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The trail may be 2,180+ miles long, but it's only a few feet wide in most places, sometimes with a sheer drop on one side. More than a few times I've had a dog appear suddenly around a blind corner,...

Dude, chill. Sarcasm the Elf, not. Just Angry Elf.

This is why I hike with a 4 liter platypus in my pack and sip constantly out of the tube as I walk. On a hot day, I'm often surprised to see that I've completely drained it in just a few hours. I...

Here's a thought on treating water from an AT section hiker (900+ miles down!) who also spent 28+ years in the Army. You may unnecessarily treat water many times, but the one time you don't and come...

Son Driven, you really have no idea what SERE training is, no matter how much BS you've read or how many movies you've seen. You also know next to nothing about American Soldiers, Sailors, and...

So, I meet a hiker. He says he "thru-hiked" the AT. "What did you think about the trail thru the SNP?" He replies, "I didn't do it. I aqua blazed it."

Well, do what you like, but don't skip...

Most shelters have no cell coverage or electricity and are too far from developed areas for landlines. So, not only would you have to install cameras, you'd have to string power lines and/or phone...

Pretty much just did the reverse of this hike a few weeks back. We started in Pearisburg on Fri afternoon and hiked to the trailhead near Woods Hole Hostel (Which was an awesome experience). On...

Squeezebox just doesn't seem to get the whole America-freedom thing. You don't like it, SB? Who cares

The post would "imply;" you would "infer."

Went to business school. Professor once said: "McDonalds makes crappy hamburgers, but they consistently make the SAME crappy hamburger time and time again, around the world every day."

My hiking partner and I are in our 50s, but are experienced hikers. We average 15 miles per day. We generally average 2.0 to 2.6 MPH, including short stops. And we take about 1 hour stop mi day. ...

Chill out, raptelan. Freakin' chill out.

I'm near-sighted. I bring both glasses and prescription sunglasses, but rarely wear either. 95% of the time you're in the woods.

I said, "a technique." Of course it doesn't work in every situation. Still, if that technique took me to a waterfall on a cliff, I'd perhaps have a decent view to reorient or an opportunity to...

A technique when you have no maps and do not know the area:

1. Follow stream or creek bed DOWN until it merges with next stream.
2. Follow that down until it merges with river.
3. Follow river...

I'm always bemused by some people (Traffic Jam) who get so OFFENDED by others having discussions they may not like. One always has the option of LOGGING OFF and TURNING OFF THE COMPUTER. Just...

For those who have not served: "Trainees" in this case does not mean 18 year old boots or basic trainees. SERE students are already fully qualified pilots, special operators, and others who have...

That article really saddened me, to read such nonsense about the SERE school. I spent 32 years in the Army and as a former helicopter pilot I cannot tell you how vital the services' SERE schools are...

Loved it! Nice shots. Did I see someone getting an ass-kicking?

My brother/hiking partner (Stick) and I (AT Section Hikers, always SoBo) were staying at the Punchbowl Shelter, one night in July of 2013. I'd been dealing with cluster headaches for a couple of...

Uh, because most hikers really don't care who "counts" their completion. It's amazing to me the bull__t we try to come up with to get grown up adults to act like grown up adults. Easiest solution is...

Shower? :)

I've had to end two hikes because I was wearing lightweight shoes (like trail runners) and banged my big toe badly enough on a rock that I could not continue. Both times my toenail went black & blue...

Just did the AT through the GSMNP this summer. Crappy cell coverage with AT&T/Cingular. My bro had slightly better coverage w/Verizon, but not much. Nothing at Clingman's and we had a bar or two...