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My brother-in-law is wanting to spend a month or so hiking this September. He's from Texas, so driving to Maine or the northern end isn't really an option. I was thinking somewhere more along...

a guy in 2010 got college credit for hiking.. he did one of those "make your own class" things, and did it on edible plants on the AT. We had things like ramps in our food, and pine needle tea. it...

contact the sierra club.

awesome! thanks so much!! : )

Hey guys, another question...

we've planned our weekend backpacking trip... we'll be starting at Blue Ridge Parkway milepoint 95.3. This is near Buchanan, VA. I'll have a ride to this spot... I...

thanks everyone. i have family in roanoke that has gotten 8 or so inches of rain in the past couple weeks, but that doesn't always stay in the streams for us to partake from. i appreciate all the...

Hey there!
I'm taking my dad on his first ever backpacking trip and wondering about water situations. I'll be out the 15th or so of October, and we'll be somewhere between Pearisburg, VA and...

awesome video/photos. :)

Hey there,
I did a section and only twice encountered someone odd.
the first time was as i was about to leave the trail for a side trail to a shelter. odd fellow standing at junction by himself,...

i mentally got out of it. starting thinking about home too much.

hey all,
i attempted a thru hike in 2010, then got off in Atkins, VA. I'm thinking about trying again (starting from springer), and want to know what other people in this situation have done.

the...

As someone who has worked in an outdoors store for a while, i disagree. Quality control sucks a lot of times, and things slip through the cracks. Try on every pair, every time. BOTH feet.

Hey Tomman,
Every thru hiker will have their own way, so sometimes it is best to read about several ways to do something, and then figure out which one works best for you. what worked for a previous...

Go to an outfitter to try on boots. Your foot is different than all of ours, therefore, it will fit a shoe different than all of our feet would... (just my two cents!)

Western Mountaineering Ultralight (20degree, 6' length). Retail cost: 385.00

totally worth it. i've never been cold in it, and been out on nights down to 15degrees or so.

i dreamt of bears almost every night while hiking last year...

second the gsi soloist. a pocket rocket and a 4oz canister of any brand of fuel will fit in there, so you can have all your cookery stuff in one pot. i love mine, wouldn't trade it for the world.

a friend of mine is going NOBO starting at the EARLIEST April 30. If nothing else, section hikers will be out, more than likely.

the people who manage emails in town should also keep in mind that there are other hikers just wanting five minutes to check their own email, say hello to their families and update blogs.

i got...

mountain hardwear men's canyon shorts have a 7" inseam. $45.00

I was in the grayson highlands on april 27.. all of my friends had sent home their summer gear, and on top of mount rogers, and all the way through the highlands that day... it snowed. i would wait...

thermarest makes a turn-your-thermarest-into-a-chair product.
lightest option shown here: http://cascadedesigns.com/therm-a-rest/seating/fast-and-light-seating/compack-chair/product

fun fact: the north face's apex bionic jacket is their new number 1 selling jacket, taking over for the denali.

softshells are NOT taped at the seams, so that's why they are not considered...

my biggest problem with dogs is that they and their owners don't always understand/follow Leave No Trace ethics... specifically, I'm thinking of one dog I know that walked NEXT to the trail, and the...

or look at the mountain hardwear compressor jacket:
http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Hooded-Compressor%E2%84%A2-PL-Jacket/OL3647,default,pd.html