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I would love to do a long walk in Scotland. Jumping cacti, scorpions and rattlers are getting to be a bit boring for me. We have wee rabbits here in Arizona too. Not so scary.

Spice up your life...

Correct, leaftye. After the bear incident all of the hikers in the shelters I was staying in were hanging their food from the bear cables strung between the trees away from the shelters, no...

Yes, it does.

Memorial Day Weekend 2010, Mt Collins Shelter, GSMNP. A bear entered the shelter several times at night and was shooed away each time by the human occupants. The bear only got one...

Gypcgirl is currently on the PCT. Check out her Trail journal.

I hiked from Springer to Davenport Gap in 2010. Then I got lonely because the friends I met left the trail at Fontana, and I missed my dogs so much I couldn't stand it any more. I am so old I can't...

Here is a link to a photo of the Pink Panthers (class of '94) and one of the youngest thru hikers this year. Photo was taken on top of Wayah Bald(I think) near the stone tower. The Pink Panthers are...

Mrs. Joy posted a photo of herself in a long skirt.
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=516500
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=517645

It might be a Macabi skirt...

looks good. Congratulations!

ThruHiker is an excellent resource.

Congratulations Stick!

One tip I can give you is: do not use cheap thread, even on practice scraps of fabric. Cheap thread will cause frustration to no end. It will break, tangle. I use Gutterman...

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I hang out at Thumb Butte AND Granite Mountain!

and Spruce Mountain and Aspen Creek when the snow finally melts. You can't miss me, I'm the old lady...

please change my start date to April 19. :D

Now I have official permission from the author to photocopy his book.:sun
(for my own personal use, of course)

Thanks Sgt Rock!

I think I can find a way to fit all the pages on one sheet of...

Thanks for the comments. I have made notes on my map and pages. This information is valuable and greatly appreciated.

My demise is not in the plans for my AT adventure. I am well past the age of...

I am planning to take the BMT through GSMNP on my AT adventure this spring.

I highly recommend Sgt Rock's BMT thru-hiker guide in addition to the map. I just received my copy. Elevation profiles...

If you want to get away from people, try the Wildrose campground area. I set up my basecamp here. Lots of places to explore and trails to hike in this area. Prepare for the cold because of the...

I had planned to start on Springer in mid-March. I have been reading journals and following the weather so I have delayed my start 3 weeks. I am in no hurry. I am a slow hiker. Perhaps I will flip to...

Please keep in mind I will leave March 18 and sleep in a hammock and tarp. I plan to send some items home when the weather warms up, and then have them sent back to me. I will use DIY 3" loft, top...

The new iPod Nano has an FM receiver. I'm seriously thinking of getting one for my hike.

I have read in some journals that hikers have used radios, so there is reception, just not sure how good.

I bought several of these on sale at our local grocery. I have repackaged them for my food resupply boxes.

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Over the Hill -

I have the maps and guides. I was disappointed in the Maine guide also. However the Maine maps appear to be very well done. I will be using the maps along with cut up sections of...

I will be carrying a steripen also, and a set of extra batteries.

Just a thought.

Two years ago I wore a women's size 22, and my knees, hips, feet, lower back hurt all the time. I was 5'7" in high school, not sure how tall I am now. Ah, gravity!

A few days ago I bought a pair...

I have sewn a Ray-way pack. I love it - because I made it, I like the colors I chose, and it is a very simple design. However I have found it to be very difficult for me if my load is greater than 15...

I bought the fabric for a hiking skirt (on sale at joannes) and a Simplicity pattern for .99. I haven't made it yet. I will add pockets, raise the hem, eliminate the back zipper, and add a cinch...

I forgot to mention Blissful's trail journal. She had an excellent adventure hiking with her son!! :banana