Boing Boing reader Tom Fassbender says: "On June 10, 2012 (one year ago) I embarked on a 13-day solo hike of the 212-mile John Muir Trail. My memories of those days are still very vivid. To commemorate, I'm posting my trail journal, one day at a time, with photos, warts and all."
John Muir Trail Adventure Journal: Day One
Watching custom, handmade hiking boots being made in a Korean shoe shop
More mesmerizing work from the world's great handcrafters. Here, in a 90-year-old Korean shoe factory, a customer gets a pair of hiking boots custom-made for them. Previously on Boing Boing: READ THE REST
Take a hike through Atlanta's eerie Doll's Head Trail
Doll's Head Trail is a wonderfully eerie hike through DeKalb County's Constitution Lakes Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Here's a video of the trail, which takes walkers past doll parts and… READ THE REST
15 women suffer heat-related illnesses after Arizona reality show hike
Up to 15 women who are in Phoenix, AZ from all over the country have suffered from heat-related illness and were rescued Thursday from Camelback Mountain. The women are in… READ THE REST
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