In mid-July, the Krebs family — Charlie (16), Ruth (14), and Joe (8), along with dad, Matt — set off on a one-month journey to complete the 272-mile Long Trail. Below, Charlie, Ruth, and Joe share their experiences. Related: Thru-Hiking the Long Trail with Three Kids, by Matt Krebs (includes … [Read More...]
Thru-Hiking the Long Trail with Three Kids
Where did the idea of attempting to hike the Long Trail with three kids come from? Back in 2002 I met my wife, Alyssa, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT). That year a family of four thru-hiked the trail with us. We both dreamed of hiking the AT as a family too. As we got close to … [Read More...]
Explore New Trails with these List Challenges
Cindy Griffith and Ira Sollace are list people. They tackle lists of peaks and trails to reach places they've never even heard of, like Cow Mountain. Cindy recently found that one on the NorthWoods Stewardship Center's list of mountains in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont. The couple … [Read More...]
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