Once you get to Harper's Ferry, if you want to start at PenMar, Rhonda Adams is a good option for a shuttle to PenMar: 304.596.1911
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Once you get to Harper's Ferry, if you want to start at PenMar, Rhonda Adams is a good option for a shuttle to PenMar: 304.596.1911
I would recommend hiking southbound from MD into Harper's Ferry. Ending the hike with the view from Weverton Cliff and then walking into HF is much more climatic than starting out in HF in either...
As opposed to helicopter or motorized vehicle. The AT to the Black Rock spur is wide enough to get 4x4 vehicles to the spur trail -- it used to be a dirt road to/from the Black Rock Hotel back in...
Thank you both!
Black Rock Overlook is right off the AT. It's about 2.5 miles past Pine Knob Shelter, just north of Annapolis Rock and about a mile before Pogo Campground.
Harper's Ferry: Perhaps not convenient, but about a mile past the ATC HQ just over the Bolivar town line, there's a 7-11 right on Washington St. You should be able to cobble together a couple days'...
Anyone able to advise on flow of water sources between NOC and Fontana Dam? Thanks!
It was a response to the OP's comment that the movie had a very "realistic" backpacking theme -- not commentary on whether or not I could suspend my disbelief and enjoy the movie.
I watched it. I didn't find it to be very realistic. She went to Denali with no appropriate gear and tagged along with a more experienced backpacker who wasn't expecting her. In RL, it would be...
This is the only one that comes to mind, but the lid isn't watertight. And it's kind of heavy.
http://www.stanley-pmi.com/store/stanley/en_US/pd/productID.324177400
-That it's actually a lot of hard work. I think those who have never backpacked underestimate what hiking for many miles a day with 25+ lbs on their back feels like. It's a lot of work. You get...
It will work, but I wouldn't want to smell minty fresh in bear country.
You all are some clean backpackers.
I just make peace with my stank and own it.
I think this is a pretty short-sighted perspective and there's probably more to those things than you realized -- like, the education programs may be fulfilling a component of a grant they received. ...
Legally, the ATC can't promote political issues as a 501c3 organization. They may be able to do a limited amount of lobbying - i.e. asking legislators to vote one way or another on issues that...
I knew about this story long before I ever set foot on the trail. If you can find a used copy, the book "Eight Bullets" was co-written by Claudia Brenner and does a good job detailing the story.
I...
Can you be more specific? Which activities are they pursuing that are beyond their scope?
Cool! I used to work in the Bailey's Crossroads store ... from about 2004-2009 or so. If I could figure out a way to work at REI full time and still have enough $$$ to live comfortably, I would.
It was offered through REI - they sent the invitations out via email in late September. So you would've needed to be an REI member with a valid email address on file with them (and have not...
This document is updated by the ATC every couple years or so and indicates where campfires are allowed and where they aren't.
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I went to a screening of this last night in DC. REI sponsored it and the $5 entry fee was donated to the ATC. Pretty good deal considering that it included free beer, wine & soft drinks, as well as...
Having a local winery (it's right down the road from Harpers Ferry) create an "Appalachian Train" wine, with some of the proceeds going to the ATC does not constitute a "partnership" (which assumes...
I stayed at the Econolodge last December. It was clean.
The ATC usually publishes a table of hunting seasons by the state the trail goes through each year. This is last year's, but should give you some idea what to expect:
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The Jenny Meatballs page is a "public figure" page. It's not subject to the same rule personal Facebook pages are.