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  1. If you end in Vermont or early in New Hampshire,...

    If you end in Vermont or early in New Hampshire, you can either take Amtrak to New York City or the bus to Boston from Hanover/White River Junction, Vermont. Amtrak's "Vermonter" has a daily run from...
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    looks like you have a good solution with sewing...

    looks like you have a good solution with sewing your own quilt, but I want to chime in that 1000 bucks for a new sleeping set up seems really steep. I'd say 500 if you bought a really nice synthetic...
  3. Fly into Hartford CT? Right off of I-91....

    Fly into Hartford CT? Right off of I-91. Greyhound definitely stops in Greenfield MA, about 20 miles east of North Adams on that interstate. You could probably manage to hitch from there if there's...
  4. This spring was actually incredibly dry here. The...

    This spring was actually incredibly dry here. The traditional mud season probably only lasted a week, as there wasn't that much snow by the end of winter and then it didn't rain for six weeks. It's...
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    Well, on the other side of the question I...

    Well, on the other side of the question I absolutely roasted in my 20 degree bag and had to swap it out for a 40 degree in Virginia. When temps are in the 90's everyday it doesn't cool down much at...
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    Re: pain in the hips, yes, I'll have it for a few...

    Re: pain in the hips, yes, I'll have it for a few days as well as general stiffness from walking and adjusting to the trai. It disappears quickly.
  7. A fun thing to do around Bar Harbor that the kids...

    A fun thing to do around Bar Harbor that the kids will love is taking the mail boat out to the Cranberry Islands for the day and walking around-one has a large gravel beach that can be fun to walk on...
  8. Let me also add that my friend and her husband...

    Let me also add that my friend and her husband shipped their packs to Georgia the year they thru-hiked and the packs were AWOL for something like two weeks. So I guess you'd need tracking if you do...
  9. I've also done it long distance without problems....

    I've also done it long distance without problems. Keep track of your bags yourself and there will be no problems.
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    It might be that some states ban the sale of Aqua...

    It might be that some states ban the sale of Aqua Mira, rather then REI as a whole.
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    Boots and socks, sure. The men seemed to go...

    Boots and socks, sure. The men seemed to go through boots at a higher rate than I did as a woman (I was wearing the same brand as a lot of the men I knew). Everything else should last, though I...
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    I hiked when I was 23. I felt safe as part of the...

    I hiked when I was 23. I felt safe as part of the community. I am also grateful to this day that my father was one of my biggest supporters and never gave me all the hassle that so many women seem to...
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    Depends on where you are and the weather...to me,...

    Depends on where you are and the weather...to me, the stretch from Rangely to Stratton felt the most remote, but that was because it rained the entire time and I saw only fellow thru-hikers. It was...
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    Did you even have a map with you? Because it...

    Did you even have a map with you? Because it makes "navigation" in the Whites a snap. The trail network there is massive, and it was there long before the AT was. You don't need blazes. As for the...
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    I just saw your last post. Great Barrington would...

    I just saw your last post. Great Barrington would probably be my pick for taking an afternoon off-there is a great co-op, grocery stores, and downtown. However, both Barrington and Salisbury will...
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    In Connecticut you start to break away from the...

    In Connecticut you start to break away from the routine of ridge walking with only one or two climbs per day. The ten miles or so north of Kent is pretty up and down-hikers were laughingly calling it...
  17. Thread: Thru-Boots

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    It's hard to say with regular hiking boots. I...

    It's hard to say with regular hiking boots. I wore men's Keens (btw, I'm a woman) that I bought in Neel's Gap and replaced them in Vermont when the soles were completely gone. The guys who wore the...
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    Years, but I was in college when I decided to...

    Years, but I was in college when I decided to hike and I set a date for several years after graduating. Then I followed through with saving money and getting gear. It worked for me.
  19. Squid, I enjoyed reading through this thread...

    Squid, I enjoyed reading through this thread again, it makes me nostalgic. Let me agree with you on the sunblock recommendation, or wearing a hat. On my through-hike I got myself burned in North...
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    You need either the AT Data Book or one of the...

    You need either the AT Data Book or one of the other data books out there. They will tell you the distance between towns, shelters, roads, mountains, etc. and will also note hostel and resupply...
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    I did not wear them for most of my thru. In...

    I did not wear them for most of my thru. In Monson, Maine, I suddenly got this brilliant idea that I was going to wear knee-high gaitors through the hundred mile wilderness-it had been incredibly...
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    I had the epic Grayhound experience too when I...

    I had the epic Grayhound experience too when I went home for a week to Vermont from NC-when I got back my only goal was to stay on the trail long enough to avoid the Richmond bus terminal on a return...
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    It's beginning to look like I'll be in for at...

    It's beginning to look like I'll be in for at least four months. I don't think I'll make the whole thing in that time, but I should be able to hike a good portion of it. I need to research now.
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    They're not fragile. They were one of the most...

    They're not fragile. They were one of the most popular tents two years ago (with the Hubba). I love mine and it lasted fine. That said, it was two years ago and there might be even lighter options...
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    You can't beat the northeast in winter-I went...

    You can't beat the northeast in winter-I went snowshoeing yesterday, if you fell off the packed trail you went in up to your waist! And just wait till it melts-mud season, anyone? Don't you wish you...
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