I am planning to start a west bound thru hike mid Oct.\ Just wondering if there are going to be any others out there. B Mother Goose aka Bonita...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 7, 2008 1:27 am
Hi Mother Goose (and one & all - general comments for the forum included below), I went ahead and also posted your message to the GET Message Board: ...
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BONITA HELTON
mothergoose22
Sep 7, 2008 2:15 am
The flagging sounds great. I have a train ticket to put me in ABQ on Oct 16th and I plan on 7 or 8Â weeks to finish. I have been working on the maps and...
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Sam Haraldson
walloftvs
Sep 7, 2008 7:43 am
... Good on you, blister. You have an excellent dedication and it's appreciated even by us who have yet to hike the trail. - sam_h...
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trekker4@...
Sep 7, 2008 11:30 am
Brett, Use a microcorder, abt $30 at Radio Shack (Circuit City, Best Buy, poss Target, poss WalMart; tape prices vary a bit at those places), to write those ...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 7, 2008 9:32 pm
As far as water is concerned, it's been a wetter than average summer in the Southwest. The monsoon season started early (late June) and the pattern of...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 7, 2008 9:48 pm
I'm using a Sony M570-V, for whatever that's worth. 3.3 ounces, plus tape & 2 AAA batteries. They all seem to suffer mechanically after extended use. This is...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 16, 2008 11:43 pm
The following was intended as personal correspondence, but I thought I'd send it to the list in case anyone else might find it useful in planning a westbound...
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Allen Stibora
stumped5
Sep 17, 2008 4:52 pm
Fall hikers: I can provide shuttle or support if needed between Tijeras, NM and Socorro/Magdalena, NM. I live in Mountainair, NM. My phone is 505.847.2828. ...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 19, 2008 7:42 pm
Many thanks, Allen. Your willingness to help out is certainly appreciated. Thanks, as well, to all of those who live near the route and have offered to assist...
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Sam Haraldson
walloftvs
Sep 19, 2008 7:57 pm
... This could be a detrimental decision as you will lose a good number of your nonchalant members. On the other hand the dedicated population will visit the...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 19, 2008 9:06 pm
All good points to consider. And Sam (forums moderator for BackpackingLight.com) should know a thing or two here! Is the current forum-with-email format...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 22, 2008 9:59 pm
Pre-trip recon... Water is currently available at Sandia ranger station. Cedro Canyon has good pools along Nature Trail, with trout noted. Wildlife pond in...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 22, 2008 11:03 pm
GET trail tip: The Bushbuddy woodburning stove comes highly recommended on this fair-weather and well-vegetated trail, esp. for those who enjoy the evening...
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Sam Haraldson
walloftvs
Sep 22, 2008 11:22 pm
... I certainly have enjoyed mine for the past year and a half. Whenever I'm camping below tree-line that's what comes along with me. No extra weight or...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 24, 2008 9:31 pm
Trails on Sandia Crest are DRY. Only the travertine falls near S Crest Tr trailhead is flowing. Recommend hiking f lower tram to upper tram in 1 day, get water...
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Brett
blisterfree
Sep 24, 2008 9:41 pm
In other news, met a backpacker hiking the full length of Sandia Crest (26 miles). Started at Tijeras, bound for Placitas. The GET in contrast heads W off the...
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Patricia Mazzolini
pmazzolini
Sep 27, 2008 4:25 am
blisterfree-hope all goes well on the trail this fall. We will be section hiking bits of the west end from our home in albuquerque and are especially curious...
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BONITA HELTON
mothergoose22
Sep 30, 2008 6:15 pm
Hi everyone I have started a journal on the postholer sight, only a couple of entries so far but I hope you enjoy it down the line. Mother Goose    The...
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Sam Haraldson
walloftvs
Sep 30, 2008 6:18 pm
... For those who don't like to have to look this stuff up, here's a link to Mother Goose's journal: ...
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mothergoose22
Sep 30, 2008 6:20 pm
I'm sorry guys heres a more direct route www.postholer.com/mothergoose...
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Sam Haraldson
walloftvs
Sep 30, 2008 6:21 pm
... That's far easier to read than the link I posted ; ) - Sam...
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mothergoose22
Sep 30, 2008 6:23 pm
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mothergoose22
Oct 1, 2008 7:05 pm
Hey go to my journal and check out the pictures on Sept 29th Mother Goose...
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mothergoose22
Oct 1, 2008 7:07 pm
... http://postholer.com/mothergoose...
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mothergoose22
Oct 4, 2008 12:23 am
I put a couple of pcs of the data book on my journal oct 4th page Mother goose...
Update from Magdalena- After a much-appreciated rain delay, finally found my way out of Socorro and back on trail. Rain started early on Sunday morning and ...
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mothergoose22
Oct 11, 2008 5:15 pm
I have put two pictures of a mushroom (fungus) on my journal site www.postholer.com/mothergoose could someone who has a muchroom book look them up and tell me...
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Judith G
two_legs_wal...
Oct 12, 2008 5:55 pm
I posted an entry in your trip journal guestbook ... then I saw this here so I'll repeat ... I am NOT a mushroom expert but the name "wood ear mushroom" just...
