A family of six, Canada to Mexico on foot — 142 days, 2,650 miles, and then two more trails: by 2021, the largest family to complete hiking's Triple Crown.
New edition · October 5, 2026
The book — Pretty Good at Walking
The map 67 moments on the trail, with the family’s own photographs and footage Book-club kit 10 questions, a leader’s note, printable, free Suggest it to your club One page to forward to your own groupWrite to Vince
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The proof
The 2018 PCT walk, on video The playlist for this book's hike — 100 videos A day, as it was filmed One day of the 2018 walk, the way the camera had it YouTube @strawbridgetreks — 963 videos, every trail since 2017 The family's 2020 walk, mapped A different hike — 156 CDT posts pinned to the map by GPSRecent gear lists
Vince's gear list LighterPack Monica's gear list LighterPack Georgie's gear list LighterPack June's gear list LighterPackListen & read
Pretty Good at Talking Vince's podcast — Podbean · also on Apple & Spotify Substack Companion material to the bookFollow
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Outside Online The Triple Crown profile The Trek The completion, 2021 PCTA book feature Pacific Crest Trail Association, 2025 Backpacker Radio Ep. 62 — the family on the PCT, via The Trek “Hiking for the Soul” WORLD Radio WFMZ Lehigh Valley news, on the Triple Crown bid