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    Correct. I usually also clip another carabiner...

    Correct. I usually also clip another carabiner into the loop on the bottom of my food bag and double secure it. I'll never, ever, hang my whole pack again with food in it...
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    This is true and #13 (Sheep Pen Gap) is a very...

    This is true and #13 (Sheep Pen Gap) is a very nice site on a broad saddle. It used to be a lot larger, but the NPS has let it grow in and reduce the rated capacity. It also has two separate bear...
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    They do, and they work pretty well. "Bear...

    They do, and they work pretty well. "Bear bagging" doesn't work in the part any more. Too many bears have learned to chew through the supporting ropes. The method where you balance the load and have...
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    Undoubtedly POTD! :D

    Undoubtedly POTD! :D
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    I would say that extra mileage was your friend......

    I would say that extra mileage was your friend... :)
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    Wild animals, even hybrids, are never really...

    Wild animals, even hybrids, are never really tamed. This is a lesson that just doesn't seem to sink in with a lot of people...
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    That one stuck with me, having hiked Big Frog and...

    That one stuck with me, having hiked Big Frog and the Cohutta numerous times, paddled the Ocoee probably thousands of times, and stayed at the Chilhowee FS campground many times, near where this...
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    Is Double Springs to Thunderhead, specifically...

    Is Double Springs to Thunderhead, specifically I'm thinking of Derrick Knob southbound, graded now? It's been a long time since I last did it...
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    Well, genes are a crap-shoot. You just don't know...

    Well, genes are a crap-shoot. You just don't know which ones you'll get. I have the same characteristic of Sara below, but I do have the wet ear wax. I exercise aerobically daily and I tend to wear...
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    How full is Fontana Lake now? Here on my mountain...

    How full is Fontana Lake now? Here on my mountain top by Huntsville, we've had almost 8' of rain this year. We had 7" here on Tuesday. (We get more than the official NWS at the airport.) They say...
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    The Osprey internals have a mesh suspension which...

    The Osprey internals have a mesh suspension which holds the pack itself out away from your body. My mesh has never picked up a smell, but, if it did, I'd have to wash the whole pack, since it's made...
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    The worst situation like that I ever saw was the...

    The worst situation like that I ever saw was the last campsite above Deep Creek, in the GSMNP, which is easily accessible from the campground. My daughter and I were pretty tired, having hiked down...
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    I've had to tent a couple of times and got...

    I've had to tent a couple of times and got checked by a ranger without incident. Both just listened to my explanation and checked my permit. One went in the shelter, questioned the hikers and gave...
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    I believe the shoe went missing in the early...

    I believe the shoe went missing in the early '80s. It was perfect for channeling the water from the little spring. Fit the niche in the rock perfectly...
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    Were you hiking Big Creek when the brake shoe was...

    Were you hiking Big Creek when the brake shoe was still there at the spring?
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    You may be right about that. I know some of the...

    You may be right about that. I know some of the old guide books called it the "Jenkins Trail Ridge Trail," which always sounded awkward and redundant. The Walnut Bottoms cemetery is not that far...
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    I live in north Alabama and the vector here is...

    I live in north Alabama and the vector here is not the deer tick, although we actually have deer raising a family on our three acres every year. IIRC, the vector here is the wood tick. My wife and I...
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    I can dig up some from the past and PM them to...

    I can dig up some from the past and PM them to you. I wouldn't want to bore stroll with more facts. I'll send you some suggested books also. It really complicates medical treatment because of the...
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    Have you been been to the cemetery above Walnut...

    Have you been been to the cemetery above Walnut Bottoms, up off the Low Gap trail?
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    Jenkins Trail Ridge (the old name) is very steep...

    Jenkins Trail Ridge (the old name) is very steep at the beginning and end, particularly, but it's a rough hike overall. I'm sorry to here that they aren't maintaining it...
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    Oh my, where to start. "Oriental" is of Latin...

    Oh my, where to start. "Oriental" is of Latin derivation and refers to the area roughly from the Dardanelles to the Pacific. "Asia" is originally of Greek origin and refers to exactly the same area....
  22. The effect of long-term (more than six months)...

    The effect of long-term (more than six months) use of any NSAID on kidneys is well documented. I have damaged kidneys from many years of Celebrex. However, ibuprofen has about the same effect. They...
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    IDK. From what I've read, people with O secrete a...

    IDK. From what I've read, people with O secrete a pheromone that type A people don't. My assumption would be that types B and AB would not secrete it also. In the controlled studies that have been...
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    LOL! A gram in each ear and you won't be hearing...

    LOL! A gram in each ear and you won't be hearing much of anything... :)
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    Why on earth would hair and eye color, height,...

    Why on earth would hair and eye color, height, not to mention quite a number of genetic disease be heritable and this one characteristic not be? I'm surprised you can't see the fallacy. FWIW, one of...
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