Trail Correspondents is a teleportation machine to the trail- in audio form. Every other week, a select handful of thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and the American Discovery Trail, give us a glimpse into the world of long distance backpacking. Through their eyes and vocal cords, we learn all about the highs, lows, and nitty gritty details that go into a half-year, cross-country trek. Trail Correspondents is the next best thing to being on trail yourself.
Today marks the final episode of our second season. Although this news is melancholy, this episode is too good to be down. At the beginning of this y...
When prepping for a thru-hike, aspiring trekkers spend countless hours stressing the transition to their new existence, one spent on the other side of...
Today is the end of the trail. For this one, we hear from our hikers twice, both the day before the northern terminus and at the finish line itself,...
Today's show brings us our final wildcard episode. Given the timing of this episode, near the end of our correspondents' journeys, there's a lot of r...
An extended period in the great outdoors is medicine for the soul. Breaking free from our routines in a natural setting is a recipe for happiness, cl...
Although a half year backpacking trip is a physical grind, this is not the most challenging part of a thru-hike. Apologies for sounding like a broken...
Grab a seat next to the rocking chair because today's show will feature some stories from the backcountry. We instructed our hikers to share a standou...
In our previous episode, our first group of hikers weighed in on a wide array of subjects from their thru-hikes. Today's episode comes from the PCT an...
Today's episode brings us our second wildcard, and our first from the trail. I gave our correspondents a blank canvas for which they can paint whateve...
Social dynamics on trail. In our previous episode our group one hikers gave us insight on how their hiking groups have evolved over the course of thei...