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Bushwack Near Weldon Springs

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A Walk Around Castlewood State Park

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Wilderness First Aid Certified

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ALDHA-West (American Long Distance Hiking Association- West)

ALDHA-West (American Long Distance Hiking Association- West)
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Talking about all things stoves for OTSHAB

Talking about all things stoves for OTSHAB

LNT discussion with myself and Paul "Mags" Magnanti for OTSHAB

LNT discussion with myself and Paul "Mags" Magnanti for OTSHAB

ALDHA-West Gazette

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Alcohol Based Sanitizer Due Nothing For Giardia- by Craig Gulley

The Trail Show episode 77

The Trail Show episode 77
Talking about the TGO challenge

The Trail Show Episode 60

The Trail Show Episode 60
Craig gets a new Trail name

The Outdoor Station Episode 474

The Outdoor Station Episode 474
Craig and Vicky Interviewed on the TGO Challenge 2018

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Save The Smokies- Promoting Responsible Stewardship

Save The Smokies- Promoting Responsible Stewardship
Liter and Graffiti Clean Up In GSMNP

States Visited in our RV- as of 2022

States Visited in our RV- as of 2022

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Craig's Favorite Adventure Book List - no particular order but * means my favorites

  • Thirst, 2600 Miles to Home- Heather "Anish" Anderson
  • Out There: A Voice from the Wild- Chris Townsend
  • Walking Man: The Secret Life of Colin Fletcher-Robert Wehrman
  • Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail- Carrot Quinn
  • Hikertrash: Life On The Pacific Crest Trail- Erin Miller
  • On The Beaten Path:An Appalachian Pilgrimage- Robert Alden Rubin
  • Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail- Chris Townsend
  • A Long Way From Nowhere: A Couple's Journey on the Continental Divide Trail- Matt and Julie Urbanski
  • Timberrr! Or, How I Feel Down the Appalachian Trail- Amy "Timber" Hiusser
  • Inca Trails: Journey Through Bolivia and Peruvian Andes- Martin Li
  • --Stumbling Thru: Keepin' On Keepin' On
  • --Stumbling Thru: Hike Your Own Hike
  • A."Digger Stolz
  • AWOL on the Appalachian Trail- David Miller
  • Lawton Grinter
  • I Hike
  • I Hike Again
  • Cadillac Desert- The American West and Its Disappearing Water- Marc Reisner
  • Keith Foskett
  • --Balancing On Blue
  • --The Last Englishman
  • --The Journey Between
  • Three Hundred Zeroes- Dennis Blanchard
  • Becoming Odyssa- Jennifer Pharr Davis
  • Barefoot Sisters- Lucy and Susan Letcher
  • --Southbound
  • --Walking Home
  • The Man Who Walked Through Time- Colin Fletcher
  • Wind, Sand and Stars- Antonine De Saint-Exupery
  • Ranger Confidential- Andrea Lankford
  • The Wisdom of Solitude- Jane Dobisz
  • The Last Season- Eric Blehm
  • Craig Childs:
  • ---*Secret Knowledge of Water
  • ---*Soul to Nowhere
  • ---*The Way Out
  • ---House of Rain
  • ---Animal Dialogues
  • ---Stone Desert
  • ---Finders Keepers
  • --Apocalyptic Planet
  • Gandhi- An Autobiography
  • *Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance- Robert M. Pirsig
  • Dune Series by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson
  • *Motoring with Mohammed- Eric Hanson
  • Road Fever- Tim Chahill
  • Where Men Win Glory- Jon Krakauer
  • Into Thin Air- Jon Krakauer
  • *My Journey to Lhasa- Alexandra David-Neel
  • *Snow Leopard- Peter Matthiessen
  • *Stranger in the Forest- Eric Hanson
  • *Desert Solitaire- Edward Abbey
  • *Ghost Rider- Neil Peart
  • Return to Tibet- Heinrich Harrer
  • The Worst Journey in the World- Apsley Cherry Garard
  • Walking the Dream- Ellen Wolfe
  • Music in Every Room- John Krich
  • *An Unexpected Light- Jason Elliot
  • A Fez of the Heart- Jeremy Seal
  • *Mutant Message Down Under- Marlo Morgan
  • *Anna Pigeon Series (all of them)- Nevada Barr
  • Jupiter's Travels- Ted Simon

C2 make it into Backpacker Magazine

C2 make it into Backpacker Magazine
C2 photographed hiking the Mt.Rogers Area- February 2007 issue

