“Don’t start before April 1st unless you have great ability or extensive training in dealing with cold weather.” That is the advice I routinely give aspiring Appalachian Trail (AT) thru-hikers. I would like to add that Appalachian Trail thru-hikers need to have their ‘game face’ on from the beginning. Because the toughest two states on the AT are the last two–New Hampshire and Maine. But the next most...

 Amazon Kindle readers will be allowed to upload Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Bill Walker for free both today and tomorrow. This popular trail narrative takes the reader on America’s great national scenic trail, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which runs 2,663 miles from Mexico to Canada. The trail is very well-maintained all along the way by the U.S. Forest Service, along with local trail clubs. In the...

The second edition of Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail has now been published in both paperback and Kindle format. This narrative of 6’11” Bill Walker’s (Skywalker)thru-hike attempt of the 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada, has been popular in the hiking community since its initial publication two years ago. However, there were some formatting inconsistencies in the...

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My most basic advice for an aspiring thru-hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail is twofold: First, regardless of how strange it seems, you must buy a pair of low-cut trail running shoes that are at least one size larger than normal. The surface in the desert is so scalding that your feet will turn into kangaroo feet. And please, under no circumstances wear boots. The thought of boots in the desert (and resulting silver dollar-sized blisters) is truly...

“Nobody in particular looked like a murderer or rapist, but nobody in particular didn’t look like one either.” That line is a sample quote from Cheryl Strayed’s powerful Pacific Crest Trail narrative, ‘Wild’. You’ve got to hand it to her. She meets the Pat Conroy test. “I want it all,” Conroy has written about what she is looking for in the books he reads. “That’s all I ask for an...