Hi there... I haven't been following the threads lately (just too busy for much online time), so forgive me if I'm being redundant. But I just wanted to add my...
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Hello Outdoor People! I will be traveling to Utah on business in July. After that, I'd like to explore some more of Utah. I've previously visited some canyons...
Looking for a freind to go on a walking adventure on the A.T.[male or female] my start date will be 3-?-05 must have all equipment and own money.I'll be doing...
Stop and take a look at Park City, UT, Its close to Salt Lake. Beautiful city and the view are wonderful. Amy [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... Sorry I have not been up north yet this winter and i just opened the room yesterday hoping others will come in and if the word gets around we will all be...
I'd try the Duckett House Hostel. It is run by very hiker-friendly folks, and they have a lot of room for parking. You might even work out a shuttle deal....
There was a parking where the northbound AT reaches civilization. The lot is between the District Ranger's residence and the Jesuit's property. (They used...
Are there certain times that people meet to chat on here? I am interested in talking to people about hiking the AT. My husband and I are planning a thru hike...
Hey we are looking at section hiking and leaving a car parked at Winding Stair Gap on 64 below Franklin. I have done a net search for problems at that...
I'm not aware of any recent problems at Winding Stair Gap. However, I live about 25 miles from there, and personally I wouldn't leave my car there overnight. ...
I hiked the 100 Mile Wilderness section of the AT in Maine a couple of years ago. I am tentatively planning another go at it this coming May, probably about...
Hi all. I'm going to do a mock start next month from the Springer approach to Neel's gap. Would be my first multi-day hike and I figure a good chance to make...
Ron, Check with these folks: http://www.hikerhostel.com/ . Youngblood ... to ... chance to ... time. ... airport ... better than ... recommendation of ... ...
In Sept-Oct of 2000 on my thru hike I found much of what you found, knee deep at best. The only exception was Wilson Stream, the dam was open to draw the lake...
--Ron, Also Wes Wesson famed in the book by Bryson is still doing shuttles and telling some great stories too. Check www.whiteblaze.net for reference on...
Great thank you all. Ive gotten some good leads for info. Money is such that I can finally get my last few items I need...bag, pack and pad. Now, if I only had...
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i saw a guy on the trail last year with an ultra violet(UV) light for water treatment. he said he bought it in Peru. i searched around the internet and found...
It was probably a "Steri-Pen". A Google search should give you a few hits. ... From: bosse [mailto:cbosse076@...] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 4:13 PM ...
My wife is backpacking for three months in New Zealand. She took the Gregory Shasta I used for my 2000 AT thru hike. It was stolen last week and she purchased...
Well, this is really it! I head for Springer first thing Monday morning. I just wanted to take this opportunity to say that belonging to these particular ...
Godspeed. Make every major decision on a bright sunny day, never at night or in bad weather. Have a wonderful hike and I hope it improves your outlook on life...
When we stopped at the REI store in Atlanta back in January,one of the salesmen showed us one of those.You can't drink the water for 4 hours,also we really...
... Hi Suggest you ask in one of the New Zealand groups such as Tramping in New Zealand @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trampinginnewzealand/ Andrew -- ...