Books-Adventures of a more Personal Experience in the wild

  • Denali- www.vimeo.com/122375452
  • The Longest Way Home- Andrew McCarthy NEW
  • Wild- Cheryl Strayed
  • Trespass, living on the edge of the promised land- Amy Irvine
  • Eating Stone-Ellen Maloy
  • Raven's Exile- Ellen Maloy
  • Walking Nature Home- Susan J Tweit

Favorite Adventure Movies-

  • 180 Degrees South
  • A Sense Of Direction, 1200 miles on the PNT- YouTube
  • As It Happens- available on YouTube
  • Backbone- William Martin- youtube
  • Backpacking The Lake's District with Chris Townsend
  • Broken Arrow
  • DamNation by Patagonia
  • Do More With Less - online only at domorewithlessfilm.com
  • Embrace The Brutality
  • Flip Flop Flipped
  • Flip Flop Flippin
  • Flip Flop Flippin 2
  • Himalaya
  • In The High Country
  • Insignificance- available on Youtube
  • Life Of A Mountain: Scarfell Pike
  • Long Way Down
  • Long Way Round
  • Mile, Mile And A Half
  • Never Cry Wolf
  • Seven Years in Tibet
  • Tell It On The Mountain
  • The Walkumentary
  • The Way
  • Thru Their Own Eyes- PCT Class of 2014- online only at pcta.org
  • Touching the Void
  • Tracks
  • Walking Across Arizona- available on YouTube
  • Wayfaring
  • Winter In The Cairngorms, with Chris Townsend

Favorite Music-

  • Mark Isham
  • The Smiths
  • The Cult
  • The Cure
  • Jethro Tull
  • Patrick O'Hearn
  • Rush
  • Depeche Mode
  • XM Channel 68- Audio Visions (Spa)

Projects I Support

Projects I Support
Rogue Element- Ryan Drake Movie

Previous Project I Have Supported

  • Twin Peaks Coffee Roasters
  • Abbie Barnes- Spend More Time in the Wild
  • The Outdoor Station - (monthly donation)
  • Nakefit - Foot pads
  • Squatch to Austrailia
  • Squatch on the Bigfoot Trail
  • Tweed - 2nd album project
  • Squatch to Iceland
  • Life Of A Mountain- Blencathra
  • Greenbelly- Complete Meals
  • The Trail Show Podcast (Monthly Donation)
  • Jester On The Appalachian Trail
  • Jiva Coffee and Hot Chocolate
  • Beyond Our Borders
  • Indus Reclaimed Hiking Sticks
  • Thru Hike the Appalachian Trail Board Game
  • Holly The Cafe Boat
  • Ben and Emily- Narrowboat

Related Website's

  • Adventure Rider
  • Andrew Skurka
  • Anti Gravity Gear- Caldera Cone stoves
  • Backpacking Light - Podcasts UK
  • Backpacking Light USA
  • Carrot Quinn's Hayduke Hike Index
  • Golite adventure gear
  • Gossamer Gear
  • Grand Canyon Web Cam
  • Hammock Forum- talk about hammocks
  • Hammock Gear- tarps, quilts and accessories
  • Henry Shires Tarptents
  • Mountain Laurel Designs
  • Patrick O'Hearn website
  • TGO Challenge- Walk across Scotland
  • ULA Backpacks
  • Z PACKS

