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Glad to see love for some love for international treks. I've researched some extensively. I'd start with a coin flip flop hike. Go to HF and flip...

Huh. Interesting. Well you both bring up good points, and that's helping me clarify what this particular expedition is about for me. I just found...

I had no trouble at all in the south (GA-NC-TN) this past fall (2020). I absolutely agree about calling ahead, which I did, and every place I...

I started what you describe in June, 1974, age 17, the day after graduating high school in Potomac, MD. I got a ride to Swain's Lock, walked the C&O...

Pardon if this has been mentioned, but one of the biggest differences that I saw in the age of covid (which may also apply to 2021) is that non-USPS...

The bulk of the work has been completed, and the Trail is open. Cosmo

i'll give you a hint about this book-----don't start reading it when you crawl into tent for the night.... especially when the hogs that were...

Being close to home, how about a friend with a car. Give up on being a purist. Focus your time on the beautiful, "close-to-home" hiking without...

The night we camped exposed on the rim of Crater Lake Oregon in Feb 2013 we were pounded by 50+ mph winds throughout the night without a care in the...

I'll have to look that up. I read Call of the Wild and White Fang at least twice as a youth. Never ran across A Piece of Steak.

I really wish I did Creede instead of Lake City and I met a lot of people that felt the same or were really happy with their choice of Creede. I...

Yea.I don't know why not showing in New post list. I checked the forum link after posting and it showed there. Thanks for starting this. Good read.

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I think that I could improvise in setting up the Altaplex but it would take time and effort to find a way to do it (an appropriately shaped stick or...

Hey, did you end up doing this? I'm completely obsessed with the idea of doing a door-to-door loop... a friend and I are brainstorming the "New...

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FWIW, I have the exact same trekking poles and love em! But I can see the advantage of having only one longer, lighter trekker pole. There are...

I understand what you are saying, but to be clear the ATC does not and has not closed the Trail. Rather other controlling authorities have...

zPacks has the diameter at 0.825". The duct tape idea is interesting - although I'm used to cork from my trekking pole. I can see using the...

I like it so far from your description. No I don't have one and didn't know they even had them , but like the idea for many reasons.... The length...

The big problem for thru hiking the AT is that some northeastern states have quarantine or testing requirements. For example, PA requires either a...

It is far better than the seasonal flu vaccines and I have also read that even for the 5% who get symptoms of COVID, symptoms are much less severe....

I read an article in The NY Times that says the vaccine is being undersold. Even with 95% efficacy it is one of the best vaccines. There is still a...

I got my first dose last week and had no side effects. I now feel I can responsibly resume the hike I postponed last spring.

The ATC is advertising for trail crew leader and crew so I interpret that to mean they are considering having trail crews this year.

I actually love getting out in crazy weather! A few years ago after I got my spikes and snowshoes they called for lots of ice and lots of wind so I...

Even though the vaccinated are supposedly 95% " safe" . For how long ?? We still have to wear mask ,keep distance, can we still be asymptomatic and...

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That's a very memorable story which I would also say is a short story but reading is like hiking. Some may think a 3 mile hike is arduous but it...