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    How To Plan a Backpacking Trip: A Beginners Guide

    ByEmily Schrick February 12, 2022March 9, 2026

    Hi there! If you’re here reading this, I’m guessing you are a day hiker looking to get into overnight backpacking. GREAT! Backpacking is lots of fun, but I know it can be overwhelming figuring out how to get started. In this post, I am going…

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    The Best and Worst Colorado Trail Segments

    ByEmily Schrick November 1, 2021September 10, 2025

    The Colorado Trail is about 485 miles long and is split up into 28 segments. Most segments start and end at a road or trailhead, and they can sometimes be pretty remote. They range from under 10 to over 20 miles long. It is relatively…

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  • Yosemite’s High Country: A Night at Evelyn Lake

    Yosemite’s High Country: A Night at Evelyn Lake

    ByEmily Schrick October 31, 2021April 30, 2025

    Yosemite’s high country is a backpacker’s dream—alpine meadows bursting with wildflowers, glassy mountain lakes reflecting the sky, and rugged granite ridgelines that stretch for miles. With so many backcountry lakes to explore, we had no idea where we’d end up when we first set foot on the trail….

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  • Lightweight Gear List for the Colorado Trail

    Lightweight Gear List for the Colorado Trail

    ByEmily Schrick October 31, 2021October 30, 2025

    The Colorado Trail is a 485 mile thru hike from Littleton, CO to Durango, CO, mostly along the Continental Divide. This is my gear list from my thru-hike in July-August 2021. Pack Sleep System Tent Cook Set Water Clothing Worn Clothing Packed Bathroom & Hygiene…

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  • Gossamer Gear Gorilla 40 Pack

    Gossamer Gear Gorilla 40 Pack

    ByEmily Schrick September 27, 2021December 16, 2025

    This review of one of my favorite pack of all-time has been a long time coming. And I hope this review shows you why! I’ve put over 700 miles on my Gorilla pack, and anticipate putting many more on. Gossamer Gear recently updated the Gorilla…

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    The 13 Best Campsites on the John Muir Trail

    ByEmily Schrick June 6, 2021January 6, 2025

    The John Muir Trail is every backpacker’s fantasy trip. High alpine lakes, lush meadows, cascading creeks, and big, bold mountains. Nearly every sight on the trail is photo-worthy. I thru-hiked the JMT in 2020 and the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) in 2018 and walked past…

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Hey, I'm Emily!

I thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail as a beginner backpacker in 2018 and haven't been able to stop backpacking, hiking, and adventuring ever since!

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