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I will take it. PM me. I will be out of signal range hiking the northern presi after 8 am (eastern time)today, Wed (9/11) and will be out till Fri...

Uhg.. SMD Umbrella went up 35% in the past year! When does it stop?

Decided to finally break down and get one of the above mentioned umbrellas or unmentioned brand. Might be going out west some so figure it’s time...

Have a weight? Might get something different for my 100+ liter.

from FB post will close till march

His trail name was ATomic. He was carrying a satellite tracking device. Seems like he was hiking southbound on this particular section. Here...

I started out doing in-n-out day hikes. I wanted to have a contiguous 100 mile stretch. Then I thought Pennsylvania is more than 10% of this thing,...

I'll vouch for Packbacker. I've done two 100+ mile AT sections with him. He's a good trail companion. And yes, he's a Cheesehead!

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Cheese head?

Good to see a post from Tipi! Funny now that you mention it, I saw a Copperhead, my first pit viper, on the climb out of Ocoee in 2017.

At 67, on a steep trail, I would suspect heart attack. I suppose heat stroke is another possibility.

The hiker has been identified as 67-year-old Thomas Van Etten of Schenectady, New York on this site and on the reddit site by his "sister". If you...

The tag doesn't show direction or type of hike on the front. It does have a spot on the back where you can personalize it. Of course you could do...

Yep. Good info. Thanks! The location details a steep or rugged area and all I recall from that area is that steep side trail. Hopefully his...

I did this section in 2012 but in the opposite direction---from Tellico River to Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers. It's funny but I saw a rattler too...

I'm not sure if the tags indicate anything directional for registered hikers. I don't think they do but the last one I've got is from 2021, things...

The BMT improves from here imo but is definitely more enjoyable late fall/early spring regardless, I agree with your plan to save the rest. From...

So sad for his family. Hopefully the medical examiner can give them some clear answers.

Andy Layne Trail is STEEP

Do those AT hang tags indicate which direction a hiker will hike? Otherwise how do they surmise which direction this poor soul was going?

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OBTW, my trailname is "Packbacker".

OK, so Swatara Gap to Hwy 17A for me, anywhere from 21 April to 15 May 2025. Anyone out there in the hikerverse looking to conquer Rocksylvannia? I...

The closure extends 60 feet from the shelter. This leaves plenty of space outside this zone to camp in the designated camping area area.