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    I agree, he spends too much time cleaning his...

    I agree, he spends too much time cleaning his belly button lint for know where he really is.
    MrsG
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    It looks to me like the photo was taken from the...

    It looks to me like the photo was taken from the Stratton firetower. The caretaker hut has a green roof, the body of water is Somerset Reservoir and the ski area in the back ground is Mt Snow in...
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    Hikers can continue to get good food only a half...

    Hikers can continue to get good food only a half mile further west at Loretta's Good Food Deli, Dennis and his crew have a fabulous deli department, hand carved sandwiches loaded with meat and fresh...
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    Q's Whistle Stop is up for sale

    While gathering updates for the next edition of the Thru Hiker's Companion, Vicky, the owner of Q's Whistle Stop said she will not be in business next year. The restaurant is for sale. She will close...
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    electrical tape

    Four years ago I had a similar loss on the CDT in Glacier. One of my hiking poles holds up the vestibule on my tent. Just before I dropped off to sleep I saw a rabbit near my tent. Woke up to find...
  6. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean the...

    Just because you don't see it doesn't mean the "designated campsite" rule doesn't exist. Perhaps you should get a copy of the Appalachian Trail Guide to New Hampshire-Vermont. Pg. 166 of the current...
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    Worked on the first two miles north of Vt 140 on Sunday the 7th

    On Sunday the 7th I sawed out some of the smaller downed limbs in the first two miles north of the parking lot at 140. These two miles were snow free and amazingly ice free too (southerly exposure)....
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    Poll: Took a little walk to Stratton Pond with a GMC...

    Took a little walk to Stratton Pond with a GMC group on New Year's Day. A perfect day/way to welcome in the New Year. Hope to see some of you on the trail this year in Vermont.
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    GREAT sommervl!!! Welcome to ALDHA too!

    GREAT sommervl!!!

    Welcome to ALDHA too!
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    AT Thru Hikers' Companion Hostel, Camping & Shower Appendix

    Since 2006, there has been an appendix in the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers Companion that identifies the Hostel, Camping and Shower only information from all the other text and table information the...
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    LW, I don't think Abol has reopened.......BSP...

    LW,
    I don't think Abol has reopened.......BSP website says it's closed for the season.............
  12. Thread: Hostel?

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    Devil Fork Gap and Sams Gap

    Wish I'd seen this thread earlier, both the Laurel Trading Post at Devil Fork Gap and Mother Marion's Hostel at Sams Gap are listed on pg 42 in the 2015 AT Thru-Hikers' Companion.

    Glad LTP worked...
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    Yee-haw! or donated just a dollar, or 50 cents! ...

    Yee-haw! or donated just a dollar, or 50 cents!

    Cosmo, in the spirit of Thanks"giving", THANK YOU for all that you do for the Trail down there in Massachusetts!

    Loved the Gathering location due...
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    Killington area

    Yes, there's good parking at the Vt. Fish and Wildlife access/parking lot at Kent Pond on Vt. 100 (the trail passes through the west end of the parking lot). For taxi service in the Killington area...
  15. Mount Waternomee crash site

    On January 14, 1942 a B-18 Bomber crashed on Mount Waternomee. A Google search will result in an image of the plaque.
    http://www.hikenewengland.com/WaternomeeB18Crash070916.html
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    Summit caretakers Hugh and Jean Joundry are on...

    Summit caretakers Hugh and Jean Joundry are on Stratton this summer. The Stratton gondola is undergoing an upgrade and won't be operational until the end of August.

    In Gifford Woods State Park...
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    Convenience Store or Supermarket

    Short term resupply has limited options and less choices (convenience store are best for omnivores) and long term resupply would have more choices or all diet types (large supermarket for omnivores,...
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    Short term resupply in Wallingford

    At. Vt. 140, Wallingford does have short term resupply, four stores-Wallingford Country Store & Deli, Cumberland Farms, Mobil Mini Mart and a Family Dollar. Plus two restaurants Sal's Pizza and Mom's...
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    Bitterroot

    Perhaps a Siskiyou Bitterroot or cliff maid is my guess. "Lewisia cotyledon is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it...
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    Companion on iPhone

    I use the "Companion" PDF on my iPhone. Save the battery life in airplane mode. Lock the orientation and hold the phone horizontally to easy read the elevation profiles without the screen flipping...
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    Recommend the AT Thru-Hikers' Companion

    I have my original 1977 Data Book and many others since then. Somewhere along the way, it might have been in 1999, I began carrying the "Companion" and that's the only resource I use to plan my...
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    I’d suggest you get a current copy of the...

    I’d suggest you get a current copy of the Thru-Hikers’ Companion. Since 2006, there has been an appendix at the back of the book listing hostels, camping and shower only information with the...
  23. The 21st Edition

    Just downloaded the 2014 Companion PDF to the iPhone. After locking the orientation to horizontal the book looks FANTABULOUS on the screen. The elevation profiles read easily from left to right!
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    Vt. 103 Loretta’s Good Food Deli

    Vt. 103 Loretta’s Good Food Deli
    There’s something new at the old East Clarendon General Store, 1 mile west of the Vt. 103 trailhead.

    Introducing “Loretta’s Good Food Deli”; (802)772-7638, short...
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    When I passed through there last week, Wednesday,...

    When I passed through there last week, Wednesday, June 8th, the pump worked. Nice new swinging bench too.
    MrsG
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