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We've had a couple weekends now with 40-50 degrees, and I've been leading my horses around the local cornfields for exercise. Try a 5 mile loop in boots with about 2 inches of mud on a frozen base....

whole experience. May be my only chance in this lifetime

I doubt you'll be completely alone with all of us new friends keeping you company! My tentative start date is 4/11/18, if I'm up to 10 mile days by then. My family is more worried about me being...

Counting 8 pounds food, 2 pounds bear can, and 2 L water, Pack weighs 27 pounds, against my 140.
I'm still refining the little stuff, but the limiter is keeping the pack empty enough to fit the...

Northbound, goal is second week of April. Trigger is 10 miles daily for 5 days. Plan to do approach trail. I was Reekie until I started grade school, Birdie since high school, see if I pick up...

I see you guys are aiming at 135-140 days. I was estimating 150 days. Is it longer, younger legs, or am I thinking like an old lady?

I agree; I've tried leaving the sleeping bag loose in a compactor bag in the bottom of the pack, and then the bearikade weekender sticks out the top (Z pack). In a stuff sack everything fits

Planning to retire April Fool's 2018, plan to start mid April at Springer

Looks like I set the ball rolling to be off work to go north next year. I'll be doing shakedown hikes this summer. I agree about styles; my sister and I have done some of the AT together, and we do...