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    Warning the advice given next is from someone of...

    Warning the advice given next is from someone of Scottish Ancestry:

    Next time you get a box From Amazon that is about the size of your pack.......See if it all fits.

    Bamm! What you have there...
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    I have developed and formulated a few things over...

    I have developed and formulated a few things over my hiking all "Three" of the trails. One is that I do not plan nor do I seek official camping spots unless I am required by regulation. I consider...
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    I am on my third hike of the PCT (1 thru, 2...

    I am on my third hike of the PCT (1 thru, 2 section). I have hiked the JMT/PCT section three times now, all three with different re-supply locations. I have used Kearsarge Pass, Muir Trail Ranch and...
  4. GoodReader is my iPhone go-to app for this. Makes...

    GoodReader is my iPhone go-to app for this. Makes off-line viewing of Docs, maps, PDF files easy. It will even connect with DropBox.
  5. Thread: GSMNP Permit

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    Yep, even the link on the NPS site is down or the...

    Yep, even the link on the NPS site is down or the link is broken for some un-known reason. Guess you could call them or wait till the IT person does something.....
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    Been hiking the PCT for 20 years. Never heard of...

    Been hiking the PCT for 20 years. Never heard of the "Pocket Atlas" till today. Searched it on Google and saw it for sale on Amazon. It looks informative. The only question I would have is; how...
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    Heading off Monday on a Red-Eye to the AT via US...

    Heading off Monday on a Red-Eye to the AT via US Air to Charlotte and then "The Dog" to Marion, VA. As I have done on multiple trips where stove, knife, hiking poles and other "dangerous" items are...
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    Without a lot "opinions" on my part about hiking...

    Without a lot "opinions" on my part about hiking in the GSMNP...... I, however, would suggest NOT Hiking in GSMNP as a first hike. Permits, required shelter use and the crowds for me way out-weight...
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    If you ever have to use the SOS button on your...

    If you ever have to use the SOS button on your SPOT, then you are pretty much telling the SPOT folks that you need Evacuation type of help. (just like calling 911) They then use your GPS location to...
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    Wow, I agree with fastfoxengineering: ps. I...

    Wow, I agree with fastfoxengineering:
    ps. I don't even know if you were asking for advice. But after reading your post, my legs and back hurt.

    I am getting older and my knees are keeping up with...
  11. WOOOOOPSSSS! I see that Bear Creek does not have...

    WOOOOOPSSSS! I see that Bear Creek does not have a POI file for the Colorado Trail. Garmin has a POI create software and loading tool. I can send you a POI file via an e-mail attachment. Just...
  12. instead of using the waypoints file, download and...

    instead of using the waypoints file, download and load into your GPS the POI file. Garmins can load a truck load of POI points. Go to the Bear Creek site and click on the below link to find some...
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    As Colorado Rob said, "a cardboard box" cheap...

    As Colorado Rob said, "a cardboard box" cheap and can be folded flat and left in or behind a garbage can at the arriving airport. Most airlines have a 62" (height + width + length) rule with a max...
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    StarChild, I have also been putting "Stars" on...

    StarChild,

    I have also been putting "Stars" on all of my "Stuff" for years. I also Sharpy or etch my cell phone number and my last name. Started doing this when I taught for the Mountaineers the...
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    Sticky: Trail Name: StarMan Direction: NOBO I am...

    Trail Name: StarMan
    Direction: NOBO
    I am completing two "CHUNKS" in 2015:
    - Atkins, VA to Harpers Ferry
    - Pawling, NY to Katahdin

    (2012-Harpers Ferry to Pawling, NY)
    (2013-Springer Mt. to...
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    See you at the Hostel. Landing at ATL at 9:10am ...

    See you at the Hostel. Landing at ATL at 9:10am

    StarMan
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    Don't over think this.....What would you use if...

    Don't over think this.....What would you use if you mailed your stuff?

    A BOX

    I have flown dozens of times with my pack and those evil do'ers, hiking poles......in a plain old medium size...
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    StarMan NOBO Morning of March 21, 2013...

    StarMan
    NOBO
    Morning of March 21, 2013
    Approach Trail - yes

    Looking forward to taking on this trail "again". Last year's hike of Harpers Ferry to Pawling NY taught me a lot about the...
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    Hey Jerry and Bear Creek Survey;Thanks again for...

    Hey Jerry and Bear Creek Survey;Thanks again for posting your up-dated waypoint and POI files for 2013. It is great having up-to-date alignment info and accurate maps for the official CDNST route.I...
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    Sticky: Hey Jerry and Bear Creek Survey;Thanks again for...

    Hey Jerry and Bear Creek Survey;Thanks again for posting your updated waypoint and POI files for 2013. It is great having up-to-date alignment info and accurate maps for the official CDNST route.I...
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    StarMan Flip: Harpers Ferry to Katahdin Polf:...

    StarMan
    Flip: Harpers Ferry to Katahdin
    Polf: Harpers Ferry to Springer (Polf is Flop spelled backasswards)
    Harpers Ferry NOBO July 14

    It's about time I did this......
  22. Sticky: I just posted a few NEW files on my Google site....

    I just posted a few NEW files on my Google site.


    https://sites.google.com/site/frankgilliland/


    Along with the previous CDT alignment files are updates to Montana's track file (BETA3),...
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    Sticky: I just posted a few NEW files on my Google site. ...

    I just posted a few NEW files on my Google site. 3/16/2012


    https://sites.google.com/site/frankgilliland/


    Along with the previous CDT alignment files are updates to Montana's track file...
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    Sticky: I also would like to express a Thank you to Jerry...

    I also would like to express a Thank you to Jerry Brown and Crew. The work by Jerry Brown and crew for the CDTA alignment is topshelf and a must for those planning a CDT hike.

    I have posted some...
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    Wow, makes me real Happy to see a topic dear to...

    Wow, makes me real Happy to see a topic dear to my heart, rising up to be a frequent topic. I find it real easy to blend astronomy and hiking. Just the simple act of rising and resting with the...
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