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To anyone who has thru hiked or attempted to thru hike the AT: I am doing a paper for my university about the Appalachian Trail and I was hoping to get some...
Maryanne, check out http://www.trailquest.net and read Brawny's and Rainmaker's journals. ALL the answers are there and at other websites (like the links at...
Rainmaker, I just finished reading your AT journal. Man, that was beautiful! I am writring this teary eyed. I hope that when things get tough for me on the...
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Hi everyone - I'm a new member of this group and thought I'd introduce myself and share a recent hiking story. I'm 63 years old and have been an ardent hiker...
Something to think about, indeed. Thank you for sharing that with us. Ted ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
Thank you for sharing Art. You're right - most of us could tell a "newbie" exactly what he or she should be doing, but we seldom follow our own advice. I'll...
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We maintain a website to help Appalachian Trail hikers find parking/access areas. For years we have been collecting data for just PA. Over the years we have...
With fewer than 47 days until we head south to Georgia, we've finally got our website up and running - we're going to be updating the site frequently with...
Good luck with your hike Ron! I've had really good taste results doing my own dehydrating. I use one regular size jar of "Traditional" Ragu, and add one can...
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I was wondering if anyone from Pa has ever ate the freezed dry food ya just add water to on there hikes. I plan on hiking the AT this spring from Wind Gap Pa...
... food ya ... spring ... ya ... Rick, there's a "lighttrailfood" yahoo group you may want to consider joining. Enertia Foods is a favorite as are Mountain...
thank you very much Ron. I'll check into that Live for today,Tomorrow will come soon enough. Rick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Has anyone ever been to or heard of Ahjamawi Lava Springs State Park in Northern California, near McArthur (about 50 miles NE of Lassen Park)? I hadn't heard...
Miraculously, we found both Timbered Crater and Ahjumawi Lava Springs, State Park despite note of the access roads being in any way marked. We actually was...
Hmmm...replying to my own post. Seems a little pathetic. Oh well. I notice that one of this group's objectives is to discuss the Pacific Crest Trail. When I...
Hi Art, I hiked the entire PCT in 2000 and 2001, not a thru hike because it was in two long sections, taking 14 months. That trail is so fantastic, the only...