the woods.
Tramp Like Us
Can an American family learn to become outdoorsy in New Zealand, where the natural world is part of the national DNA? Sort of.
Hiking With Nietzsche
An infirmed Friedrich Nietzsche hiked the Swiss Alps to work on his writing. Philosopher John Kaag followed Nietzsche’s trail, taking the great thinker’s ideas out of his books and into the world.