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I use a bubble wrap mailing envelope to store my kindle when I go hiking. Actually I use 2 envelopes, one inside of the other, so there's 2 layers of bubble wrap in between the kindle and anything...

It helps to use a wide angle lens. The wider the angle, the less you will notice lens shake. A lot of people use go-pros which are have a very wide field of view.

Recently I traded in my Katadyn Hiker Pro for a saywer squeeze. I've used katadyn pump filters ever since I was a kid, so I thought I'd give something else a try.

I also got the connections to...

That was in reference to TexasBob's PDF file.

This is great! Thanks for sharing this.

Sounds like you have a good plan figured out. I have only done sections so I can't comment on food drops. 10 miles a day is a conservative pace. I can do about 15 in a day but not much more than...

If you go in mid September, you will see some beautiful colors on the SHT.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/typical_peak.html

I get what you mean. It would be an easy target for someone who knows that hikers will typically be gone for a long time.

One strategy is to completely clear your car of everything worth stealing,...

Lots of the trailheads have free parking. If you get the SHT guidebook it will tell you what kind of parking is available at the trail heads. I have a copy I can check for you if you know where you...

Thanks I will look into those. The southern half of the AT sounds nice like you said.

We aren't trying to stay away from the AT specifically, just not limiting ourselves to it which is why I...

I've sectioned hiked a bit of the SHT and one piece of advice I have is to bring a mosquito head net and bug spray. Depending on the time of year, some sections are thick with mosquito. I just...

My girlfriend and I are starting to plan a trip for next summer. We are going to have about 3 weeks starting the middle of May 2017. Originally we were thinking the John Muir Trail but after some...