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    Leaving Harper's Ferry 3rd week of March or so...

    Leaving Harper's Ferry 3rd week of March or so heading to Springer.
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    Fiddlehead...your "Dry, but not too dry" comment...

    Fiddlehead...your "Dry, but not too dry" comment hits right on a question I've been mulling over. I'm new to dehydrating (my kitchen looks like a bomb went off right now). I dried seasoned ground...
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    I did the "Notch" last year S to N in cold,...

    I did the "Notch" last year S to N in cold, pouring rain and managed it in 2 hrs and 2 minutes. I was glad to have it behind me, but was pissed at myself for working myself into a frenzy for a day...
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    BTW, as I recall the details... I did actually...

    BTW, as I recall the details... I did actually start using Purell on my feet in the evenings to clean/disinfect. Whether it helped or not I can't say, but it made me feel better about their...
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    vonfrick you are my hero

    Yep...that's me and you and your friends were the ones I was referring to in my post. I hope I got most of the details right. If not, please correct me. If I had met you folks sooner I'd have had...
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    Lessons Learned Last Year SOBO in Maine

    I must have set some sort of record for the worst feet in the 100 Mile Wilderness last year (mostly self-inflicted). Thankfully, there were some really sharp folks hiking in the vicinty (they hike...
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    All, I had the same problem last season....both...

    All,
    I had the same problem last season....both pinky toes....and actually medevac'd myself out to a Doc for treatment once infection set in in the 100 mile wilderness. I couldn't have picked my...
  8. Thread: Pack weight

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    Thanks folks, I think I'm pretty close to...

    Thanks folks,
    I think I'm pretty close to right....I guess I have to be; my pack is full. I'm 6'5" and 265lbs. I forget that everything from my clothes to my sleeping bag is a little bit bigger...
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    Pack weight

    Hi everyone,

    I'm stepping off later this month from Maine heading for Georgia and am in the throes of packing/re-packing and feeling pretty ridiculous. I've got the re-supply angle covered and...
  10. Thread: Dick Proenneke

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    Calvin Rustrum

    Concur with Bronk 100%. I read 3-4 of his books (reprints) last Winter while working in Ukraine. The guy got under my skin so badly I took a month off and went to Canada as far north as...
  11. Thread: Dick Proenneke

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    Inspiring guy

    I heard about Dick P. when I was living in Seattle a few years back. PBS was constantly featuring his story in their pledge drives....and for good reason. I bought the book and 2 DVDs, the original...
  12. Thread: Southbounders?

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    Southbounders

    Lemhi Aye.

    You won't miss me....6'5" 260-ish (and dropping fast) great yellow pack, bug shirt and slathered in bug juice. I expect you'll confuse me for a moose.....hence the yellow pack.

    In...
  13. Thread: 2009 Sobo!?!

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    SOBO first half of June (TBD)

    All,
    Optimistic for a 1 June 09 step off, but may slide to the right a bit based on wx/high water (or the plague).

    Been planning this for a year btwn SOBO and NOBO, but SOBO won out based on my...
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    Sobo In June

    Hi Folks,
    I'm prepping for a June start o/a the 1st, but that may slide a bit to the right. Any thoughts on the weather this year in ME.

    I know the bugs will welcome me with open arms (sic),...
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    Sobo

    Trail Name: Lemhi
    Direction: SOBO
    Date: o/a 1 June
    Approach Trail: Probably not
    Other details the world might want to know: Nope. Just ready to get on with it.
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    Thanks for a great read.

    Folks I'd like to thank each of you for your comments. I'm an US expat living in Odessa, Ukraine preparing for my first AT thru-hike and your thoughts really add a spring to my step. I'm neck deep in...
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