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Tips, tricks, adventures and other trail talk about thru-hiking.

Preparation

Need to know: Hitchhiking

Although I’m now a seasoned thru-hiker, hitchhiking was my passion long before I started hiking long-distance trails. In fact, it was through hitchhiking that I discovered what thru-hiking actually was.

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Preparation

Need to know: Hitchhiking

Although I’m now a seasoned thru-hiker, hitchhiking was my passion long before I started hiking long-distance trails. In fact, it was through hitchhiking that I discovered what thru-hiking actually was.

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How to plan a thru-hike.

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