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Harrison Bergeron - I definitely wouldn't mind doing a point to point, assuming I had someone else coming with me who could drop a car.

Since you hiked the LST, what were your favorite sections?...

I emailed the Lone Star Trail group who takes care of the website for their advice, and here's what Cathy said. Sounds like there are options if it's too wet down the Little Lake Creek Loop Trail....

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into caching water. Kibs, any recommendations on who I can reach out to for water quality? I planned my site for Night 1 based on the water near M15. If...

Nice, great advice! Thanks for the suggestions.

It seems like it'll be wet. I've had all my big shakedown trips be relatively dry (nothing more than a brief rain shower), so that'll actually be...

Hey all, I'll be in Texas for business in mid-February, and I figured while I'm in the area, why not enjoy the mild weather with a few days in the national forest?

I'm looking a buddy or two for...

Haha, no offense intended! My stomach just curls up at the thought of talking to my phone while it's filming video of me. For whatever reason, audio just feels more... I dunno, pure? And less...

I'll check out that podcast! Very cool idea!

I'd have someone back home to piece together the individual audio files. This would be very "raw" - I'd decide which interviews / self-reflection to...

Hey all -

For my AT thru-hike next year, I'm strongly considering starting a on-the-trail podcast similar to what Ratatouille is doing with Trailside Radio this year on the PCT.

I love...

Great, keep the advice and experiences coming! Sounds like having the 1/4 book on paper is the best way to go. I'll definitely be picking up Guthook as well.

This is a question specifically targeted towards thru-hikers from this year, or those who completed significant sections of the trail this year.

Did any of you use only the AWOL guide loaded onto...

My buddy was roommates with Joe in college. Here's what he just sent over to me. $20 ticket, no fees when bought via the link below. I'll be going and it'd be great to see more midwest PCT awareness!...

I gotta say, I see the appeal of an alternative thru, but I know I have one shot to do this AT thru-hike, and because of that, I want to give myself as much wiggle room for injury as possible.
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I'm coming off a 6-day shakedown hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington. Tons of pictures and full stories uploaded at the link in my signature, but I have to reiterate how useful one big...

Oh man, are you me? I'm planning an AT thru in 2016 as well! Tons of trekking around Lincoln Park this summer, living here without a car is rough. I just got back from a 6-day shakedown hike on the...

Thanks for posting this, saved for the inevitable future PCT thru!

Question to all you footcare experts!

I recently did a 6-day section hike of the PCT, and on that trip we pushed hard the first three days. Probably harder than we should have, given that we...

Recovering from a foot injury after my PCT section hike two weeks back. Just went and got x-rays this morning, looks like no fracture, just a calcification / bone spur on the outside-midfoot. Surfing...

With how sensationalist the media is, the coverage this "monster" El Nino is getting doesn't surprise me. Total clickbait. I'm not altering my plans one way or another until we get within a month.
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So many string cheese incident references. I knew I became a member of this community for a reason!

Bumping this thread - Any thru-hikers from this year have any specific recommendations on how they got fit for the trail? What was useful / not useful once you hit the trail?

I've heard nothing...

These guys are flying!

"Gaunt" would be the word I would use... His face kind of looks like it's collapsing in on itself in some of these pictures. Guess that's the price you pay for success?

I'm about halfway through his book, it has absolutely awful reviews on Goodreads, but I think it's pretty good - the guy is a beast. If his prior running experience is any indicator, I bet he will...

Nice! I grew up in Sunapee, the hike up the back of Mt Sunapee was one of my favorites. Have fun!

Starting the PCT sobo in a few weeks? What a showoff. :)