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Thank you all for your great feedback!

I live in Dahlonega, GA and will be retiring from teaching in a few short weeks. I am thinking about starting a business to be a teacher and guide for inexperienced women planning to through-hike or...

I live in Dahlonega, GA and will be retiring from teaching in a few short weeks. I am thinking about starting a business to be a teacher and guide for inexperienced women planning to through-hike or...

I live near Springer Mountain and day hike often in the spring when thru-hikers are starting. I was thinking the other day about what I could offer for "trail magic", but as somebody said before,...

Totally agree, Maineiac64. I'm trying to placate my significant other who doesn't understand my need to be alone in the woods.

Yes, it happened on the trail. Luckily, I live about 30 minutes from where the AT crosses Hwy 60 in GA at Woody Gap and I was only about a mile in, so I just drove home and went to my local urgent...

I prefer to hike alone but when I tripped and broke my wrist near Woody Gap in August I had to concede that it really is safer to have a hiking buddy. I live in north GA and completed the GA section...

JennyLynn-- I sent you a private message.

Hard to say for sure, but the weather in these parts is often nastier in March than it is in November. November can get cold, but March is often cold and wet.

Permethrin. I use pyrethrin in my garden!

I did Springer to Dick's Creek in 6 days beginning May 28. I didn't bring a stove and just ate ready to eat food. As Turtle said, you can resupply at Neel's Gap. For sleeping, I just had a small...

I've never used a bounce box but the 5-gallon paint bucket seemed like a good idea to me. It won't crush, the lid stays on, it has a handle if you need it. Waterproof. Roomy. What are the drawbacks...

Both Gustavo's ( on the Square) and Spirits ( just off the Square on Main St) have interesting rotating drafts that have something for just about everybody's tastes. Gustavo's is great for pizza,...

I'm biased, because I live in Dahlonega, but I would recommend driving up from Ocala and spending the night in Dahlonega. There are nice inns as well as inexpensive motels. Drive to Lake Winfield...

You could do the Slaughter Creek/Jarrard Gap Loop and car camp at Lake Winfield Scott if you are easing in to camping. You could also do that loop and camp at the Woods Hole Shelter or other...

I sew, and I made a skirt like the Purple Rain skirt based on the pix---wrap with a yoga waistband. Hated the yoga waistband. Too hot, didn't like how it rolled on my waist.

Re your question about availability in trail towns---I bought a can of spray Permethrin in the camping department of Walmart the other day, for what it's worth. Don't know how many trail towns have...

For me, the Mountain Hardware kilt is too long and kinda heavy. I'm fairly petite, though.

I just bought a skirt from Outdoor Research on Amazon for my section hike in June. Hiked several times in high-seventies to mid 80's temperature and really liked it. With light panties, I could...

I procured a nice sheet of TyVek from a builder in my neighborhood. It's pretty stiff! If I crumple it up a bunch of times, maybe get it dirty, too, will it be easier to pack in a small folded...

I stopped in during their opening weekend in their shop at the corner of Hwy 60 and Wolfpen Gap Road just to see what I could see. I haven't been to the newer location 1/2 mile from Woody Gap. A...

I hike quite a bit, especially in the north Georgia mountains, as they are my "home turf". I will be doing the GA section solo in a few weeks. Sometimes in March, I look out my window at the...

Is March the only time you can hike? I could start with you at Springer and walk a week in GA the first week of April. ( I'm a teacher, and that is my spring break). I like to hike alone, or with a...

Wood betony?

^^ What dogwood said.