by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Oct 9, 2015 | Hike, Trail
My good buddy Whitney “Allgood” LaRuffa thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail almost 20 years ago and worked as a ridgerunner with his dog for two years. Now, he has a job, a house, a dog, and a volunteer job as the President of the...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Sep 25, 2015 | Hike, Trail
As many of you know, Heather “Anish” Anderson just broke the women’s unassisted speed record on the Appalachian Trail, overcoming my 2011 record by a whopping 26 days. Many of my friends have been asking me “if I’m ok with it” in the sort of way they’d ask me if “I’m...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Sep 24, 2015 | Hike, Trail
The Wasatch Range Traverse in Utah has been on my radar for 3 years, ever since Altra Zero Drop shoes founder Jeremy Howlett first mentioned it to me as “something you thru-hiker types should try.” The range is in his backyard and easily accessible to the Salt Lake...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jul 19, 2015 | Hike, Trail
Hey folks! I’ve been out on the Sierra High Route these past few weeks, trading the blogging world for mountain time and the laptop for good ol’ fashioned unplugging. Now that I’m back, I’ll be covering the Sierra High Route in detail. It’s a hike that a lot of people...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jun 23, 2015 | Hike, Trail, Uncategorized
As I thru-hiker, I get to meet some of the kindest people out there, and Dean Krakel, who writes for my local paper, the Denver Post, is one of them. We’ve been exchanging emails for the past year as he prepares for his Colorado Trail thru-hike, and he...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jun 22, 2015 | Hike, Trail
Long Distance Hiker is a blog that specializes in telling stories about long distance trails, helping other hikers prep and plan, and musing about trail life. I met Beardoh and Sweet Pea in 2011 when I set the speed record on the Appalachian Trail and somehow that...
