Yellow Blazing, Blue Blazing, Pink Blazing ...

[Hooch]

Nice. I may run into you in the fall. I'm Starting at Katahdin June 1st.

Starting a thru?

[Furlough]

BTW, the BMT has white Blazes. So you are still WhiteBlazing it by going that way.

They are just diamond shaped. So maybe I need to coin a new phrase for what I am about to do in 13 weeks. How about diamond blazing?

I think Elizabeth Taylor may be the original Diamond Blazer.

[SGT Rock]

I think Elizabeth Taylor may be the original Diamond Blazer.

You got me there.

[warraghiyagey]

Starting a thru?

Yupperdoodle!

[warraghiyagey]

I think Elizabeth Taylor may be the original Diamond Blazer.

Really, was she older than Liberace??

[SGT Rock]

Really, was she older than Liberace??

Liberace started on the approach trail - rhinestones.

[warraghiyagey]

Liberace started on the approach trail - rhinestones.

So many different ways to go from there. Think I'll just not.

[Uncle Silly]

So many different ways to go from there. Think I'll just not.

That's really the best policy.

[astrogirl]

I've heard the old AT called "ghost blazing". I've accidently wound up on it myself!

The Mau-Har trail is an outstanding blue blaze. It has an awesome swimming hole.

(Just north of the Tye River, from Harper's Creek to Maupin Field Shelter)

[astrogirl]

Oh, and one more, I almost forgot.

The Tuscarora Trail which runs from SNP (At Overall Run) to Darlington Shelter in PA used to be called "The Big Blue". At one time, it was believed that the ATC would not be able to acquire parts of the AT in Northern VA and MD, and they built this alternate route, just in case they lost the right of way.

Now it's a trail in it's own right, and it's now called the Tuscarora Trail. I've only done bits of it. Some those are on Massanutten Mountain, a lovely place to hike, and some were on Great North Mountain on the WV/VA line, also a darn nice place to hike.

[Patrickjd9]

My wife invented Chair Blazing - hiking to each chair on the way up Clingman's Dome - she was a purist in that regard.

So that's where my wife got the idea...though she did really, really well for someone with two metal knees.

[Uncle Silly]

I've heard the old AT called "ghost blazing". I've accidently wound up on it myself!

The Mau-Har trail is an outstanding blue blaze. It has an awesome swimming hole.

(Just north of the Tye River, from Harper's Creek to Maupin Field Shelter)

That Mau-Har trail is old AT. I'd stick with "retro-blazing" if the bit of old AT you're following is still in use. The Mau-Har, for example, is well-maintained and easy to follow.

But if you find yourself on a stretch of trail, overgrown, not maintained, and on a tree here or there you can just make out a whisper of a white rectangle, you might be "ghost blazing".... oooOOOOOoooo!

[cindellasaurus]

Lucky Ewe.

Oh boy! I'm glad I went and peed right BEFORE I read that!!!!

[cindellasaurus]

Oh, I'm also glad I'm over two years too late for this thread, haha.

[warraghiyagey]

Oh, I'm also glad I'm over two years too late for this thread, haha.

[Chaco Taco]

One thing I have learned is its never too late, especially during the down time here on WB

[Jester2000]

Oh, I'm also glad I'm over two years too late for this thread, haha.

Hahahahahahahaha!

[Johnny Thunder]

I posted in this thing?

[Johnny Thunder]

Oh, I totally did. Must have been before my whole count-to-ten / only-post-in-jest New Year's resolutions circa 2008.

[Jester2000]

I posted in this thing?

I can't believe I posted three times in this thread while it was active. No wonder my post count has gotten ridiculous.