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Whoops, should have been clear about that- yes, 100% of your donation goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. I'm just the middle (wo)man connecting donors with LLS.

Hi all! Some of you may know me as Twix- some of you may not know me at all. I finished my southbound adventure on November 15, 2007, and I'm finally ready for another! This time, though, I'll be...

you shouldn't have too much trouble- it's just a straight shot up rt 7 from rutland. i went to middlebury (right in between rutland and burlington) and never had any problems. good luck!

Not ridiculous at all- I was terrified of the dark before my thru-hike, and still am. I'm scared of a lot of other things in the woods/on the trail, actually. Bees, trees that look like monsters,...

I didn't cut my hair on my thru, just kept it in a tightish bun so it wouldn't tangle and wouldn stay off my neck.

I did cut it short when I worked outside in the Whites for summer/fall. The one...

Modiyooch, any chance I ran into you at Imp in the Whites last summer? When I was caretaking I met an awesome lady who had day-hiked almost the whole trail (maybe a couple hundred to go). She was out...

It sounds like 07 was a good year to visit Ye Olde Backpacker- HP and I called the number at the pavilion, got a free ride, a free bunk, a free shuttle to resupply, a nearly free shower, and friendly...

Nice post, Rick. When I went thru a couple years ago Imp Shelter was the first fee site I stayed at. I paid my $8 and asked the caretaker (out of curiosity, not anger) what the fee went to. We talked...

I got the Gilpin on SAC about a month ago, and so far it's been great. I thru-hiked with a 20 degree synthetic bag and a 3/4length thermarest... now I have the Gilpin and the Big Agnes insulated air...

I was up on the ridge that day with WB's Ryan207 doing hut-checks at Lakes of the Clouds and Madison. We left at least an hour later than the kid did, did essentially the same hike, and got out of...

Cinnamon Buns, hands down. Two years later I still eat it by the pint.

Please don't put 'em in the privy! Or in the ground. Once the rest of the crap in there decomposes, tampons and wet wipes are still there. Which is actually even less fun for the person dealing with...

crumbsnatcher, no problem. i'll just swing by on my way up. :)

I'm heading up to Katahdin this weekend. I'll be leaving Boston around 3 if all goes well. Anyone need a ride?

For that matter, anyone up there need a ride down to Boston on Sunday night?

The new free hostel at the outfitter near Port Clinton (new in 2007, anyways- hopefully it's still there) does kayak rentals. They can take you to a drop-in point on the Susquehanna and from there...

Sorry Tin Man, wasn't trying to say that you're "unworthy" of stealthing or unwilling to pay your way! Just wanted to show that you see one version of the mountains while hiking through and an...

and i was going to call you out on posting as vonfrick, but just this morning i posted as ryan207. oh dear. i have nothing.

i was going to argue, but then i realized i'm studying a book with sentences like "the secretion of thyroid hormones from stores within luminal colloid is initiated by elongation of microvilli on...

Go for it! Other than buying gear, you really don't need to plan much. I "planned" my southbound thru-hike in less than a month and I had spent a grand total of maybe 3 nights outdoors. My "shakedown...

Oops, sorry everyone. I wrote the post above, not Ryan207.

I was caretaking at Nauman in the whites when they came through- think it was late september or early october.

YES. i always knew you were a SOBO at heart.

come visit me and HP in the whites!!

twix

happy birthday! is thorny there with you by any chance?

the trailhead on rt. 4 in Maine was completely snowed in two weekends ago- drifts higher than the roof of the car. i'm guessing most of the AT trailheads in ME are in a similar state right now.

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On my sobo last year I headed into the 100 mile wilderness with four pounds of Twix bars.

I was 'Twix' by the time I reached Rainbow Stream.