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While I sometimes envy hammockers their ability to stop nearly anywhere there are two suitable trees, I just have not been comfortable in a hammock. I thrash around a lot when I sleep, and I usually...

Spent weekend of June 4-6 at Rock Spring Cabin. While there, checked out the shelter and visited with about 8 thru hikers on Friday night. Gave them our leftover tortellini and chicken from dinner....

Was day hiking from Rock Spring Cabin to Skyland yesterday. As I came up to the water tower near the end of my hike I saw a young bear with its front paws up on the tower. It appeared to be licking...

Yes, in SNP, there are bear poles in all of the shelter areas. Last October, however, at Blackrocks Hut we still had problems with critters getting into food hung on the poles. The shelter register...

Actually, there is a BSA rule that scouts are not to share sleeping quarters with unrelated adults. So, according to BSA rules, if 5 scouts are in the shelter the only adult sleeping with them would...

Yes, no camping at Dundo anymore. Used to be a group site and advanced reservations were required. I stopped there for a late afternoon water and Snickers break last October, and a passing ranger...

Can't believe I forgot Lewis Mtn! That was the very first place I stayed in SNP way back in the 1960s when my parents brought the family there in the station wagon and pop-up camper! I must be...

Well, Lazarus, this thread re-floated! I missed your recap at the end, because I was still on the trail. You seemed to be doing well when I saw you at Pass Mtn, and glad you made it home safe and...

Info on Panorama and waysides.

It's true. Panorama is no more and will never return. If you have an older map or guide which still lists it, make a note that there's no food at Thornton Gap. ...

Weekend is pretty much over, and I led the DelVal Chapter of Trail Dames on some short hikes at Hickory Run State Park in PA. Stinking PA rocks! I took a header when a little rocked moved under my...

Leading the Delaware Valley Dames on a hike at Hickory Run State Park in PA. We are going to worship at one of the high cathedrals of PA rocks, Boulder Field.

I was actually thinking of organizing a bit of trail magic through my chapter of Trail Dames (Delaware Valley) about that time. Maybe we can combine forces? PM me if interested. Enjoy your section...

I agree wholeheartedly with Dogwood!

And with regard to the ranger programs, a new one was added recently at Big Meadows just for kids. I don't remember the specifics, but it's kid-oriented and...

I agree with letting him take the lead. Nothing kills the spirit of a kid on the trail like an adult in front encouraging him to move faster or to keep going. Walk as fast as he walks, stop when he...

Wow! I applaud you for getting your son out on the trail. I was just reading another article about Nature Deficit Disorder, so it's good to see your son won't suffer from that.

How many miles do...

Two days is a short amount of time, but if that's what you have, it's still definitely worthwhile. I spent only 4 days there in 2008, and I've been itching to go back every since. When I think of...

Interesting topic, actually. I started hiking when I was 18, and there were far less people on the trail, and I think, an even smaller percentage of women on the trail in those long-ago days. Now,...

If you dehydrate your own food, you can come up with lots of great instant soups. My fave is roasted butternut squash soup. I also like the Bear Creek soups. Adding bacon bits and cheese to it...

I got an email from AYH yesterday saying that they were pleased with the first day of the sale. Sounds like they had some big items left for the Sunday sale, but I don't know how that went. Last I...

While I don't have that particular serger, I do have a Pfaff sewing machine and a Viking Husqvarna serger. They are both excellent machines, and I love the Pfaff machine in particular. Very good...

Not the case anymore. I picked up my backcountry permit on 04/21 about 2 weeks ago, and the ranger simply told me to try to find established campsites, if possible, and if I had to camp somewhere...

Hey, Lazarus! Good to see you here! Thanks for the heads up on the lightning at Pass Mtn! It was good that we moved inside the shelter. Sorry we missed you when you left. Everyone was looking...

I have one of those emotional connections to SNP that people will develop from happy memories of childhood. I first started going there in 1967 when my family piled into the wood-paneled station...

I was thinking pitting edema, as well, which could be an indicator of a more serious problem. Definitely see doc.

That being said, I also struggled quite a bit with uphills at first. I live in...

Ironmaster's is closing in just a few days. AYH is packing things up for good and selling off items that cannot be used at other hostels. Info below:
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Iron Master's Mansion...