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    My best rain kilt was made from one of those...

    My best rain kilt was made from one of those quilted black kitchen sized trash bags with draw tapes. I slit the bottom of the bag and put it over my legs with the draw strips pulled tight at ny...
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    +2 Leave it. Our trail crew boss would walk a...

    +2 Leave it. Our trail crew boss would walk a trail under future maintenance and mark work areas such as new drainage or waterbars and the like. He would usually number the flagging so that we...
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    Back in the 80s I talked to an A10 pilot who told...

    Back in the 80s I talked to an A10 pilot who told me that for practice in using the aircraft FLIR systems they used to fly the trails in the White Mountains of NH to try and pick up the IR signatures...
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    Howdy Slo... Doing the same over in Maine about...

    Howdy Slo... Doing the same over in Maine about 50 Crow - flight miles due east of you. Last year at this time I had four feet of snow in the yard, this year a foot. Need snow. My Maples have...
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    Shades of Minnesota Smith.

    Shades of Minnesota Smith.
  6. Gorham, NH

    Gorham, NH
  7. I attended your presentation at this Fall's...

    I attended your presentation at this Fall's Gathering of ALDHA. Very good presentation. I enjoyed it immensely especially since I had just returned from Spain a few days prior and love the...
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    At the October ALDHA Gathering in Williamstown...

    At the October ALDHA Gathering in Williamstown Mass I attended a presentation by a 1999 AT thru hiker, trail name "Enlightened Rogue" who just completed 2000 miles on the IAT/SIA with a final section...
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    I have used it on my silk sleep sack for several...

    I have used it on my silk sleep sack for several years now and can see no deterioration of the material. However I am reluctant to spray it on my Cuban fiber pack and pack pods, feeling that they...
  10. I went and enjoyed the workshops and...

    I went and enjoyed the workshops and presentations which were fun an of a great variety. Too bad the online schedule had nothing in advance about them. There were lots of "all over the world"...
  11. Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association

    Any members of ALDHA on here? Going to the 2019 ALDHA Gathering in Williamstown, Mass on October 11 - 14?

    https://aldha.org/gathering
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    ALDHA 2019 Gathering

    So who's going to the gathering?
  13. Body of missing Appalachian Trail hiker found in lone tent, wardens say The Maine Dep

    https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/body-of-missing-appalachian-trail-hiker-found-in-lone-tent-wardens-say/97-609088f5-102c-4e2e-b98c-5e3c89080fc6
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    There are varying restrictions depending on where...

    There are varying restrictions depending on where you are referring to. If heading north from I93 It gets pretty regulated. Here is an official document that pertains: ...
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    I don't like them and he don't like them. Note...

    I don't like them and he don't like them. Note the tail between the legs as a indicator of his disapproval. 45486
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    My old, but nearly pristine Ursack is listed on...

    My old, but nearly pristine Ursack is listed on the For Sale section.
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    Yes, I bought it around 2010.

    Yes, I bought it around 2010.
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    Ursack Major (Tan color model)

    Ursak Major was used for two days and then stored with outdoor gear. Clean, unstained with no punctures. $50.00 via PayPal

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  19. Here is another one to look at. A friend and I...

    Here is another one to look at. A friend and I hiked this route before it was called the Cape Wrath Trail in 2009. We used a book published ten years (1989) earlier as a suggested route from Fort...
  20. I dunno, is it?

    I dunno, is it?
  21. Another BOT contribution.

    Another BOT contribution.
  22. I believe that there is a BOT that re-posts...

    I believe that there is a BOT that re-posts anything with Appalachian Trail in the media. PITA!
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    Google "Jews in the Ottoman Empire" They were...

    Google "Jews in the Ottoman Empire" They were welcomed there.
  24. Typically beautiful weather up on Mt Washington

    Got traction?

    https://www.wmur.com/article/mount-washington-snow-rime-ice-weather-june-3-2019/27722924
  25. It's verry verry close to Andover, ME

    It's verry verry close to Andover, ME
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