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oh, like all things, it goes both ways. for me, sobo, first day in new hampshire, a youth group leader played a guitar, and his kids joined in on chorus, having picked-up the words as he had sung...

oh, clearly, i meant to do that. ;)

actually, possessive apostrophe's aren't so simple. the traditional rule had been that -- except for biblical figures, etcc: moses' robe, jesus' cup -- you added the extra "s" after the apostrophe....

when i first hiked the a.t., just out of college -- read, nerd with no muscle, no fat -- i was 6' 135lbs. i finished the trail at 150lbs. my second thru -- seven years later, and in running shape --...

hey turbo, say 'hi' to duckie & moose for me, if you have contact info. i met them at the start (sobo) of new hampshire. i was up eeaaarrrllllyyy (3:30am) so i could watch the morning wake from...

thank you all for your replies. we quite appreciate them. ;)

take care,
austin

hi, my father and a friend of his are going to hike the 100 mile wilderness this year, late august, southbound. i don't have experience there at thats time of year. so i have two questions:
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in 2001 i thru-hiked in less than 4 months on a vegan diet. certainly didn't push the pace, and definitely didn't go lightweight on the pack. in fact, as someone already mentioned,...

These are the long'ish trails in Pennsylvania:
http://www.kta-hike.org/Trails/MapsGuides.shtml

western mountaineering has the same thing as big agnes. kind of makes sense whether you're in a hammock or not, with respect to insulation and money spent. they call theirs a "mummy system."

Jack,

my birthday was yesterday. 11|11. we lived in the same house for that long, and never knew. go figure. (or, i didn't know).

happy birthday and many honest well-wishes your way.

take...

just want to second this. i left half of my tyvek tarp frozen to the bottom of a shelter in north carolina on my hike. i was nobo, so i had a tattered, leafy tarp for the rest of the way. not a major...

i answered my own question. for all those interested:
http://www.trailjournals.com/about.cfm?trailname=4931

i finished with them (+/- a day) in 2001. they'll be 65/66 & 68/69 then, won't they? they were inspiring five years ago (for many ways, but, of course, for their age). even more so now. this is...