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this was part of the first AT hike I ever did. Dashing across the PIP can be hairy. I know from having worked a few summers in Harriman that the weekend attendance was around 30,000 visitors per day,...

Perhaps the best trail advice I've ever gotten was from a fellow "vintage" section hiker at the Zealand Falls Hut. I was on night 1 of my section in the Whites, having hiked up from Crawford Notch...

in my experience things that are hard to read have nothing to do with font size. Maybe it's me? idk

Keep rolling on down the trail, enjoying your updates immensely

SOBO'ers never complain about Pennsylvania rocks.

I just did that section in early June without incident & didn't hear about any bear problems. As a workaround, it can be slack-packed fairly easily, hopping off/on at McQueen's Gap

I SOBO section hike. Each year when I'm in the bubble I feel like I get a good gauge of overall traffic as thruhikers stream past me. Last year was nuts, in one day I saw over 150 in a hike from...

the place I got hammered the worst by insects was going thru the Housatonic valley near Great Barrington at that time of year. I'd limit the amount of skin exposed thru there in additional to...

I did Moxie Pond to Flagstaff Lake last year. It was very noticeable that all the trail signs had been recently replaced and almost all of the puncheon was being allowed to rot and fall apart. One...

Mornings are a mixed bag. I'm mentally anxious to get down the trail, and physically ready to rack out another hour. Then I sling my pack and realize I have nowhere to go and all day to get there.

who knew that death was the leading cause of failed thru hikes?

yes, nights are spent back at their hostel in Millinocket. There are enough access points to make it work, longest day will be 17 miles from Pollywog Stream to Abol Bridge. I know that stretch is...

the outfitter handles the permits & nights are spent back at the hostel. I guess I'm wondering how challenging 15 mile days are going to be. How wet/muddy/obstructed is the trail up there? I've done...

since you have to book a reservation theoretically there will be space waiting for you at the shelters. I suppose some scofflaws could be on the trail, but my experience in Smokies was many fewer...

I'll be doing the section from Cooper Brook (Jo-Mary Rd) to Katahdin this summer, 56 miles. I'm looking for intel on what kind of trail conditions to expect and general wisdom from the experts. I...

I slack-packed Davenport Gap to Allen Gap last summer. All of the gravel roads are completely passable for ordinary passenger cars.

waterproof boots are waterproof both ways...which means once wet inside, that water is locked in. Socks are an amazing conduit for getting the inside of your boots wet, so do your best to protect...

lol, he probably did. One can of that stuff is 2100 calories, not counting the plastic lid which I'm pretty sure he ate as well

That's gotta be a great feeling, Virginia is endless! I still have 260 miles to go, working sobo.

I shared a shelter in VT with a thruhiker who had just gone to town the day prior. For dinner he ate a can of Duncan Hines vanilla frosting. If you've hard that story before I can attest to it being...

more tougher? Seems like 6 1/2 years of college wasn't enough for me!

I didn't find Albert Mtn all that tough. I thought Standing Indian & Cheowah Bald were a lot more tougher. Great view from Albert on a clear day.

I first did the PIP crossing when I was 10 years old (50 years ago) and thought it was insane even then. There's probably twice as much traffic on that road now as there was back then. Weekends in...

I think gear with a little patina is more valuable. I recommend you do a section hike first to maximize your return. Of course, if you then decide to keep going, no harm!

It's pretty hard to go wrong in the southernmost 300 miles or so. I section hiked most of it last June and found it almost deserted. Wayah Gap to Tellico Gap I saw no other hikers on a day that was...

I did 2 nights on the trail in GSMNP in October. Mollie's Ridge had most permit holders not showing up, then a group arrived after dark that were oblivious to the permit requirement (as well as most...