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claire958•12h ago

Just realized my 3 day loop in the Wind River Range was 40 miles, not the 28 I planned for

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sullivan.riley•1d ago

Appreciation post: the ranger at Yosemite who talked me out of my own route plan

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gonzalez.wesley•1d ago

Why do people plan the Colorado Trail in July when the San Juans still have snow

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xena_jackson•1d ago

Hit 100 miles on the Kettle Crest loop near Sherman Pass, and the trail sign math finally made sense

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spencerfisher•1d ago

I switched from the JMT to the High Sierra Trail last August and I still can't decide if it was the right call

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kaib18•3d ago

Why does nobody talk about the stretch between Cottonwood Pass and the Kern River junction in the Sierra?

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tyler_white42•8d ago

Hiked the Eagle Creek trail outside Portland and half the signs now point to campsites, not the old lookout

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claire_barnes74•10d ago

I finally bailed on the Timberline Trail at mile 19 and I still can't decide if I did the right thing

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kimm52•10d ago

Serious question, who else ditched the High Sierra Trail for the Kern River loop near Lodgepole?

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park.tara•13d ago

Hit 100 nights sleeping on trail this year and the weirdest part is night 60 in the Sierra

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violagonzalez•14d ago

Bought a $180 ultralight tent for the Superior Hiking Trail and it leaked on night one

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jennifersmith•15d ago

I was dead set against hiking the Long Trail in one go, but a guy at the outfitter in Waitsfield talked me into section hiking it over 3 summers instead

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hall.charles•19d ago

Can we talk about how everyone plans the first day of a thru hike way too long

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torres.elizabeth•19d ago

Showerthought: it took me 4 hours to find out the water source on the Black Range was dry

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ray_patel27•21d ago

Tried hiking in trail runners on the Art Loeb Trail and my feet paid for it

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