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  1. Food, food, food...

    The grocery store (and even the convenience stores and gas stations) look a lot different now that I have my Hiker Goggles on.

    Where I used to scan the shelves and look for best price or a favorite brand, I now find myself picking an item from the shelf and weighing it in my hand and deciding if it's worth the weight and volume it'll occupy in my pack. Never mind that I'm not actually shopping at that moment for food for my hike, the mindset has already taken residence and established ...

    Updated 02-08-2012 at 22:48 by bgood360

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  2. Torture Is...

    an itch right in the middle of your back, about five minutes after you've got your pack perfectly adjusted and when you're just hitting your stride.

    -- Hat, 2012 NOBO AT

    Updated 02-08-2012 at 22:49 by bgood360

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  3. North Face Cats Meow vs the Osprey Exos 46, Part 3 (Finale)

    I've been meaning to write this awhile, seeing as how I've resolved the sleeping bag vs. backpack issue.

    As I mentioned earlier, I ended up buying a MontBell U.L. Super Spiral Down Hugger #5. The sleeping bag comes in at 16 ounces and compresses down to the size of a Nerf football. I know it was a rash decision, but I said "I'll take it!" as soon as I saw it stuffed into a small stuff sack and cinched down. But, even as I was making the purchase, I figured there was numerous ...

    Updated 02-08-2012 at 22:49 by bgood360

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  4. Parking at Amirola falls state park

    is there long term parking at or around the park, by long term I,m talking 7 to 10 days.
    Planning on hiking for a week or so then get ride back to where I park.
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  5. The Great Smokey Mountains… From Fontana Dam To Gatlinburg Tennessee….part 1

    Fortunately the Hike Inn had power after the tornados hit, Nancy Hoch said, if she didn’t have power she wouldn’t have been able to accommodate me there.
    Her husband Jeff was out of town. Sadly, I would have loved to talk with him about his extraordinary first people collection of arrowheads and spear tip points and other Native artifacts. They had no internet there and all I could do was upload my photos and videos to my laptop from my camera. The processing of a video to my laptop takes ...

    Updated 02-02-2012 at 19:44 by Puma Ghostwalker

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