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I plan to hike from Damascus to Harpers Ferry, tentatively from August 15-September 15, give or take a little.

I plan on hiking the state of Virginia from mid-August to mid-September. Anyone else planning on doing so about that time?

Either in late August or early September, I'm planning on hiking from Damascus, VA to Pine Grove State Park, right around 630-miles. I have maps for the area, so already know what to expect...

I started May 9 last year, and, for me, the Trail was "just right". There were two others camped atop Springer with me, excluding Many Sleeps, the caretaker. The next day, I met two other thru-hikers...

What does Lone Wolf think of Leki's?:)

The only place I 'cheated' on my section-hike last year, from Springer Mountain to Damascus, was along Charlies Bunion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I don't consider this cheating at all,...

On my 34-day hike on the Appalachian Trail last year, from Springer Mountain to Damascus, I only had one day where I saw absolutely no one, and three nights where I camped completely alone (the...

Not Suches, GA! I remember the night I camped out at Woods Hole Shelter (I think that's it's name, just south of Blood Mountain). Earlier that day, at Woody Gap, everyone with whom I'd been hiking...

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I didn't use any maildrops on my section-hike last year, nor will I use any on my upcoming section-hike in the Fall. I talked to at least thru-hikers, and all used some, but all, in retrospect, found...

You know, my shin-splints started on the easiest section of the A.T. I had hiked so far, too! I was past Roan Mountain, and shooting for a 25-mile day. At 15-miles, at Dennis Cove Road, I had to call...

I'd usually be right around 25 when coming in to town, with low water and food; with 35-pounds upon leaving again...

I can't believe I just read all 8-pages of replies!

I'm thinking of the movie 'Deliverance', filmed in North Georgia along the Chattooga River. After it came out, as one person quoted wikipedia,...

One of the first things I did upon limping into Damascus after an 18-mile hike, was purchase SuperFeet. What an amazing purchase!

I hiked 460-miles on the AT last year with no insurance. I didn't have the money for it, and figured, "I'm young and healthy, strong and not prone to clumsiness.... If something happens, it'll...

Thanks a million! My brother in law recommended getting those tacky-looking ankle weights (you know, the one's that wrap around your ankle), putting them on your feet (foot, I suppose, as you can...

Thanks for the recommendations! While I was reading your descriptions of your downhill method, I got a perfect visual in my mind. Regarding the stretch with the toe "knuckles": when I decided to end...

I've started a relatively intense upper-body workout, and am going to start working the legs out at two of the parks where I live (Pittsburgh) which have moderate-difficult hikes I can make by...

My injury very likely was a stress-fracture, all in all. I had broken a finger and a few toes in times past, and that distinct "broken-bone feeling" is the closest I can come when trying to describe...

The demise of my attempted thru-hike last year was a horrible shin-slint in my left leg. It was the most bitter and brutal pain I'd ever experienced. I hiked 460-miles in 34-days, from Springer...

Yeah, I don't remember the guy's name who kicked me out, but he mentioned one in conjunction to me, who had been tenting in the lawn, and avoiding him for two-weeks. While he was telling me this, I...

Pittsburgh is in a good location for nice hikes! I've only been able to do some in the area parks, mainly Frick, but am also looking forward to exploring Riverview, near the Byzantine Seminary.
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I still can't believe that dude at The Place kicked me out... I was injured! Haha, such is life, such is life.

Wolf, are you the one from Damascus who hates trekking poles?

If so, do you remember back in mid-June, when you found a pair at The Place, which you thought someone had left, and brought them to...

I wasn't at peace with being a section-hiker at first, until I put some careful thought into it. I wanted to return to Damascus for Trail Days in 2008, hiking North then, finishing that year,...