starving thruhiker eating to fast maybe
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starving thruhiker eating to fast maybe
thanks everyone. might stick with the original plan of parking in Durango and hitching back up to Waterton Canyon to start
any leads on where to park near the northern terminus, might be headed that way in a few days. thanks in advance
5.1 is amazing... congrats
it never happened if you don't share some pictures with us :)
i fell a few times over the years, but i will always remember my first & only fall on my northbound thru-hike in 1999. it was in the 100 mile wilderness, i was hiking with Stone Monkey and just 2...
i think a mid August start would be good and i plan on driving my truck down to the Durango area before starting my hike. i like the idea of easy access of my vehicle at the end of the hike.
well i think it's time to restart this old thread. unfortunately i never made it out to the CT in 2018 or 2019. Life is too short and 2020 is going to be my year. just re-read all the great info and...
funny things you will do or won't do early on on a hike, i never made it or really wanted to go down 1.2 miles to the whitley gap shelter in Georgia, but in New Hampshire up on Franconia ridge i...
been pulling out all my old gear, cool i have most of what i need to get out there again.
just found my Petzl head lamp, was hoping it still worked so i open it up and put in 2 AAA bateries and...
Colorado is making so much money on Mary-jane, they can afford to fix it! if they want to. we road the train last summer, glad i got a chance to try it.
just read an article that the pikes peak cog railroad will not be open this spring & possibly closed for good.
they turn 2 wheel drive into 4 wheel drive :)
get a pair that telescopes and put them in your pack when you don't feel like using them.
car rental or bus? car rental i assume
yeah i will check car rentals. WTH was i thinking! no buses for me.
was thinking about driving to Denver and parking. now i'm thinking about driving to Durango and parking, so i have my truck ready to go at the end of the hike. i heard it's a 10 hour bus ride from...
thanks Saltysack
cameras,phone,go pro?
what to take and how to stay charged? thank you
my waterproof socks kept my feet dryer than most hikers in trail runners snow or rain
had great traction in the snow with the vibram soles on the chaco's
external frame pack
biggest mileage days...
just north of Hanover NH. seen a guy carrying his bike over a rocky section :)
seen more horses than bikes in places they didn't belong, very destructive to the trail itself.
the longest bus ride i ever took was only 250 miles a long time ago, it sucked!
i rode a train from Lincoln NE. to Salt Lake City once & it was so much more enjoyable.
you can move around a...
parked my car in Miss Janets back yard a different year, made it easier to get home after the thru-hike
one year i drove my truck from Nebraska to Dahlonega GA.
sold my truck at a Liquor store, had the guy give me a ride to the Amicalola State Park visitor center :-)
as long as there's no Bears? i'm going for it...
:-)
i couldn't find any other sandal wide enough other than my Chacos, never tried too hard to look :)
I have never really did anything other than thruhiking. i did a few slack packs in my day, usually...