thru hiking – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:53:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg thru hiking – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 One step at a time, differently – Long Distance hiking vs. Thru-hiking https://pmags.com/one-step-at-a-time-differently-long-distance-hiking-vs-thru-hiking https://pmags.com/one-step-at-a-time-differently-long-distance-hiking-vs-thru-hiking#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:42:30 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=42217 One step at a time, differently – Long Distance hiking vs. Thru-hiking

Not every long journey on foot is a thru-hike and not every long-distance hike needs to be one. Some musings on the difference. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/one-step-at-a-time-differently-long-distance-hiking-vs-thru-hiking/feed 2 42217 The Colorado Trail “End to End” Guide https://pmags.com/colorado-trail-end-to-end-guide-2 https://pmags.com/colorado-trail-end-to-end-guide-2#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:00:22 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=2425 The Colorado Trail “End to End” Guide

A guide for planning long hikes on The Colorado Trail. Town info, resupply, alt routes, logistics, and general info. Revised regularly and updated Nov 2025. Read More ...

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"Reality often astonishes theory." Some thoughts on romance trumping reality and how to make these dreams comes true. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/long-hikes-romance-vs-reality/feed 2 23487 What is a thru-hike? https://pmags.com/what-is-a-thru-hike https://pmags.com/what-is-a-thru-hike#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2019 02:11:17 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=23060 What is a thru-hike?

Some Friday evening musings of when a backpacking trip becomes a thru-hike. Read More ...

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Introducing the first two eBooks in the "Quick and Dirty" Hiking Guides co-authored with Cam Honan of The Hiking Life. Read More ...

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How to do a fast hike? The real question is how to hike all day consistently. And then repeat. Here are some ideas. Read More ...

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Some thoughts about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in the current snow conditions. Read More ...

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Why adding up the mileage a person hiked is not a useful metric for gauging outdoor "expertise." Read More ...

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Just a term I use to describe a certain mentality and type of hiking. Read More ...

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The capital "H" means long trails with a designated route. The answer is no. And probably not for a while. Read More ...

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