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Microspikes? In Pennsylvania? In November?

Leave them at home. Enjoy.

Having just read a bunch of articles on the CA DWR website trying to find snow depths at Bighorn, it seems they lucked out. There were a bunch of big storms in November and December that fill up the...

2003 female hiker--- Vulture Chow. WORST NAME EVER!

You have plenty of time. May is the best time to start. You can knock out 20s almost everywhere in the South. Even the first day off of Springer. Just give yourself the whole day to hike. ...

What Map Man said.

Also, I wouldn't worry so much about the rigors of Maine. You will have a full two weeks of fairly easy hiking before you hit the climbs.

Also, here's a little mantra I...

Incorrect. You do not have the right to defend yourself anywhere. There is no law on the books or anything in the second amendment that states that. Should one care? Of course not, being dead is...

Not hostels. Hotels. No joke. Many hot showers. Heaters. Covers. Every third or fourth day in rainy wet weather. Have done many long hikes and never stayed out in the rain for more than a few...

.2 -- Watauga Lake Shelter to Watauga Lake. Left the shelter late and met a crew set up right on the lakeshore. Dogs, beer, music. The next day, Watauga Lake to Damascus was my longest day, 41...

Two 32 oz Gatorade Bottles is my standard method of carrying water. I have the MSR Drom for dinner and drier sections, but the vast majority of the time these two bottles get me from water source to...

This section is a bit rockier than north of 225 across the bridge, although there is a very nice stretch of 'step-it-out' trail, too. Two points of note in this section are: 1) the pipeline view...

The gentleman was with a group of bikers on charity run to help Native American children get an education. His lady friend has been released from the hospital. Terrible, terrible. Happened a few...

There is no good answer to this question. The advantage of quick and clean water that the Hiker provides should make it the clear choice for water purification. I think the pound is worth it. I am...

Of course. The popular notion is that within a year is a thru. A month is nothing. I took 42 zeros. If you start at Springer in March and summit K in October, that is a thru, no two ways about...

IM Bag O' Tricks on here. He's all over Port Clinton during the season and he'll know best when the crowds are coming thru. Just be sure yours doesn't conflict with another feed in the area.
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Are you carrying your weight up high? Or are you packing the heavy stuff at the bottom? Bottom is better for the back, IMO. 26 pounds is nowhere near too heavy. I'd vary my strap tightness and my...

Freedom Walker, your theory applies to me. Whenever I am home in Harrisburg during hiker season, I try to head up to the trail. Not having much cash, I will typically pick up 5 or 6 gallons of cold...

Honey buns. The one and only way to go. Period. No other option. Most calories per pennies you are gonna find. Exactly what you need to get goin in the morning. Tasty, easy to pack, no worries...

What Brian039 said. Just hike, man. You'll get close enough to CT. If you are running low in HarpersFerry, you can catch an Amtrak home. That's a good milestone to shoot for. Or you can catch an...

The best trail magic for me is the unexplainable stuff -- the magic. Like leaving a spoon at a shelter and having there be a new one at the next shelter. Or finding a stake on the ground when you...

Plenty of thrus starting later and later as the collective gets wiser and wiser. You will not be alone. And even your choices of trail friends is slim in the beginning, all the fun ones eventually...

Hiked nude quite often. Before and after Nude Hiking Day. Never had a problem with my pack rubbing anything the wrong way.

As for other people, use your best judgment. If you are in SNP or...

Apart from my military service, I had never spent a night in the woods before my hike. I decided to do my first hike 1 month before I started. While this wasn't ideal, I didn't have too many...

Dude, I am Hertlien. I planted the seed that became the trees that provided the wood for neys shelter. I have, my brother, I have.

Max Patch just kinda sneaks up on you. Not a real climb.

Snowbird, although never steep, seems neverending.

Can't imagine this hiker's family is as happy-go-lucky as the rest of you. It would be unheard of for me to go 3 months without contacting my family, as I would assume it is for quite a number of...