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Brawny and I are leaving for Montana for our section hike of the CDT route in a few days. We will return in September. A member of the group has agreed to...
Have a fun and SAFE trip!!! --Heather Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 06:14:43 -0000 From: rainmakerat92 Subject: About This Summer........ Brawny and I are leaving for...
We just got in from an eleven mile hike with the last ten in the pouring rain, Well at least we had a shower to come home to. Last summer while my wife and I...
Hi, all, haven't been posting here in ages. I do support Brawny's Cottage Industry at every opportunity and am glad it is going so well. She's truly an...
Does anyone see the need to organize such a club? I have searched for a general, all purpose, inclusive group for hikers in and around Atlanta, but i am...
I think it sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, I live in Pennsylvania. But I do know what you mean. There are so many clubs these days that seem to want...
Hi, Everyone - Brawny and I have hiked about 90 miles in Glacier NP, and will leave the park tomorrow and enter the Bob Marshall Wilderness. We've had lots of...
I'll probably be moving to the Atlanta area within the next couple of months and I'd be into the idea. Sounds great! A. Whitney : ) (Jukebox AT '98/'99) ... ...
Congratulations Rainmaker and Brawny on your hiking completed thus far. I understand the Bob Marshall Wilderness is awesome. Best wishes for the next 3/4 of...
Wildlanders.com. I developed a hiker companion database some time ago but I took it down because of lack of interest and popularity of my wilderness website....
Hi I appreciate that this posting may be a off-topic for some of the groups I have posted it to, but I hope you will indulge me, as it is hiking related (gear...
Hi Brawny and Rainmaker, When will you be returning home. I need some of your great gear. I have been reading your website and have enjoyed the valued lessons ...
Hi All This is a blatant plug for BackpackGearTest. We want more Testers to test FREE gear. Why? Read on. BackpackGearTest.org or BGT (as it is known) is an...
Hi, Everyone! Brawny and I just arrived in Helena, MT after hiking 21 miles yesterday and 24 miles today. We have finished with the Glacier National Park, Bob...
Anybody here going to the Burning Man event in Nevada this year? It is kind of neat to find people one sort of knows of out of 30,000 other people. I generally...
Hi For those interested, BackpackGearTest.org has completed the following product tests during July, 2004. These tests are undertaken for no monetary gain by...
Have you tried the Atlanta Outdoor Club? I'm a member and have gone on plenty of hikes and backpacking trips with them. http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/ -...
Hi Hank, I run a small hiking website that might fill that void to some degree. It's not a club, per se.. but we do regular, loosly organized trips. Most of...
Brawny and I have been home a few days, and have posted our journals for this year's CDT hike (Canadian border in Glacier NP to just south of Helena, MT). ...
Our annual backpacking /camping trip in the Ellicott Rock Wilderness will be held the week-end of Oct. 16 / 17. Everyone is invited, no reservations or...
Hi, Guys: I just came back from Lake Tahoe, here are some photos I took: http://kona.coku.com/album.php By the way, if you guys want to get a personal website...
Hi For those interested, BackpackGearTest.org has completed the following product test during August, 2004. The test was undertaken for no monetary gain by...
My son and I intend to hike on the Appalachian trail here in Georgia. Can anyone recommend some lightweight hiking boots or shoes? We don't want anything...
I too am looking for new hiking boots, but I need some thing that is waterproof. In my searches I've found that there are a lot of shoe type hiking boots that...
Occasionally you can find some pretty good over-the-ankle fabric boots at discount stores like Wal-Mart and K-Mart. I used this type boot for many years...
I hike summer and winter in Maine and find the LL Bean Cresta boots to be outstanding. I wore out a pair on my thru hike in 2000 and LL replaced them free,...
You didn't say how old your son is. I let my kids, ages 5 and 7 hike in well fitting over the ankle basketball style sneakers. Sometimes I find shoes built...
