Hiking Archives - The Kosher Backpacker

Backcountry with Dogs

Knowing Where to Go When I was stationed in Alaska, my ex-wife and I adopted a dog from the Anchorage shelter. We named him D’Artagnan. He was a Husky mix, …...

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Backpacking with Autistic Children

Backpacking is a really exciting experience for a lot of kids. For children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it can be fraught with anxiety, as it involves multiple changes in...

Appalachian Trail, Featured, Hiking, News

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 the Shenandoah National Park portion of the Appalachian Trail. The previous system,...

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The Best Thru-Hiking Videos

User-created thru-hiking videos are a great way to get through winter, even as early-bird Appalachian Trail folks gear up to head out as early as February. We’ve rounded up some...

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A Spring Trip to a Bold Coast

We were looking for a spring destination, and we found an excellent trip along Maine’s dramatic Bold Coast. Situated between Milbridge and Calais in Maine is a not-so-hidden gem of...

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Old, Reliable Gear – Bal Taschit

One of my biggest gripes about backpacking is the overstated focus on gear. When I completed my first thru-hike, I did it with “crap gear,” some of it replaced during …...

Camping, Hiking, Travel

Destination: Katahdin Woods & Waters Monument

Over the course of August 2020, I visited Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument twice. This marvelous and remote stretch of land is a solitude-lover’s paradise. Winding streams,...

Hiking

Grafton Loop in Maine

The Grafton Loop was a wonderful kosher backpacking experience close to home that is profoundly COVID friendly....

Camping, Hiking

Bear Bags vs. Bear Canisters

After hiking portions of the PCT in Yosemite, the John Muir Trail, the eastern High Peaks in the Adirondacks, and Denali National Park, the notion of carrying a bear canister …...

Appalachian Trail, Hiking, Wilderness Parsha

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 the Ba’al HaTurim’s take on it, which tackles Moshe...

Hiking

A long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside.