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Your presumption: "The NPS would not admit there are mountain lions in GSMNP, even if they were there." Your conclusion: "Thus, there MUST be...

How many miles is this loop? I ask because you say the month of October. And may consider this a future endeavor and adventure of my own.

According to that wiki link you provided, a recent study determined that all North American cougars (Western, Eastern and Floridian) are all one...

Whys that?

I've always felt the murder was done by a local.

Laurie,first I want to agree with your opinion of the book,loved it. Now I want to thank you for all you do for the AT,and wish you a nice crowd for...

Do it!! ��

In a National Park, what would that matter? Other that trying to deal with invasive species, isn't the National Park all about preserving the wild...

The eastern cougar has been declared extinct, and was removed from the endangered species list in 2018. ...

I concur 100%.

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Laurie - I agree. This is now one of my favorite AT through hike books. His positive and realistic attitude are a recipe for success. Furlough

Wait until you get a load of HARD RANGER!

Nobody in the park service wants to confirm any sort of mountain lion presence. To do so would bring in the endangered species act which is a whole...

I'm not gonna hike this trail solo this year, but can be flexible if i can join one or more of you in Jan or later. I'm fully capable of planning a...

I'm in the same boat. My spine is exactly 19", right between the medium and the large. The hip belt on the medium is too high, and the shoulder...

I also live nearby, we used to take the local boy scouts to the Mahoosucs for camping in early June. Its buggy and can be muddy. Mahoosuc Notch will...

I wear gaiters with boots. A couple of years ago I looked into Dirty Girl gaiters and found that they explicitly said they did not work with boots. ...

Yep. As might be expected, 681 pages covering pretty much any sign you'll see on USFS property....

Looks a little short, 5" is what I use on the small canister...

If I hiked in shorts, I would, indeed, get some dirty girl gaiters. I looked into it once, and I think their website suggests going up a size?

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I will b posting a duplex soon.. asking 400

Walking home from work (6mi) four of five days (in NYC, so I have public transportation), and increasingly difficult day hikes on the weekends. I'll...