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I will answer a few of your concerns. You were not banned from posting in the previous thread that you started about the same subject. The thread...

Good stuff.

:sun SPECIAL SERIES OF VIDEOS AROUND & IN OUR A.T. MUSEUM, PINE GROVE FURNACE STATE PARK, IRONMASTERS MANSION, PAYMASTERS CABIN, STATE PARK...

I do a lot of solo backpacking. I do a lot of what is mentioned in this thread - I have a RoadID attached to my watch, and I now carry a Garmin...

Thanks for the photos, there are still remnant populations of wild trees that do not have the blight some may have resistance and others are isolated...

I'm enjoying with interest everyone's responses. In addition to leaving information with a couple of people as to my expected whereabouts, I also...

Some people are working on gene splicing to fight chestnut blight. ...

I learned a long time ago not to wrestle with pigs, but I guess I must be bored or something...so I have to ask: Why are you here?

Right, because everybody should get with the new age and what's current and technology and yada yada... Maybe you don't realize some people get away...

I am an administrator on 8 different VerticalScope forums - and troublemakers like this hardly make it past dinnertime.

I lay a map out on the dining room table with notes attached to it as to my whereabouts for each day/night. I also call wife every day at least once...

If you don’t like the site, create your own.

This site has been extremely helpful to me. Whiteblaze may not be for everyone. You obviously don't like it, just leave it be for those who do....

In the words of Lionel Ritchie, "You know it ain't so hard to say, would you please just go away."

Zombie thread bump. It turns out that a maintainer on our local trail system is active with the American chestnut society. He mentioned to me...

I refer to No Service on my phone as the Perfect Monday. I do give one trusted person at work my Garmin contact information. Note my phone lock...

There's a lot of reliance on phones, but at least out west (WY, MT, WA) there's no signal in the best hiking areas. On the PCT we just turned off...

For those who for whatever reason don’t want to tell someone their itinerary, here is an alternative I read about. Place your itinerary in an...

I did lots of my hikes in areas where SAR is non existant, so I'm used to behave in the most safe way I can, to not get into troubles in the first...

The spring melt has already occurred and trees are leafed out so stream flows tend to be far lower even in rainy events. The biggest challenge is the...

Sums the issue up rather nicely. For this reason I typically do not discuss my personal standards on trail so I am not influenced, or influence...

FWIW - With an eye towards simplification I always carry my drivers license and a cell phone with my wife's cell phone number labeled ICE (in case of...

Having ID on your body should be one part of your safety plan. Having someone who has found you (unconscious?) be able to contact someone you love...

I heard a humorous but good tip once. Tell two people where you'll be--one you love, and one you trust.

I don't know the answer to your question but my brother-in-law and I will be heading north from Harpers Ferry later today, see you at the 3/4 way...

Back in the 80s, the AT was routed through an old cemetery in the Cumberland Valley (PA). I tell you the truth, it gave me the chills every time I...

Sold - thank you,