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Is this the loop? https://www.backpacker.com/trips/mount-rogers-national-recreation-area-iron-mountain-loop/

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I've done a circuit a couple of times on the north side of Damascus from Beartree Campground and once I did a figure-eight from Damascus. That area...

Sometimes that annoying. Most times it pretty manageable. If you are going to be in soft terrain much, you can get a cloth base along the lines of...

Madison is good that way in the winter. On a climb a couple years ago we got into some pretty dense blowing snow and cloud between the hut and the...

Just watched your Slickrock vid and recognized so many places. 2:00 South Lead's Cave. 2:40 Favorite reststop on ridge finger. 4:05 Hangover...

That does suck and continuing on in those conditions can kill you. One should stop and make camp as soon it becomes apparent your in an epic storm...

After more than 50 years of backpacking, this year I finally bought a Big Agnes collapsible chair because we were backpacking on the WA "Wilderness...

Thanks for the insights and pics! Most helpful (a few a little scary). 😳. I’ll heed the advice and start off with a single night in a section I...

You specifically asked about rain. On the AT for cooler shoulder season weather with mixed transitional conditions - one day it rains, next it snows,...

Thanks hobbs. You're right on there. Slickrock is a challenging place.

this is what has prompted my hiatus of the last couple of years... lots of adult-ing the last 5 or so years has thrown me for a loop and went into...

I’ve met many people who are on long thru hikes for that reason.

Just depends on where you are. In this area, a fairly large chain of convenience stores always had them in each store (just an extra phone on their...

I used to live and die by my pack brain. I definitely probably overloaded it (weight-wise) from time to time. Now that I have my Ohm 2.0, I do not...

It's a lot easier to hike in the snow from home, in a warm house with a cup of coffee next to the computer. It's kinda fun after a storm when...

I used to in the warmer seasons but found that they were too hot and softened up my feet from sweat. Trail runners often have mesh as well and the...

That pic is of Little Mitten and by gosh she's wearing a hood.

Was another fellow looking for information about the Iron Mountain Trail in another thread just recently if you have a chance.

I'll accept that turning around would have been the most viable option had we not quickly found the hut using the GPS. To be clear, we weren't...

Weather was perfect! I didn't see another person on the Iron Mt. Trail (expected) nor the AT (unexpected). I made it to Damascus off the IMT...

For people that are not accustomed to navigating while hiking/climbing/backpacking in foul conditions it's easy to forget that some of the most...

He didn't say he was thruhiking, not everyone is a thruhiker on this site. Looking back at my old trip planners, I have carried a T-rest chair...

There is a river water trail near me. 2 or 3 weeks after every memorial day I do a canoe trip and collect abandoned tents, broken chairs and trash....

That is a great pic, sorry, back to hoodies