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    beautiful sight

    After I left the Mt. Rogers Recreational Area northbound, as I recall the trail levelled out some before it started uphill again to Chestnut Knob Shelter (a previous fire warden's cabin). Climbing...
  2. flame azaleas

    They are beautiful. As I explored the trails in the North Carolina Arboretum (Asheville) I found a stand of them in the woods. The trail goes close enough to view and appreciate them, but not too...
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    blister

    Very good point. I discovered that a blister can be prevented if the toe gets attention and protection at the first sign of extra warmth or discomfort. If one waits until it is hurting, a blister...
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    Lightning fatality

    You were wise to avoid the stormy weather. There are early reports now appearing in the Asheville paper that a hiker from out of state was killed by lightning on Max Patch Bald yesterday (Friday)...
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    Walk in the Woods

    I agree with you, Weary. Another problem I have with the book is that it has fueled a false understanding of the AT, one that is widespread. It's rare when I mention the AT in public, that no one...
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    Trail markings

    I like the suggestion that you go to a road crossing or other access point and do some AT hiking just to get a feel for the trail, blazes, etc. Actually, that's the ultimate way to learn anything...
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    Old man

    I hiked over 600 mi in 2002, at age 73. I got used to the younger people passing me by; sometimes I would see them later on up the trail, and sometimes they just kept going north and I never saw...
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    booze on Maryland AT

    A few years ago my son and I spent a night at Pine Knob shelter, north of I-70. A man who got there before us was sipping on a pint of rum. He said he had been off the trail for a while, and that...
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    Big Butt

    The trail across Big Butt west of Asheville does get grown up pretty fast, and on the north side there might be lots of overgrowth. The maintainers get out there as often as they can. Meanwhile...
  10. Thread: Base Layer

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    base layer

    Patagonia Capilene gets my vote.
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    Teeth

    Cleaning a denture is difficult while on the trail, as is storing one for the night. I've done it myself though, and have seen others doing so. I used a plastic zip lock for nights; I've seen other...
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    Spiritual experience?

    I went on a vision quest when I was isolated for days in the woods without food. After about three days I began to have very unusual experiences, visions, auditory phenomena, etc., and they seemed...
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    Blood under toenail

    I remember that somethingl like this happened to my grandfather when I was a young boy. He, a mountain man, got out his pocket knife and used the small blade to drill a tiny hole in the toenail,...
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    Miss Janet's Hostel

    Janet, I'm a bit late signing on to this thread, but I now have the news. Wonderful! Tennessee's loss is Franklin's gain. Wishing you the best.
    Jack Thomas, aka Brushy Sage
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    Full Moon

    I could see it from the downtown streets of Mount Airy, NC -- big, bright, riding just above a bank of clouds. What a treat.
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    Pack cover

    Neat idea. Also, I'm wondering if you were backpacking during the snow the past couple days.
  17. Vitamins

    Note that most of these are single studies. Although they might have data from many participants, they do not cancel out other studies that have yielded different data. The researchers have a...
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    I agree, a two-three, especially for young and in...

    I agree, a two-three, especially for young and in fit hikers.
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    That's a numbered road going under I-40, and the...

    That's a numbered road going under I-40, and the AT uses it. Same is true at Sams Gap, where the road goes under I-26.
  20. Relocating the AT

    Is Duncannon as trail friendly as, say, Hot Springs? It sounds as if the town planners would welcome this change, as being compatible with their plans.
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    AT license plates

    It is a great program. Income from license plate sales is paying for the bear cables at shelters in the Carolina Mountain Club section of the AT (the labor is donated by CMC volunteers).
  22. Washing pots in water source

    At a shelter in GSMNP a group of church youngsters has set up tents in the area. I noticed that several of them were rinsing off their cookware in the spring. I explained the problem to one of...
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    A few years ago on the AT in Maryland, I met a...

    A few years ago on the AT in Maryland, I met a young man who was carrying a 90-plus pound backpack. He said it was about the weight of the one he carried in the army. I wonder how far he went with...
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    Unless the incoming administration does a better...

    Unless the incoming administration does a better job of funding the park and forest services, we can expect to pay more and more fees. For example, I wonder how long the GSMNP can justify providing...
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    Bryant memorial service

    The Hendersonville paper has a story today on the memorial service for John and Irene Bryant:

    http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080330/NEWS/803300383/1151/NEWS/Service_celebrates_Bryants
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