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Fall 2005
Ten Tough Years of "Slackpacking" By Erik Schlimmer

Summer 2005

Yogi's Profile By Monte Dodge
A Triple Crown Hiker's Perspective By Jackie “Yogi” McDonnell
ADZPCTKO by Greg “Strider” Hummel, photos by Monte Dodge

Spring 2005
Brice Hammack by Monte Dodge
Easy Trail Food by Roberta Cobb
Food Talk: Trail Drinks by Jen Schaeffer
10-Year-Old Hikes PCT in 2004 Written by Barbara Egbert, Photos by Gary Chambers

Winter 2005
Trailhead Transportation Addendum: Loss of Greyhound Service In The Northwest Wandering Bob Bankhead

Fall 2004
Uinta Highline Trail by Brian Frankle
Minimum Multi-purpose Gear by Paul C. Griffith
Food Talk: For the meat lover by Jen Schaeffer

Summer 2004
Collective Wisdom- Your favorite question: What other folks on and off the trail asked you about
Hiking in Spain by Philippe Vermeyen
Finding a True Path by Long Distance Hiking by Wayfaring Bern

Spring 2004
The Traildirt: The Bartram National Recreation Trail by "Camper" Dave
Collective Wisdom - What happened during that Adrenalin Moment? by Dave Sailer (ed)
Food Talk- Oriental Trail Food by Jen Schaeffer

Winter 2004
Collective Wisdom - What unusual and very useful accessory do you carry on hikes? by Roberta Cobb (ed.)
Food Talk by Jen Schaeffer
Traildirt- The Tahoe Rim Trail- by "Camper" Dave

Summer 2003
Life Changesby Steve Queen
PCT Trailhead Transportation - Addendum by Wandering Bob Bankhead
Collective Wisdom by Roberta Cobb (ed.)

Spring 2003
Designing Trails - A Look At Building Experiences by Mike Dawson
Food Talk: Dehydrophobiaby Christine Connors
Trail Dirt - The 2003 North American Long Trails List by "Camper Dave" Cobb

Winter 2003
Around Glacier Peak by Bob Turner
Food Talk: Links to Food-Related Sites  by Jen Schaeffer
Collective Wisdom - What would you most appreciate from Trail Angels? by Roberta Cobb (ed.)

Fall 2002
Gathering 2002 by'Wendy Johnson
Food Talk: Bean Crackersby Jen Schaeffer
 Collective Wisdom - What meal do you most hope is in your pack by Roberta Cobb (ed.)

Summer 2002
 The North American Long Trails List by'Camper' Dave
 Foot Care: The Magic of Fit by Jon Vonhof
 Collective Wisdom - What Constitutes a Long Distance Trail by Roberta Cobb (ed.)

Spring 2002
Living on the PCT at Stampede Pass by Jacque Higgins-Rosebrook
Preparing for the Calendar Triple Crown by Brian Robinson
Collective Wisdom - Time and Money by Roberta Cobb (ed.)

Fall 2001
ALDHA-West Gathering 2001 by Dave Porter
Collective Wisdom - Stoves by Roberta Cobb (ed.)
Man Duck Walks Entire PCT by 'Camper' Dave

Summer 2001
Long and Light Walking - Shelters by Tony de Bellis
The Digital Distance Hike - Part 1 Communicating from the Trail by Ron 'Fallingwater' Moak
Foot Talk - Nuts by Roberta Cobb

Spring 2001
Long and Light Walking - Packs by Tony de Bellis
Trail Maintenance Volunteerism by Pete Fish and Dave Porter
The Tahoe-Yosemite Trail by Steve Queen

Winter 2001
Trans-Ozark Trail by Duane Woltjen
Nepal and Tibet 2000 by Glenn 'Fiddlehead' Fleagle
Trailhead Transport collected by Bob Bankhead

Fall 2000
The Arizona Trail by Chris Townsend
The Desert Trail in California by Steve Tabor
Footcare: Moisture, Cold and Trenchfoot by Jon Vonhof

Summer 2000
Food Safety on the Trail by Roberta Cobb
Seven Million Steps on the CDT (Part 2) by J. Willis 'Whoa' Jarvis
What is a Thru-hiker? by Jim Owen

Spring 2000
Digital Mapping for Distance Hikers by David Porter
The Freedom of Long Distance Hiking by Tom Potochny
Seven Million Steps on the CDT (Part 1) by J. Willis 'Woah' Jarvis

Winter 2000
Beach Tour '99 (Our Adventure on the Pyrenees High Route) by Glen 'Fiddlehead' Fleagle
Food Talk by Dan Fleischer
X-treme Long Distance Hiking by David Porter

Fall 1999
10 Dehydrating Tips by Roberta Cobb
Should You Hike the Colorado Trail? by Brice Hammack
40 Uses for a Trail Bandana
Southwest Montana by Jim Stolz
The Great Divide Trail - Canada by Juia and Dustin Lynx

Spring 1999
Long Distance Hiking in Europe by Chris Townsend
Wanderlust Tent Review by Dick Vogel
A Triple Crown Quiz by Karen Berger and Dan Smith

Winter 1999
Fiddlehead's Most Excellent CDT Hike! by Glen 'Fiddlehead' Fleagle
Impassable is a State of Mind! by Chris Bailey
The Canol Trail - A Very Different Hike by Dave and Roberta Cobb

Fall 1998
The Mail Bag
Meanderings from the Southwest by Karl Diederich
A Reminiscence of Martin Papendick! by David Porter

Spring 1998
The Mail Bag
Trail Recipes: One Pot Dinners by Kathy Morey
Trail Profile: Wonderland Trail by Bob Turner
Why Make Lists? by Karl Diederich
Early PCT Vision and Concept - Find out about the early days of the PCT. Included is a photo of Martin Papendick the first PCT thru-hiker in 1952.
What Makes A Long Distance Hike? - A couple of long distance hikers take on the task of explaining it.

Winter 1998
Colorado Trail / Long Trail by Michele Champion
Lightweight Hiking Gear by Dick Vogel
The President's Message by Bob Turner

Fall 1997
Interesting People Met on the Trail
The President's Message by Bob Turner

Summer 1997
The PCT - A Perspective from the Past by Alan Julliard