Meet Scout and Frodo: the Ultimate PCT Trail Angels byMary CochenourApril 22, 2021 Pacific Crest Trail “trail angels” Scout and Frodo have hosted thru-hikers — sometimes 40 per night — for over 15 years. This week on the Out and Back podcast, Scout gives the inside scoop on why he...
Thru-hikers often rely on Trail Angels and the locals for a hitchhike to and from these small communities and back to the trail. Some of these folks even open their homes to hikers and treat them like true family. The help and assistance from these small towns is really an amazing thing...
We’ve made it to the tiny town of Sierra City and are staying with Trail Angels Bill and Margaret Price, who run the Red Moose Inn and allow hikers camp in their backyard. From here, we will hike north toward a parade of tiny towns in Northern California, the next being Belden. The...
The morning began nicely with scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, and fresh fruit courtesy of the trail angels near Bucks Lake. Honeybuzz and I eased off to a late start when his pack’s shoulder strap snapped on the way out the door and had to be sewn, staplegunned, and duct taped tog...
We spent a zero day at the Saufley’s house. They are trail angels, and they call their property Hiker Heaven, which it totally was! This zero day was special since it was our one month anniversary of being on the trail!! Since we were a couple we were given our own room in the ...
where we’ll hitch into Baring and stay the night at the local trail angels’ place. We were going to take a day off but didn’t expect this section to take 4 full days. I’m sure the weather forecast will play a role in deciding what we’re going to do. Nearly 200 miles to Ca...
Trail angelsThese heroes are an American treasure, and although I was originally shy about accepting their help—figuring their aid should be reserved for thru-hikers—we did rely on them several times, and they were a fantastic part of the trail experience. ...
Other support came in the form of “trail angels” bringing “trail magic” all along the way. One day, walking through the blazing hot desert in the middle of nowhere, a guy (“DNA”) appeared out of nowhere, as if a mirage, and said “hey dude, want a cold beer”? This kind ...
步道天使 (Trail Angels) 天使们多分佈在PCT沿线的镇上,他们自发性站出来协助徒步者 无论是将自己家中多余的空间挪给徒步者过夜 或是接送徒步者去采购、回到步道上等协助都是无偿的 我于南加州遇到的Erica和Jason还在假日时带我去打猎和钓鱼 虽然是免费的但多数徒步者仍会捐助一些金额让他们能帮助更多人 ...