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There's a Facebook{R} group that might interest you
https://www.facebook.com/groups/179997858744135/

Sometimes I'll post info only here, sometimes only there, occasionally at both places. One...

Here's your link:
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/fed-holds-rates-steadysuggests-no-hikes-until-at-least-2023

Depends on how you define "should." Anytime you take food out of an air-tight container, and particularly when you cook food, a nearby bear MIGHT smell it and become attracted to it. Because of this...

Surprisingly, most adult humans can survive an attack from a mountain lion IF they fight the cat like hell after the initial attack. ...

I actually agree with both you and your friend.

Hiking the A.T. can be incredibly boring. For the most part, it's just the same thing -- mile after mile, hour after hour, day after day. There are...

Geraldine "Inchworm" Largay had a terrible sense of direction, and did not know how to use a compass. This was not a major problem as long as she either (1) stayed on the trail, (2) walked with a...

https://www.telluridemountainclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMBA-Share-the-Trail-467x624.jpg

https://sewingiscool.com/is-cashmere-warm-for-winter/

Here's a good article on the best order of steps to take in an emergency situation -- like severe shivering when you end your hike.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival-skills-order-of-operations/

A cat stove
https://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/
weighs almost nothing, can be made for a couple of bucks, and uses isopropyl alcohol as fuel. It will make a hot coffee in the morning, and...

> I lit a cherry bomb firecracker and went back to sleep

Three reasons this is a bad idea:
1) Cherry bombs have been illegal in the US for 54 years...

Why not spend $10 and achieve the same effect?
https://tinyurl.com/Walmart-Airhorn
Combine this with bear spray and the already EXTREMELY low odds of an attack by a black bear, you'll have nothing...

Here's a start:
https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/accessing-the-appalachian-trail-shuttles-buses-taxis/
Most shuttle services that operate directly out of Damascus can help arrange a place to...

I did an internet search for "USGS Access Pass" and found
https://store.usgs.gov/access-pass
that it is simply the "American the Beautiful [AtB] Access Pass" -- which is free *WITH PROPER...

I don't listen to music when I hike, but I will sometimes (and ONLY when alone!) sing when on the trail. Among my favorites is this one, here sung by some hikers who seem to have REALLY learned how...

In view of the fact that you've never done extended backpacking, you should reconsider.
Maybe start in Harper's Ferry so as to arrive in New England AFTER the black fly season; then, after reaching...

This was on Reddit three days ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/AppalachianTrail/comments/kdgoua/update_dna_from_the_unidentified_hiker_mostly/

Seeing snakes while on or near The Trail is not unusual
https://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=63578

but seeing one that is finishing off a meal is pretty rare....

I hate to ask this question, but you haven't mentioned something that's very critical: have you ever camped out overnight? I don't mean backpacking (which is actually Step 3), I mean just driving to...

You correctly point out the ambiguity, and the map you post does clearly show a stream. My Nat Geo map also shows a creek at campsite #27.
For these reasons, I have corrected my posting.
When I'm...

According to
https://thedyrt.com/camping/tennessee/27-lower-jakes-gap
There is ambiguity about the presence of water.

Topo maps show a creek nearby.

It's a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, trying to prevent people from bunching together in an area that's nearly closed up. Hammocking is permitted. This change in policy will almost certainly end...

https://standingbearfarmhostel.com/
https://whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php/94770-Standing-Bear-Farm?p=2251339&highlight=#post2251339

Your first choice looks very do-able. I've gone down the Snake Den Ridge Trail from the A.T., and it's steeper than I'd prefer, but you're certainly not overdoing it on any of the three days.
Just...

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