Tales from the Triple Crown

Vermont artist Nika Meyers has hiked more than 9,000 miles on the nation’s most daunting trails. Here’s what she’s learned.

7 Pieces of Gear that Endured the Triple Crown

Here’s what gear Nika Meyers used to thru-hike the three longest trails in the U.S. When Nika Meyers was thinking

The author was never a rock climber, until the backpack with everything he needed for survival tipped over a cliff.

Imagine hiking from Maine to Oregon, via Vermont via major trails. Thanks to recent legislation, the missing link—just 13 to

One minute and 24 seconds. That’s the record. If you run, know where everything is, have nobody in front of

There are few things as renewing to the soul as a night spent sleeping outdoors—falling asleep to the sound of

Posted June 27th, 2008 Leslee MacKenzie of Burlington, hiking on Big Slide Mountain and admiring the view of the Great