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A good section to do solo is between Deep Gap NC and Rock Gap NC. This makes a big loop around and you can cut off the "neck" of the loop by taking the Kimsey Creek Trail, so you don't need a...

I was actually bitten by a copperhead (on a trail near my house in Chapel Hill, NC, not on the AT). Wasn't looking where I was going and stepped right on its tail (in grass alongside the trail). I...

If you go to news.google.com and search for "Interstate 3" you'll get a bunch of stories (don't forget to use the quote marks, or you'll get all sorts of stories on interstates, and 3). Latest news...

As of last spring, it wasn't paved, but was a good gravel road, no problem for a 2wd passenger car. We parked here for a day hike, but I agree that it's not good for overnight. By the way, the...

My favorite bars are those iron bars that help you climb Katahdin! Couldn't have made it without 'em. Snickers bars are also good....

I've met ridge runners in Maine (at Chairback Gap, in August 2001) and in Virginia (last year at Thomas Knob Shelter).

The most hikers I ever met in one day was about 40, hiking southbound from Max Patch to Davenport Gap in late April (peak hiker season). There have been some days when I met no one at all in an...

I've left cars parked in both places during day hikes, and noticed cars apparently left there overnight without damage. But as with any remote trailhead, there's always the chance of theft and...

I always use 'em (well, almost always... except when the temp gets up to the 90-degree range). The main reason is that my, um, gait is such that I kick up a lot of pebbles and twigs and stuff and...

Rather than tweezers (tricky), turpentine and matches (often ineffective), acetylene torches (effective, but.....) you can use a specialized tick-removing device, typically a small piece of metal...

The best map of the Grayson Highlands area is called "Mount Rogers High Country and Wildernesses". I don't know of a place to buy this online, but you might phone the Mount Rogers National...

If you're coming from Lynchburg, go north on US 29 to Amherst and take the exit for US 60 West. Go 20-25 miles and turn right on VA 634 (it's about a mile past the height of land at the gap). If...

Hmm... you can save 14.99 by making your own windscreen out of crinkled aluminum foil. This works great (I've used it with my Esbit for years). When you pack up, just wrap the windscreen around the...

There's plenty of good hiking in the Grayson Highlands area. You can park at the Backpacker's parking lot at Massie Gap and wander around for a few days. As for a long-distance week-long "loop":...

In addition to DEET, it's a good idea to bring a long-sleeved shirt and long trousers. Those black flies aren't much deterred by deet! And a bug net would be a good idea, too.

Actually, you...

Leaving Springer on March 21, you definitely need to be prepared for weather in the 20's and lower, and probably snow, sleet, etc. (I ran into 11-degree weather just north of Damascus in April a...

I finished my section hike (after 5 years) at the bandstand in Norwich, Vermont.

One thing I read somewhere, which does seem to make the tablet easier to light, is to scrape the corner briefly on a rock to roughen it. Hold the tablet in your hand just above the stove, light the...

I found a pair of pants in the Boy Scout Shelter north of Rt 311 in VA. Left 'em there.

The exit is Harmon Den Road, which is Exit 7. Since Asheville is about at milepost 50, it would take roughly 45 minutes from Asheville to this exit. Don't ask me what a "Harmon Den" is!

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Well, we did that, but they told us they wouldn't have room in the morning. Maybe we looked too grungy for them! :eek:

Don't count too much on that pancake breakfast. When we were there, they were full, and only serving breakfast to people staying at the lodge. They did provide water and sell us some cold drinks,...

I had a funny experience (well, not so funny at the time) with poles on Katahdin. I climbed using a day pack with zippers meeting at the top, using 3-section Black Diamond poles that telescoped to...

And how come Moses wandered in the wilderness for 40 years? A typical man.... naturally he wouldn't ask for directions!


Another religious joke (vaguely AT related). Clem lived up in the...

There's a website with information on USFS roads:


http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/press/storm.htm


Scroll down to the bottom for info on USFS 71. "Park Gap", mentioned in the...