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20-Year-Old Hikes Pacific Crest Trail and Bikes to East Coast

by Nicholas J. Devlin January 20, 2022

Backpack Etiquette for Distance Hikers

by Nicholas J. Devlin January 6, 2022

Stick to the Stores: Why You Shouldn’t Rely on Resupply Packages

by Nicholas J. Devlin December 23, 2021

Retirees Achieve Triple Crown of Hiking in Three Years

by Nicholas J. Devlin December 16, 2021

8,300 Miles for Suicide Prevention: A Hiking Prodigy

by Nicholas J. Devlin December 9, 2021

Tenting or Cowboy Camping: Which One is Better?

by Nicholas J. Devlin December 2, 2021

What More Could We Do? An Encounter on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Fred Brill November 26, 2021

What It’s Like to Live in a Cabin With No Running Water or Phone Service

by Nicholas J. Devlin November 18, 2021

What it Was Like to Thru-Hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 1977

by Nicholas J. Devlin November 11, 2021

Robert Bird: The Man Who Gives Everything and Asks for Nothing

by Nicholas J. Devlin November 4, 2021

Dixie Wanderlust and Her Impact on Thru-Hiking

by Nicholas J. Devlin October 28, 2021

The Appalachian Trail vs. The Pacific Crest Trail: A Comprehensive Breakdown

by Nicholas J. Devlin October 21, 2021

Hiking and Mental Health: A Direct Correlation

by Nicholas J. Devlin October 10, 2021

15 Environmental No-No’s of Backpacking

by Nicholas J. Devlin October 7, 2021

7 Reasons Why Cooking on Trail is Overrated

by Nicholas J. Devlin September 26, 2021

Craziest Things I’ve Experienced While Backpacking

by Nicholas J. Devlin September 23, 2021

Casting for Naked and Afraid

by Nicholas J. Devlin September 15, 2021

Finding Contentment in Your Thru-Hiking Pace

by Nicholas J. Devlin September 8, 2021

What It’s Like to Come Home from a Thru-Hike

by Nicholas J. Devlin September 2, 2021

Acclimating to the Pacific Crest Trail

by Nicholas J. Devlin March 31, 2021

The Ghost Moose: A Horrifying Reality

by Nicholas J. Devlin March 6, 2021

Massachusetts Ski Areas: Ranked

by Nicholas J. Devlin March 1, 2021

Backpacking’s Dearth of Diversity: A Problem That Can’t Be Ignored

by Nicholas J. Devlin February 21, 2021

Weed on Trail?

by Nicholas J. Devlin February 16, 2021

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