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    Rangers use the trail. Sometimes it is even their...

    Rangers use the trail. Sometimes it is even their objective. They use it for physical training, they run on it , they hike on it, but their hiking is really running. Sometimes when they are on...
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    Actually, I said no. I think I was the only one...

    Actually, I said no. I think I was the only one on the trail last year that did say no. I promptly fell down after that happened. But don't worry, I broke my fall with my face.

    Wolf, I'm sure you...
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    now skid, THAT is funny. pt

    now skid, THAT is funny.

    pt
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    I think the stupidest question I got was at trail...

    I think the stupidest question I got was at trail days last year. It was late at nite on my birthday after I had, um, had a few, ok more than a few, ok a lot.

    a female hiker wandered up to me and...
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    An idea that I think is a good one is to find a...

    An idea that I think is a good one is to find a shelter near a road and hike in some beer and ice. I missed ice. but a cold beer, *****, even a warm beer, was/is a welcome site. you could get a few...
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    yup bear is right. that is not photo shopped,...

    yup bear is right. that is not photo shopped, just a wide-ish angle lens close to the subject.. it distorts perspective when used close to the subject, just like bear said.

    and yes, that is big...
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    I would suggest somewhere in GSMNP. lotsa stream...

    I would suggest somewhere in GSMNP. lotsa stream already ruined by spincasters and bait fishermen. Fly fishing is the way to go.
    Seriously though, you can set a base camp and hike to many stream...
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    That would be some great advice from Jack. Bob is...

    That would be some great advice from Jack. Bob is awesome and I'm sure can always use some help maintaining things. It was one of my favorite stops along the trail. The hiking to and from there is...
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    yea! miss janet rocks! always! pt ps - so...

    yea! miss janet rocks! always!

    pt

    ps - so do you ron!
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    i use a eagles nest. the tarp i use is a mac cat...

    i use a eagles nest. the tarp i use is a mac cat deluxe, stayed dry in major thunderstorms. highly recommended
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    one hiker i met last year, whose name is escaping...

    one hiker i met last year, whose name is escaping me right now, started off with 20-25 mile days! she said she spent 3 months doing 3 hours a day on a stair master wearing her pack. I of course did...
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    I stand by Ed Speers Pea Pod, worked like a charm...

    I stand by Ed Speers Pea Pod, worked like a charm down to 0 degrees last year. I used a light weight 35 degree bag inside and the pod around me closed all the way up except for a hole to let my...
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    10-15 is a good start. 20 mile days will come but...

    10-15 is a good start. 20 mile days will come but for most they take a little time to build up to. I think most will find the hills are harder/longer/steeper than they expected.
    If you are going to...
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    don't know what they normally cost but i saw them...

    don't know what they normally cost but i saw them at Dillards tonite for 76 bux.

    pt
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    I love mine! i used it with my hammock on my thru...

    I love mine! i used it with my hammock on my thru attempt this past year. I used it on the ground many nights. when it was warm or the wind was warm. I used it on top of one of the balds during a...
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    i carried a 20d and the 24-70 lenes with me on my...

    i carried a 20d and the 24-70 lenes with me on my thru attempt this year. i called it my 7 lb burden. i kept it in a fanny pack in front. i carried it because I like many of you am serious about my...
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    i remeber a pretty good joke this past trail days...

    i remeber a pretty good joke this past trail days that involved a tent and a hole and late late nite. maybe it was played on some one who started this thread..............

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    hi, I'm not sure of the nest, but i hiked this...

    hi, I'm not sure of the nest, but i hiked this spring, in march, with an eagles nest hammock and a speer pea pod, also had a 35 degree bag, I was WARM down to 5 degrees , hanging in the snow. I...
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    stuffing and bacon was one of my fav's on my hike...

    stuffing and bacon was one of my fav's on my hike this year.
    the pre-cooked bacon is awesome, keeps forever and is loaded with calories.
    just rip up 5-10 slices into the stuffing
    also the real...
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    spam singles 3 oz and 300 calories or so and dam,...

    spam singles 3 oz and 300 calories or so and dam, if spam don't taste good!
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    i was hoping rachel ray would come and stay at my...

    i was hoping rachel ray would come and stay at my shelter and cook the meals!

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    lafuma and detor (sp) both have sub 1.5 lb bags...

    lafuma and detor (sp) both have sub 1.5 lb bags that compress to the size of a nalgene they say. on is 1 lb 2 oz and the other is 1lb 4 oz

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    Miranda, I just hiked this year, 700 miles, I saw...

    Miranda, I just hiked this year, 700 miles, I saw no crime on the trail at all. (well other than the story of sleddog stealing donation boxes) I hiked with many women, quite a few couples and many...
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    i saw 10 of em last nite, just out in the front...

    i saw 10 of em last nite, just out in the front 25. so cool.

    pt
  25. i just finished my thru attempt and i can say...

    i just finished my thru attempt and i can say that pot was pretty much everywhere. if there was a group at the shelter, there was, most of the time, pot. but almost everytime, the smokers would ask...
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