On Nov 2, Loop Road in Big Cypress National Preserve will close between Gator Hook Strand and the Education Center for road improvements. It will not reopen until next summer, effectively shutting off all access for thru-hikers to start their journeys north from the southern terminus of the Florida Trail. Hikers will need to start [...]

Mike Caetano, trail name Cimmaron, is out to set a record. He’s completed the entire Appalachian Trail once in the past decade, and now is seeking to complete it again. If he does, and I suspect he’s going to, he’ll be in the record books as the oldest AT thru-hiker, at age 86.
I received this [...]