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  1. If this paid, internet-reservation backcountry...

    If this paid, internet-reservation backcountry permit plan cuts down on what some of us call the Bored Hordes who have discovered and abused SNP commencing with Covid, great!

    BUT . . .
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    What do you think of Monkey Shoulder?

    What do you think of Monkey Shoulder?
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    Has it been opened by the same...

    Has it been opened by the same ownership/management, or someone new? If memory serves, the resort closed in the spring, and they said they were basically giving up, presumably for financial reasons....
  4. Water Caledonia to Pine Grove Furnace in PA

    I am about to pull the trigger on a short section later this week from Caledonia SP to Pine Grove Furnace SP in PA.
    Does anyone have recent first hand knowledge of the water situation at Quarry Gap,...
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    The solution: Hike and camp on a lesser known...

    The solution: Hike and camp on a lesser known trail that you normally see very few people on. A trail that doesn't feature shelters with virus and mice infestations. Do a relatively short loop or...
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    Very tough. Apples and oranges.

    Very tough. Apples and oranges.
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    Gee. That was easy-ish.:banana Let the hiking...

    Gee. That was easy-ish.:banana Let the hiking begin!
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    I think the money quotes in the WaPo story are: ...

    I think the money quotes in the WaPo story are:


    The National Park Service and CSX are planning to provide a shuttle service that would transport hikers and visitors around the footbridge closure...
  9. OK, but this definition does not explicitly...

    OK, but this definition does not explicitly exclude a tent, hammock, etc. as being a camping "unit." After all, these are two of the abodes that make camping in or at a tent pad, site, etc. possible....
  10. My tent is certainly a camping unit.

    My tent is certainly a camping unit.
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    I'm not sure that's possible. But it could be...

    I'm not sure that's possible. But it could be with some extra work. The old AT used a short road that doesn't seem to exist any longer. But its resurrection, or something similar, might be feasible...
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    The "old" AT (prior to routing via HF and across...

    The "old" AT (prior to routing via HF and across the RR bridge walkway) stayed up on the ridge and followed thru Loudoun Heights, and then it descended down to US340. From there hikers continued NOBO...
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    Yes, but consists properly made up at the yard...

    Yes, but consists properly made up at the yard could handle that curve in HF. Putting lightweight, empty cars at the front of a train, after the locos, is not supposed to happen. In the east, there...
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    This was precisely the cause of TWO freight...

    This was precisely the cause of TWO freight derailments at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, PA in 2019. Note the empty, lighter carriers directly behind the locomotives in each derailment.

    Not...
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    Back when the AT was routed away from HF, using...

    Back when the AT was routed away from HF, using the Loudoun Hts>US340>Sandy Hook Bridge routing, it was before my time. However I have done dayhike loops in the late '90s and early '00s starting and...
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    Other reasons there are fewer shuttlers on the...

    Other reasons there are fewer shuttlers on the lists:

    1) In some places (towns, counties, national parks, etc.) you have to pay for permits to operate a shuttle service nowadays.

    2) To protect...
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    Agree, great video by Railfan Rowan. Reports by...

    Agree, great video by Railfan Rowan. Reports by the mainstream media were pathetic in comparison. Of course they have time constraints that YouTubers do not. You'll note that railfans have their own...
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    Thoughts, prayers for Lion King

    This week a hiker many long time WBers know or know of, Lion King / Michael Daniel, got some really bad news. Since he posted about it himself on his YouTube channel, it's better if it comes from...
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    UPDATE: I visited Rusty a couple weeks before...

    UPDATE:

    I visited Rusty a couple weeks before Thanksgiving with my friend "Soulslosher," AT class of 2011. Nice visit, same Hollow, same Rusty. But it was just before the big ice storm which...
  20. Thread: legal Parking

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    There are pro's and con's to that. You've...

    There are pro's and con's to that.

    You've covered some pro's.

    One of the con's is that your post-it note is a beacon for anyone who might be a thief or vandal. Trailheads and roads near trails...
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    Since you had done those miles before, it counts...

    Since you had done those miles before, it counts toward your completion of the AT. The ATC recognition is not for thru-hiking, it's for doing the entire AT. You can do it all in one year as a...
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    Unless you are planning to apply to ATC for the...

    Unless you are planning to apply to ATC for the patch, certificate, and to have your name published in AT Journeys for actually completing the entire white-blazed trail, it does not matter if you...
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    The Foothills Trail Conference was very helpful...

    The Foothills Trail Conference was very helpful to me and at least two friends who have hiked all or part of it. Good maps and guidebook, too.

    I parked and started at Sassafras Mt. in 2005. Made...
  24. If he sticks with this a year from now, I feel...

    If he sticks with this a year from now, I feel even more sorry for the dog.
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    Whatever you decide to do, you should meet the...

    Whatever you decide to do, you should meet the shuttle driver at your vehicle and get shuttled to your hike start point. Then, hike back to your vehicle. It is much more predictable to rendezvous at...
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