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I too am looking forward to meeting this wonderful people and visiting this town. Isn't it wonderful to still have some honest people and paying it forward :)

Well the bears have been really full these days ... too funny :D

Although the couple who lost the food were not so happy but were able to restock later that morning at Neels Gap

I was in Neels Gap yesterday and when I looked at the registry it was up to 459 sign in's there.

I sectioned hiked from Approach Trail to Woody Gap in the pouring cold rain and loved every monute...

Woods Hole Shelter yesterday morning bear tore down and made off with several bags from the bear cables and even left a pile of poop and fur.

It is not silly!

I have been working towards my thru hike and I hope to go 2012. I set weight loss goals for prior practice section hikes and pre trail fitness. For every 5 pounds I lost I...

I have been geocaching for many years and there are many along the trail and in trail cities. I own over 200 myself.

There are a great way to break up the monotony and some are very educational....

The first thing to learn to draw people in is a catchy subject line ... :sun

Thanks for the responses and I am glad to know that a thermometer makes a difference and yes I do want to play around...

I have three section hikes planned for 2011 - did one section in 10/2010

I hope to be ready for my thru hike in March 2012

I am in need of an easy to use dehydrator



What brand/type have you found works best and is not super complicated?

wow .. I really missed spelled my title eh?

I posted a thread about how to maintain my low carb diet while on the trail and it caused an all out debate and after I sifted through most of the drama there were some useful tips in there.

I...

I did a couple of section hikes and at the end of the 5 days I found that I did not use all the meals and that some gear worked better than others. I am still honing my list down and I did my last 5...

I am doing the approach trail on 3/25 and hiking for 5 days. I was hoping to get to do my thru hike this year but will have to wait until 2012.

I did a section hike in PA last October 5 days from...

I have had my best friend give me two as we were hiking and geocaching and although I like them I honestly want to wait for my "real" trail name to be bestowed upon me on the trail.

I have "grace"...

Gipsy,

I did a section hike this past October and I thought for sure I would not make it without my several cups of coffee on the trail. I used the Starbuck's Via with splenda packets and...

Thank you Daniel and Laurie for your insight tips etc... that was exactly the information I was looking for and when I have a few more minutes I will expand on my ideas.

Tommy - you too make sense...

I am taking a week long section hike with some friends and I am concerned about how to pack for my meals since I have been on a low carb diet preparing for my hikes.

I just went down 30 pounds and...

Well I am gearing up for a 4 day hike on the Foothills Trail before tackling the AT this spring and due to illness since Labor day and a surgery 11/30 and one next Thursday my weight has not come...

Trail Name: none yet
Direction: north bound
Estimated Start Date 3/1/10
Approach Trail - yes

First time on trail and on extended hiking/backpacking trip will be slow I am sure until I get in...

quick post i read plenty of journals, they say man we had to walk this far in the RAIN to get to the next shelter and it pourded down rain as we went to get water.....ever seen anyone collect it and...

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wow thanks for the heads up on this site... I even added the widget so as not to miss a new deal!

Hoping to start myself in the spring and working on getting gear now and...

I am reading these books as my boyfriend got them at a scouting event and even had the first one signed by Baro himself. He read them in about 4 sittings and couldn't put them down.

Reading the...

This thread has been so helpful. I am 60 pounds overweight and I feel it in my knees and so want to hike the trail. I am planning on doing the approach trail at the end of the month up one day down...