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Oh nice! Yeah, Max Patch last month was my first time backpacking in snow, and we didn't have nearly as much snow or chill as your trip! Amazing views during the winter though with all that snow....

Oops, forgot to actually make it a link: http://www.therestlesswild.com/blog/bald-and-beautiful-on-the-appalachian-trail

Some weekend trips just work out perfectly. Sometimes you expect tough climbs or bad weather, or that you'll have to sleep in a cold car the night before you get on the trail. And sometimes you get a...

Very cool!

And in case anyone is interested, I got some info from my friend after the trip - tips she found helpful and lessons learned on the trip as a newbie backpacker:...

Nice! Yeah, I'm liking the Keens so far. I'm especially liking the extra space in the toebox.

Hahaha what? I mean, I'm mostly a forums reader and not a forums poster, but you'd think it would have...

Haha she said she was sore for a week, but now she seems interested in another trip! I'm already planning another section over Easter break with another friend, but I've told my newbie friend that we...

Thanks illabelle! Yeah, my friend and I saw the fungi and we definitely spent a while puzzling over them, ha! That's when I decided to just take a photo of them and look them up later :)
I love how...

Max Patch adventure! This was the first time one of my friends had tried backpacking, so the pressure was on me to make sure she stayed alive and had fun! (Spoilers: she's still alive and she claims...

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

Thanks for reading! I'm glad you liked it :) That section really was gorgeous and made my "yeah, let's hike this trip again" list

Photo essay of Grayson Highlands area posted today: http://www.therestlesswild.com/blog/grayson-highlands
Happy hiking!

That's pretty much spot on my thanksgiving meal last year on Art Loeb. We used pouch chicken though since we couldn't find pouch turkey. If the flavors aren't quite right is it because of the potato,...