She hiked the entire Appalachian Trail at 80, unaware she’d just made history

We put all kinds of limitations on ourselves,” said Betty Kellenberger. “Sometimes the biggest one is we don’t get up and try ...
Fauquier Now

Where are they now? Stick and Stringbean hit the trail again

In 2022, Akili McCullough of Warrenton and Luke Bazill of Haymarket decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail — an ambitious ...
KQED

What Is Trail Magic? How a Small Act of Kindness on a Trail Can Make Someone’s Day

Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...
Yahoo

A Letter to the Thru-Hikers of the Future

This year marks Backpacker's 50th anniversary. To celebrate, we asked four of our favorite writers to write a letter to the backpackers of the future--specifically, to 2073, when Backpacker will turn ...
Daily Journal

Midway along the Appalachian Trail, weary thru-hikers find refuge and an ice cream challenge

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take ...