Blogs I Like To Follow

  • The Critical Drinker
    Open Bar #147 - 28 Years Later, James Gunn Savages MCU, Bob Iger's Oscar?!
    17 hours ago
  • Firebox Stove
    Rain put a little ‘damp’-er on our tarp camping trip!
    18 hours ago
  • conradwalks
    Scaleber Force wander
    1 day ago
  • shugemery
    Boundary Waters Solo Canoe Trip June 2025
    2 days ago
  • Chris Townsend Outdoors
    A little video from the Outdoor Trade Show
    3 days ago
  • JupiterHikes
    Halfway! Skating & Hiking Across Florida! Ocala Springs & Boardwalks - Florida Trail Thru Hike 4
    3 days ago
  • Ben and Emily
    We Spent 36 hours in AMSTERDAM... and THIS is what we thought! (We Were Shocked.)
    5 days ago
  • Athena Mellor
    We're Finding This Hard! // life at home, family hikes & van progress
    5 days ago
  • James Hoffmann
    What's The Deal With Mushroom Coffee?
    6 days ago
  • CruisingTheCut
    371. I've been canal boating in the South of France! (Part 1)
    1 week ago
  • Kraig Adams
    Starting a blog in 2025
    2 weeks ago
  • PMags.com: Lightweight Backpacking, Camping, Hiking and Outdoor Adventures
    Long term review – 2010 ~50 liter Igloo cooler
    2 weeks ago
  • CARROT QUINN
    Arizona Beginner Guided Backpacking Trips 2026!
    3 weeks ago
  • Elsa Rhae & Barron
    Loving Life | Raising a Baby Off Grid
    3 weeks ago
  • M&G Go For A Walk
    Trahenna Hill (549m), Penvalla (537m) and Broughton Heights (571m)
    3 weeks ago
  • jupiterhikes | Florida Hiker Trash
    How to Thru Hike the 1,100 mile Florida Trail
    3 weeks ago
  • Narrowboat isness
    DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY - NARROWBOAT journey with JOHN BUTLER - episode 105
    4 weeks ago
  • blogpackinglight
    SI Joint Update
    5 weeks ago
  • Jim Taylor’s story | A wee walk
    To the Doll House
    1 month ago
  • Cesar and The Woods
    An Unexpected Update
    1 month ago
  • Elina Osborne
    Hiking Japan's Yakushima Island | Wrapped In Green
    1 month ago
  • Ladi & Margaret
    Comparison of Top Electric Motorcycles in 2025
    2 months ago
  • Lady on a Rock
    Hike the Wonderland Trail: A Journey Around Mount Rainier
    2 months ago
  • Holly - The Cafe Boat
    Life Update: Setting rumours straight. Babies. Boats. Future plans.
    3 months ago
  • Holly - The Cafe Boat
    Life Update: Setting rumours straight. Babies. Boats. Future plans.
    3 months ago
  • The Hiking Life
    Trollheimen Triangle: Hiking in the Heart of Troll Country
    3 months ago
  • dirtmonger
    GTA Part 3
    9 months ago
  • alan sloman's big walk
    TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft)
    1 year ago
  • Katie Gerber
    My mountain lion standoff in Grand Canyon: Lessons learned
    2 years ago
  • Eating snow around the world | Adventure Travel, Backpacking, and Strange Foods
    Lima’s park that belongs to cats
    2 years ago
  • Blog | walking womad
    Updated Gear Description and Gearlist 2022:
    3 years ago
  • Backcountry Banter
    HUGE Boats In Soo Locks! // Truck Camping In Soo Locks, MI
    3 years ago
  • About Life and Hiking in Cumbria (and beyond!)
    The Laws of Physics and Hiking
    5 years ago
  • Louise's Big Adventure
    2019 in Review
    5 years ago
  • FAST TRACK TO NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR
    FOR SALE: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic version) Size M + Hip Belt (Price Drop)
    5 years ago
  • HikeLighter.Com
    Zpacks updates the Nero backpack!
    5 years ago
  • Keith Foskett
    DNF – Why I’ve Quit Long-Distance Hiking
    5 years ago
  • The Roaming Bobcat
    Episode 18 – Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    5 years ago
  • Liz Thomas: Long Distance Adventure Hiking
    How to thru-hike on a budget
    6 years ago
  • Gear Talk with Jason Klass
    Spyderco Paramilitary 2
    6 years ago
  • blog - David Lintern
    Team Heavy reprise
    6 years ago
  • Backpackingbongos
    The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to KilpisjƤrvi pt3 (mist and misery)
    7 years ago
  • Home - SAGE CLEGG ADVENTURES
    Oregon Field Guide Episode
    7 years ago
  • OutdoorsMH
    Arctic Sweden - Video
    7 years ago
  • Because they're there...
    Days like this, No 27: The Old Man of Hoy
    7 years ago
  • The Solitary Walker
    Beachscape
    8 years ago
  • The Hiking Tree Blog | Ramblings About All Things Long-Distance Hiking
    Gourmet Trail Recipes: Hummus
    8 years ago
  • Tramplite's Travels
    Tramplite Custom Made Packs
    8 years ago
  • Fell Rambler
    Adventure Herdy
    8 years ago
  • Walking With Wired
    Transition To Western Australia
    8 years ago
  • TERRY ABRAHAM
    The adventure ends – ‘Life of a Mountain: Blencathra’
    9 years ago
  • A Family Adventure of the 2,185 mile hike from Georgia to Maine - 2014 | A Family Adventure of the 2,185 mile hike from Georgia to Maine – 2014
    A brief update
    10 years ago
  • Stick's Blog
    ZPacks Cuben Fiber 18×36 Dry Sack Pack Liner
    14 years ago
  • Margin walker....... A hiker`s chronicles By Shawn Forry
  • Doodlecat's Home
  • Erik Normark
  • Foxes Afloat
  • Phil Lambert 2014 Contents
  • Martin Rye
  • Whole Food Hiker| Aria Zoner| The Hot Springs Trail| wholefoodhiker
  • Ozark Trail Section Hikers & Backpackers
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