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If anyone's interested,I have started a journal on trail journals, as soon as they approve it in a cpl days. I should be to neels gap by then though.

yes, its snowing lightly at the moment and the winds howling. I will be leaving Amicalola lodge in the morning to get back on the approach trail nearby. But having lived in Minnesota I know how to...

Saw a northbound hiker heading out today, not sure he was aware of the incoming bad weather(high winds possible tornadoes). my wife insisted I wait till wed after the front moves through, so here we...

"Learn to love the gas"...lol

Already registered, and now in Roswell Ga. will arrive tomorrow at Amicalola. 23rd is start date though. I'll post progress when able.

Thinking about it. Not sure though, too much hassle.

Leaving Sunday for Amicalola Lodge to stay a couple days before the beginning of my hike on the 24th. Let the fun begin!

Ditto on that

Got my pack hangtag and LNT info from the ATC for registering today. One week until departure to Amicalola. let the fun begin.

I'm starting my hike in two weeks to avoid the bubble, however I am curious... could you please pontificate to the lowly masses as to what a "real hiker" is?

Will a variety of freeze dried foods (mountain house etc.) be available?

also having same problem except first is a vt shelter with no state picked then when I try putting Georgia in it only goes to tray mountain shelter

Not so sure, as my wife is always telling me were I can go...

Been following Blizzard until the Blizzard....maybe his trail name should have been "sunshine"...lol. Hope he is ok.

May I assume you will have selection of freeze-dried foods(mountain house etc.)?

Same day I'm starting. Im about 2 hrs sw of you , heading to Amicalola park on the 21st.(with a possible stop at REI in Atlanta?) need a ride? pm me if so.

A week? Ten days?

No, he said registered AT hikers. thought he was off... way off.

LOL!! yea those numbers seemed too high but I wasn't going to question his info. Thought someone here would have more factual info.

I use a Hyalite aerotherm inflatable. good R-value.

I just talked to a ranger in Great smoky mountain National park back office about bear container requirement( none needed). During the conversation he said he got an e-mail claiming over 600...

Same problem, just need to be more careful I guess. years of climbing stairs with fire gear on, carrying hose bundles and doing ems(carrying patients and loading them in ambulances has taken its...

yes, 43 days for me. Cant wait. Starting to get a little jittery that something(injury etc.) will pop up causing a delay.

If I left dirty socks on my backpack I would be arrested for creating a hazmat incident, but I like your thinking lol .

Try Myakka state park for a work out lol. The feral hogs have destroyed most of the trails, and makes for an intense ankle/ knee and back workout (wrenched my left knee doing it) its so rough that if...