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  1. Too muddy, too muggy, too buggy -- Part 2

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    GoldenBear
    , 07-20-2013 at 14:57
    The driver for Manchester Taxi, even if he didn't "gladly" accept credit cards -- indeed, he didn't take them at all -- quickly got to the trail head just east of Manchester Center, along Highway 11/30. There's a significant creek there, so the fact that I had lost the water in my Platypus-brand water holder (long story) simply meant I would need to use my filter to refill it. I also took a minute or so to realize where the Trail went to, but began my trek at about the 8:30a departure ...

    Updated 07-21-2013 at 23:33 by GoldenBear

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  2. Too muddy, too muggy, too buggy -- Part 1

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    GoldenBear
    , 07-19-2013 at 17:15
    Having done about 750 miles of the Trail in a series of section hikes and day trips, it has become increasingly difficult to choose a place to do a hike. In looking for such a section, I have to balance cost & ease to get to each terminus, my ability to hike this part without major discomfort, and the time I will reasonably need to complete the walk. As the cost to reach the Trail goes up as the distant to a terminus increases, short hikes have become cost-inefficient -- I simply can't spend ...

    Updated 07-21-2013 at 23:28 by GoldenBear

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