We're all doomed! Doomed I tell ya!
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We're all doomed! Doomed I tell ya!
Put on the wet clothes in the morning. It's an extra incentive to start moving.
Never did any training of any sort for any of my hikes.
Donkeys aren't allowed on the AT you silly bugger.
Jeez. I know. How cavalier of me.
I really enjoy the Approach trail. I did it on my very first hike on the AT back in 2004 and I hiked it both thruhikes NOBO and hiked it last year while finishing my SOBO thru.
Hike your own hike. Do whatever you want with your water. I don't filter or treat. I've done 3 AT thruhikes. I've traveled from Mexico to Bolivia mostly on foot. It doesn't appear to me that the...
I did 3 thruhikes without blisters. I used Keen Targhee II midcuts one size too large, liner socks and Smartwool hiking socks. That semed to do the trick for me but everybody has different feet. I...
I used an Ursack Minor for all 3 of my AT thruhikes. I don't see any reason why I won't use it again next year on the PCT.
Yeah that's how it works. Nobody wants to hear me rattle on incessantly about my 3 thruhikes. But then again why should they?
What could possibly go wrong?
Whatever regrets I might have had I tried to correct on my second hike. I didn't know to regret a bunch of stuff till I did it the wrong way last year. The only regret I'll take to the grave is that...
I'm 6' 2" and 150 lbs on a good day. My trail name is El Flaco which means "the skinny one" in spanish. I've done 3 thru-hikes in my scrawny condition. I did not develop the standard thruhiker...
I use a contractor trash bag. I switch to a new one around Harpers Ferry. Works like a charm.
I always carry my tent but I don't always sleep in it. Sometimes I cowboy. Lotsa times I'll stay at a shelter. Shelters come in all states of fullness, filth, flatulence and questionable companions...
As has already been mentioned twice, leaving the trail and returning to real life.
Mormon pack goats S of Monson on my 2010 NOBO.25537
I did 2 of my 3 thruhikes with an inguinal hernia. I wouldn't say it's the most attractive part of my physique, actually I don't think there really is an attractive part of my physique, but it did...
Tyvek for the win! 5 years of section hikes, weekend hikes, overnights and 3 complete thruhikes all on the same piece. Admittedly it smells like fermented caterpillar juice but I intend to continue...
Sometimes they're the best option. Hot Springs for example. Glascow for sure. Damascus for sheer convenience. I used to look down upon Dollar General but the cast has been lifted from my eyes.
Maybe 3000? A SOBO on the AT, a bunch of short hikes on the AT and hikes in NC state parks every weekend. I haven't ever done the math.
As was already mentioned above the likelihood of someone stealing a smelly, dirty, chewed up pack is minimal. Keep your money, credit or debit cards and id on you and enjoy the trip. I never had a...
I have never, ever, ever been happy that the hike was coming to a close. On the contrary.
I don't know that one or the other is better. I enjoyed them all whichever direction.
UPDATE
I just finished my SOBO yesterday morning at a little past 10 a.m. And yes I did come down the Approach Trail. I went up those stairs on both my NOBO's so I wanted make sure I came down them...