A weekly personal blog following the writer's Appalachian Trail thru-hike from Georgia to Maine and its aftermath, with trail stories, hostel stops, and notes on plants and fungi. Readers get a first-person, chatty account of life on trail and park conservation details.
Website: https://mushroommonday.substack.com
Personal essays by a trail runner and hiker on the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite and the Southwest, blending naturalist observation with memoir. Issues cover ecosystem transitions, a stormy point-to-point run, and grief over losing two dogs.
A travel newsletter featuring a monthly personal letter from Japan, with first-person travel essays, practical guides, and photography. Paid subscribers get additional posts and features.
Personal, essayistic stories about hiking, the outdoors, culture and politics, mostly rooted in New England, with dispatches tied to the author's forthcoming book on urban hiking. Readers get opinionated, humorous writing that connects trails and places to wider cultural and environmental issues.
A personal newsletter from a long-distance hiker and former kayak guide reflecting on identity, loss, and the pull between wandering and home. Issues mix reflective essays with trail accounts such as finishing the Arizona Trail.
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