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Showing posts with label Mental Issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mental Issues. Show all posts
Friday, August 01, 2025

When Injury Sidelines You

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There is nothing more frustrating than experiencing an injury that keeps you from doing what you love to do. Especially hiking. After compl...
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Monday, June 02, 2025

Are You Ready for a Big Hike? Besides Gear, Consider These Steps

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How do you get ready physically for the demands of an extended backpacking trip? The goal of just doing a trip is the first step to starti...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022

Where Should I Go? Six Things to Consider When Determining Your Hiking Trip

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There are so many places. So many trails. So many adventures waiting to be had. Lots of trails. Lots of choices.  What to do? Whe...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Do I Need to Be in Physical Shape to Hike?

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“Do I Need to Be in Physical Shape to Hike?”- a young hiker asked tentatively on social media. I responded in the thread – “No. The ...
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Saturday, June 02, 2018

Rain... Part of a Hiker's Life

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Blissful in the fog of PA before descending down to Palmerton I felt like tonight I should blog about rain, since many hikers out this y...
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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Mental Aspect of Long Distance Hiking Explored – Part 2 After the Trail

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Congratulations! You’ve finished the trail. You’ve completed the goal. You’ve basked in the glow of it all and the congratulations of oth...
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Friday, February 05, 2016

How Easy It Is to Quit on the Trail

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How Easy it is to Quit I have hiked in all kinds of weather. Snow, sleet, thunderstorms, rain. And I know how tempting it is to walk ...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

Top Five Worries About Thru-Hiking the AT

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Blissful Hiking  is republishing this excellent guest blog by thru hiker "Datto" with some good commentary on the worries hikers ...
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Friday, February 20, 2015

10 Things to Do Before You Begin Your Long Distance Hike

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You’ve been thinking abut this trip forever, it seems. Your big step onto a long distance trail hike. The nerves are getting to you a bit b...
Monday, February 10, 2014

A Mental Aspect of Long Distance Hiking Explored – Part 1 The Before

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Just recently on Facebook, a hiker made an interesting yet accurate observation concern hiking. He said - “I'm going to bring ...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Quitting a Hike - Valuable Insights

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Why doesn't one finish the hike they had planned? Following up on an earlier blog I wrote on a similar topic, I wanted to share this ve...