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Hey I am staying at the Barn..tenting is allowed. I talked to the owner Paul and he told he has been allowing tenting for years.
The tenting cost is $20 per pop per night. There are 16 beds upstairs...

I'm hiking the trail now, although I had to take a week break for weather, a minor(?) med problem, and my 33rd wedding anniversary!
I have reached the Mormon Lake Lodge (mile 538) and expect to...

I am going to start SOBO from YNP o/a 2 August so that I can climb Mt Whitney this year. During my section hike in 2009, I didn't have enough food to divert to Whitney without having to go to Lone...

I saw these two on 21 Aug 2010 right near the half way point on the PCT just north of Cold Springs California (approx mile 1310).

"Then within a half hour, we saw a guy leading a mule coming...

I will continue north from Ashland and finish the trail this summer in July and August.

Lucinda,
Not 100% sure how much can go into a bear can but I better learn quick as I'll need it 4 days after I continue my thru hike from Walker Pass this summer!
Big Daddy D

This happens to me every time I hike, no matter what shoes or boots or lace techniques I try. Maybe, some folks have a propensity for this malady, while others get blisters or have knee problems....

On May 2nd, I had the pleasure of meeting Andy at Cajon Pass as he was going back to the I-15 underpass (to continue NOBO on the PCT) while Fireman and I were heading up to the Burger King :)

He...

I just called the hostel from Las Vegas with our 105 temps!!

I had a great talk with Phatt Chap who remembered me even though I stayed there back on June, 16th, 2005.
By the way, the number for...

I planned to thru hike the PCT in 2006, but bounced off the ground thereby breaking my hip, so that hike was delayed.

In April 2007, exactly one year after getting out of my wheel chair for the...

A thru hike is just a goal. Someone wiser than I once said, "We're all section hikers, until we reach Katahdin!" (or opposite terminus)

During my "section hike" in 2005, I found solace in...

JT,

For me also a big external frame backpack (not necessarily heavy), pocketmail, mini FM radio, small hip pad for nights, spices for mashed taters, coffee, and weather radio for winter.

ALL...

I sure wish I'd known about this option BEFORE I bought my winter bag. It is right-hand zip (assuming I am on my back), but I prefer to sleep on my left side, so I would've liked it better to face...

I was fortunate enough to have the entire place to myself on 17 Apr 05, an except from my TJ:


The overall day was a good hiking day. I'm solo at the "Taj Mahal"
Bryant Shelter, it's 58...

Stumpknocker,

I am really glad that all the guestbook entries on TJ comforted your dad and you during your sadness.

You do have many friends and acquaintances out here on the trail, the AT...

I look forward to my “next” AT thru hike, which I plan as a SOBO.
As long as I start at one terminus and end at the other, and walk on good old American soil the entire way, I’m going to call it a...

With this "ultralite" craze we are in, I can personally attest to the "best" reason to get low-cut, light-weight trail shoes, which is-that you can whine at every gear shop along the AT and get free...

On my AT thru hike, I used the Aqua Mira chemical, drank right out of spring water, carried but never used a filter bottle, and bought a filter screen on trail to remove small floating crud or sand....

Phreak,
If you hiked (?) or ran thru Georgia in one day, why would you even ask us mere mortals about any tough (?) stretches!?!
The largest challenge is the NE states and the rock scaling that...

LK,
I really liked the clip, can't wait for more!!
I am so envious that you're out there and I'm at home not there!!
But broken hip in February stopped my PCT this year-maybe next year.
Great...

I sure hope the hiker with two replacement hips can make the trip!
In February, I had a bad fall and broke my left hipsocket which was screwed together during surgery (hence the broken and screwed...

Usaf 1977 - 2005

Big Oz,

There is no difference it is the same trail!! ;)

Seriously, the main deal is when you may hike and the weather patterns you will see.

A NOBO will take you from late Winter through...

Big Oz,

There is no difference it is the same trail!! ;)

Seriously, the main deal is when you may hike and the weather patterns you will see.

A NOBO will take you from late Winter through...

RITBlake etal,

Just do what I did-clean as you go.

Since you live in NY, you could put a pair of gloves, a bow saw, pruners, and trash bags on your pack and just go hike a day hike or a short...