Thru-hiking is a mental and physical marathon, blending self-discovery with diverse landscapes. Embrace the challenge.

Rim to Rim to Rim at the Grand Canyon. How to do it and how it went as a trail run for me.

The Colorado Trail is one of the highest altitude and rewarding thru-hikes. Here is the gear list that helped me set the record.

Day 13 of the Ouachita Trail and we made it to the terminus of the Ouachita Trail on our thru hike across Oklahoma and Arkansas

Snacking on a Ouachita Trail thru hike. Day 12 of backpacking the Ouachita Trail and I stepped in Dog Poo

Thru-hiking the Ouachita Trail, Day 11 and my Tiger Shirt

Day 10 on the Ouachita Trail was Thanksgiving and we met Warren Doyle

The Ouachita Trail Day 9 and the leaves covering the trail

Day 8 of the Ouachita Trail complete with allergies, rain, and all the fun of thru hiking

Resupplying at the Blue Bell Cafe and Day 7 on the Ouachita trail across Oklahoma and Arkansas

Ouachita Trail Day 6 on our thru hike across Oklahoma and Arkansas

The Ouachita Trail Day 5 on our thru-hike across Oklahoma and Arkansas

The Ouachita Trail thru hike and our first resupply at the local store of Arkansas... Walmart

Backpacking the Ouachita Trail through Arkansas and Oklahoma on a thru-hike

The Ouachita Trail structure during our thru-hike of the trail going thru Oklahoma and Arkansas

Traversing the soul-stirring Ouachita Trail, every step a dance with nature. From sunrise whispers to sunset tales, my thru-hike odyssey

The Colorado Trail is a 500 mile route from Denver to Durango. Here is the strategy I used for sleeping and setting the record, FKT

How to hike the Arizona Trail and my experience backpacking the long distance trail and how I set an FKT here is an overview

How do you train for the Barkley Marathons? I have no clue, but here is what I am doing right now...

-Preparing for the FKT- I spent the winter in Tahoe City running on snow and skiing. While it was a huge winter, the inclement weather...