im part of seven nobos that got off the trail due to storms in branchville. we saw a number of an angel in the last shelter but didnt write it down. anyone out there have this wonderful guys number?
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im part of seven nobos that got off the trail due to storms in branchville. we saw a number of an angel in the last shelter but didnt write it down. anyone out there have this wonderful guys number?
A straight answer to your question is you will deal with it like you deal with it everywhere else. You have way more experience with this than any of us. Maybe you're more likely to get beaten up in...
Just UPS it. Cheaper, easier and no one is going to question it. With the way the TSA works you might get through with no trouble, you might get through by being searched with accompanying massive...
I would never trust an airline with my pack. Always send UPS or FedEx. That said Monday will come and until then you get to relax and meet people. I'm having issues programming my GPS and running out...
I want to say one word to you. Just one word.
Elastics.
Don't just buy from REI. There's a lot of great smaller manufactures whose gear is lighter and oftentimes cheaper than the stuff you get that's mass produced.
Tossed around the idea of doing it in September. Decided officially in October. Really didn't start major preparation until December. Hitting the trail Wednesday.
The biggest problem is clearing...
One note is we only were going as far as Big Creek as we'd done the climb from Big Creek to Davenport on the first day of the hike so maybe that additional milage and climb would make it not doable...
Smokemont -> 44 -> Davenport and home.
44 is this really unique little campsite out all by its lonesome that's almost in a bowl on top of the ridge line. Very remote for the Smokies. On my...
I have the Delorme PN-60 and am leaving Wednesday from Springer bound for Maine.
Just loaded up Topo and tried to get some maps on it.
I was like...
:sun
then I was like...
:confused:...
Going nowhere this weekend. On Monday I drive to Athens, GA and on Wednesday morning I get dumped at Springer!
I won't be bold enough to say in the US but I believe the Duncan Ridge Trail is the hardest in the southeastern US.
Have they actually closed the showers at the Dam or are they still there as a back up to the shelter? I was there in September and the water to the shelter had been turned off for some reason. We...
I plan on pushing them and trying to trip them up. With 50-60 lbs unaccustomed pounds on their back they should tip right over. After that they are like a turtle. Either they right themselves and...
You could be lighter by quite a few pounds on your tent, sleeping bag etc. but it's a matter of paying to lighten up. Basically don't worry about it. You bought what you bought. If you get to Neel's...
Agreed with what you say here. Broke up with someone I cared a lot about because of the controlling and the throwing the individuality in the closet. I just couldn't see myself being with them long...
The great fire conundrum is that most of the time you want a fire it's too wet to get one started easily. I like a fire sitting around in the yard where I can shower and wash clothes but I can't...
Or forward it to yourself on gmail or yahoo...
Not if you're coming from the south. :)
It's at a river crossing where a thru-hiker drowned so the ATC puts someone up there to ferry hikers across so there's not a dangerous river crossing on the trail.
I agreed with everyone saying Dahlonega wasn't really a trail town but then I looked at the website and they're certainly emphasizing the fact they're at the start of the trail so I'll let it stand...
Me third. I already had a kitchen scale but as soon as I weighed every piece of gear I had and put it in a spreadsheet everything came into focus. Your perception of weight has so much to do with the...
I told a girl Everest times 40. She seemed sufficiently impressed.
Sufficiently impressed to get with the buddy I was with.
I have a hard enough time with contacts in civilization where I have ready access to mirrors, running water and showers. I can't imagine trying to put them in on the trail after being out for a week...
If you're really looking for reassurance put up a gear list. :)