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With due respect, Tipi, read my post again, I happen to be agreeing with you. It seems that common sense has been lost amongst those that would build a fire during a fire ban and endangering our...

Seriously? three pages deliberating the onerous aspects of building a fire? After 50 years of camping, backpacking and yes....building the occasional well reasoned and introspective but inane...

Big South Fork National Recreation area: https://www.nps.gov/biso/index.htm

No compass I presume?

CDT and no haven't started it yet.

Must have been some "magic" mushrooms.

Best dang reply I have read on this forum in a long long time.....seriously!

Do away with the gd shelters.

Compass.....and know how to use it.

Well done and I hope you continue to post.

Have you discussed with your obstetrician?

All of the streams have foot bridges.
Mid way is approximately the Bad Creek area and it is closely accessible to a road (highway 130) but there are no grocery stores or restaurants there. I...

Instead of throwing a lot of luke warm advice at you just spend some time here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrHiramCook

Excellent report. Thanks. One of my favorite trails and hoping to do it again this year or in the Spring.

Although a bit over your budget, and I'm surprised Franco didn't mention it, but I've used it in blizzard conditions and its 100% reliable, freestanding with the crossing poles, is my go to winter...

You would enjoy it much more doing it over 5 to 8 days. There is so much to go slow for....water falls, peaks, side trails, etc. I went from Oconee east bound. Guidebook is helpful but is written...

There a lot of very dense people and those in denial as usual on this site. Shelters are for those hikers who can't deal with self reliance. They are for the party goers and those who find the...

Tear down the wimp shelters ASAP.

Feeding wolves, heck I did that yesterday and today. Oh well.

Miracles: mans attempt at rationalizing phenomenon for which he can't explain. Nope. All events are coincidental.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/30/hikers-behaving-badly-appalachian-trail-partying-raises-ire/?intcmp=hpbt3

Take a mirrorless system.

Refreshing.

You're going to do a thru hike and haven't even been on the trail? Otherwise you would know how well the trail is marked.

From USA today newsfeed:


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/23/small-police-departments-standards-training/28823849/