New Permit Requirements on AT in Shenandoah
Starting this month, you will now be required to buy a permit at Recreation.gov in order to complete...
Elul’s End
A Synagogue President Reflects on the Appalachian Trail The sun finally set on The Horns Pond in the...
Thoughts on “2,000 Miles Together”
In 2018, the Crawford Family, consisting of two parents and six children, hit my “Appalachian Trail / lives...
A Parsha Insight, and COVID-19 Hiking
Many a drash on the Torah this weekend will deal with the little alef in “Vayikra.” We’ll hear...
Water Crossings
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was started well before the tragic drowning and ensuing images of the father and...
Memorial Day Weekend in Gulf Hagas
In a year's time, Memorial Day will come around. New names will be on our lists that we read. The war rages on, little changes. And that's how life is between Memorial Days, even punctuated by soul inspiring dips into the raw parts of Creation. It's just like humankind's relationship to our Creator.Unresolved.
2019 Thru Hiker Profile: Hugs and Fecteau
The 2019 Appalachian Trail thru-hiking season has begun, and at The Kosher Backpacker, we want to profile long...
Court Denies Pipeline on AT in Virginia
(RICHMOND, Va.) — A federal appeals court on Monday denied a request to reconsider a ruling throwing out...