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  1. Iron Mountain/Old AT from Massie Gap crossing over at Rhododendron Gap into Damascus

    Few Questions:

    1) Is this trail regularly maintained

    2) How are the views compared to staying on the AT into Damascus? (which I have done several times)

    3) How is the elevation rise and fall...
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    The older I get the Winter "backpacking" is less...

    The older I get the Winter "backpacking" is less appealing. I love Winter hiking but solo camping when the sunset @ 5pm, it's becoming more lonely and a struggle to stay up until 9. I don't like to...
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    Remember when you place your vault, it needs to...

    Remember when you place your vault, it needs to be not too far away and within view of your headlamps shine, so if a bear is bothering it, it is Your responsibility to chase the nuisance away.
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    Thanks Flat!! Looking forward to this...

    Thanks Flat!! Looking forward to this "different" Hike!!

    For anyone unfamiliar here's some info: https://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/trans-catalina-trail
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    Trans-Catalina Trail "TCT"

    I'm headed out to live in the desert again this February (AZ, NV, CA) and am bouncing over to Long Beach to catch the "Cali-Vibes" Reggae music festival.
    SO.... why I am over that way, I plan on...
  6. Thread: The Barn

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    Bradley Gap would be a perfect set to catch a...

    Bradley Gap would be a perfect set to catch a Sunrise or Sunset on the Humps....

    Stanley Murray is so old school small, it's defunct with the amount of hikers coming through each year.
  7. Hike it sobo and start mid August, you'll have a...

    Hike it sobo and start mid August, you'll have a warm, light pack-weight, start and finish in the Amazing, Autumn, Crayola Box finishing just before Daylight Savings.
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    OCD'rs "rather than" the purists......

    OCD'rs "rather than" the purists......
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    Maye it shld be called the OCD'rs verses the...

    Maye it shld be called the OCD'rs verses the purists......
  10. I am interested to know OP, what are your...

    I am interested to know OP, what are your credentials for hiking and staying out in the woods. Time out, distance, terrain, area?
  11. I Really enjoyed "Hiking" in 2016, when I...

    I Really enjoyed "Hiking" in 2016, when I thru-hiked the PCT sobo, for the actual contents of the hike, "the Challenge and Solitude"! There are NO Shelters on the PCT and the hostels are fantastic...
  12. Awesome Daybreak!! Thanks!!

    Awesome Daybreak!!
    Thanks!!
  13. Yeah the Needles Eye is really cool!! The way you...

    Yeah the Needles Eye is really cool!! The way you went was from the O&W Bridge up the hill past the Devils Den & the "Oh Poop" is the Panther Creek trail it will take you back down to N. White Oak...
  14. The Tunnel Trail: 5027950280

    The Tunnel Trail: 5027950280
  15. No, I wish I did, if you hear of one, I would be...

    No, I wish I did, if you hear of one, I would be interested in purchasing one. I believe it became a park in 1974? If that's the case, I don't know the protocol or if there is a protocol when a place...
  16. Also that park is 125,000 acres so there's A LOT...

    Also that park is 125,000 acres so there's A LOT to explore in both KY & TN!! And the Great weather looks to continue for the next 10 days or so!!
  17. I focused on North White Oak Creek this trip. I...

    I focused on North White Oak Creek this trip. I hiked in from the E Laurel Overlook and explored the old rail beds up E Laurel Fork and day 2-3 I followed the O&W Trail (railbed) all the way down...
  18. Just back from the Big South Fork & a little Off the Beaten Path finds...

    Wow what perfect weather in northern TN!!
    Here are a few historical finds from the last few days.
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    Springer to Neels is a perfect 1st time hike to...

    Springer to Neels is a perfect 1st time hike to see what your made of!!
    Enjoy!!
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    Apparently some people who lived 10,000 years ago...

    Apparently some people who lived 10,000 years ago have told other about what they were for....

    "Long ago - 10,000 to 13,000 years - woolly mammoths (shoulder height 8.5 to 11 feet tall),...
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    https://lancaster.unl.edu/osage-orange-tree

    https://lancaster.unl.edu/osage-orange-tree
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    Most hiker ditch their trowles a few weeks in, on...

    Most hiker ditch their trowles a few weeks in, on my thru-hikes a hardy stick or rock worked just fine.
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    Are Hedge Apples good for anything?

    Out on my morning hike and noticed the Hedge Apples are dropping fast and plenty here in the Bluegrass state.
    Are they good for anything??
    My Beautiful Mother, used to put them in our basement...
  24. Thread: Azt sobo.

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    Is this a good time to start a sobo of the AZT?

    Is this a good time to start a sobo of the AZT?
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    On that section last year, I stayed at the "Lake...

    On that section last year, I stayed at the "Lake Lodging Motel" in Greenwood for 2 nights. Fantastic folks and they were happy to pick me up from the trail, slackpacked me then returned me to the...
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