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- What's your most memorable backcountry wildlife experience ? (70 replies)
- How do you wash/dry your sleeping bag? (12 replies)
- I'm a newbie! (15 replies)
- Shenandoah section hike question (10 replies)
- Assertive Bear, GSMNP, Cosby Knob Shelter (65 replies)
- Man found dead in tent on AT in NH (1 replies)
- Falling Rock and Airlift Rescue on Katahdin (2 replies)
- ATC T-shirt Fundraising Project (0 replies)
- Offering help along AT in High Point, NJ to Culver's Lake/Sunrise, NJ (next two weeks (0 replies)
- BBC article - can a week under canvas reset our body clocks? (0 replies)
- Any water between I-26 and Erwin? (3 replies)
- Long Branch shelter near Standing Indian (6 replies)
- Six Moon Design Gatewood Cape (4 replies)
- Peace Pilgrim (16 replies)
- Late September weather Damascus to Troutdale, VA? (6 replies)
- Becoming Odyssa 1.99 Kindle (7 replies)
- Quilts (10 replies)
- New way to kill ticks (0 replies)
- Cuben tarps - question (19 replies)
- any news on the missing hiker? (1 replies)
- New England campsite ideas? (2 replies)
- Closer to the A.T. (3 replies)
- Katahdin approach (8 replies)
- I am I missing better choices on camp shoes? (64 replies)
- Double checking my supply list (22 replies)
- I miss the trail today. (3 replies)
- Port Clinton – Palmerton Weekend Hike (0 replies)
- supplies hiked up to you on trail (9 replies)
- Looking for Thru-Hiker to talk about their experience at a OCVT Club meeting (0 replies)
- Want to change my shoe (15 replies)
- looking for hike ideas around Roan High Knob, Hump Mtn (Tn/NC) (1 replies)
- Thank you (4 replies)
- Shenandoah Trip Recommendations (6 replies)
- Second Toughest Mile on the AT? (49 replies)
- KTA's Fall Meeting (6 replies)
- Smartphones (12 replies)
- If It Isn't Fun, Why Do It?" (127 replies)
- How to be invisible to skeeters (23 replies)
- Mountain Gear sale (1 replies)
- Hiking goals (14 replies)
- I'm glad I ignored my psychiatrist's advice and did not find myself a hiking partner (32 replies)
- Dicks Creek to Tesnatee Gap (3 replies)
- Grease Attact (23 replies)
- Slack packing the Whites (8 replies)
- Hiking w/rescued fighting dog, near blind, demntia & possible bubonic plague carrier. (3 replies)
- Found some dehydraded food in zip lock bags (10 replies)
- Hiking Maryland SB (13 replies)
- Redneck confessions (12 replies)
- ATM locations on the AT (14 replies)
- fantasy sports and hiking (16 replies)
- Flying with gear... specific questions (23 replies)
- Hiker missing in Maine (38 replies)
- Pillows (56 replies)
- sightings on the trail (32 replies)
- Trail Mileage and Elevation Guide (2 replies)
- WOW, not the brightest hikers (5 replies)
- Lt. Col. Allen B. West went hiking on the Appalachian Trail with his former commander (2 replies)
- Southern AT sections (5 replies)
- Thru-hiker interview with the Sports Dietitian for the New Orleans Saints (22 replies)
- Rain Man, Get in here!!! (2 replies)
- Tarp Question (34 replies)
- How fast is fast (53 replies)
- Wrap Around Hike (6 replies)
- Serial Lurker's 1st Post (21 replies)
- I am a passively suicidal hiker. Are you? (14 replies)
- What are some of the unrelated to hiking things you did on a hike? (46 replies)
- Just moved Richmond from Ohio ODHC ? (6 replies)
- Kids...with or without? Planning a NOBO '14 Thru Hike (38 replies)
- The Today Show 7/23 (10 replies)
- Couple of odd questions (5 replies)
- Book suggestion (28 replies)
- whats heavier-you're shoes or your tent? (81 replies)
- A veteran on a mission (21 replies)
- No stove on trip (17 replies)
- Going awol on the AT? (13 replies)
- Stretching. (26 replies)
- Anyone hiking Ga. section this time of the year (13 replies)
- Bigfoot sighting near Gathland State Park (0 replies)
- Twinkies (23 replies)
- Passed Del Water Gap (10 replies)
- WYOW - A Poll, by Omaha_Ace (43 replies)
- backpack at campsite with hammock up! (2 replies)
- Good fishing spots in Maine - Sabbath Day Pond? (2 replies)
- Horse on the Trail (5 replies)
- Who do think has the most intriguing/interesting personality on WB? (191 replies)
- You are an authority of one of the major 2000 plus miles trails : (34 replies)
- Whisperlite couldn't fly last flight. (24 replies)
- Barefoot Therapy IN Long Distance Hiking: (5 replies)
- Mosquitos & Beer Drinking, etc. (3 replies)
- Youngest Thru-Hiker (23 replies)
- 10 Life Lessons from Calvin & Hobbes (9 replies)
- Iron Mountain Gap to 19E water (3 replies)
- Two US veterans hiking for returning service men and women: PTSD and unemployment (4 replies)
- do you keep your head down when you hike? (59 replies)
- it's hot in PA! (10 replies)
- Thruhikers report New England trail condition (9 replies)
- "Stand Your Ground" Laws - Which states have them on the AT? (48 replies)
- another bear in the MX hostel (11 replies)
- access to springer (8 replies)
- Can i do a 4 week section hike from Springer Mt. in thru November? (14 replies)
- Airlines, TSA and pepper spray (9 replies)
- Resupply in Branchville, NJ (8 replies)
- Smelling the Flowers? (52 replies)
- AT Guide Books (3 replies)
- Gsmnp (16 replies)
- Help with D.C. side trip from Harpers Ferry (22 replies)
- Springer to hot springs (6 replies)
- rain days (24 replies)
- free kindle book 7/14 How I fell down the appalachian trail (9 replies)
- thoughts and questions after getting off the trail after 1400+ miles (53 replies)
- Suggestions - 2-3 Day hike in Shenandoah NP or Harpers Ferry (7 replies)
- Gear list and advice! (20 replies)
- Linden, VA Post Office (8 replies)
- "Special People" (11 replies)
- Hiking Vermont section (27 replies)
- Cash vs credit (26 replies)
- How do i take care of my feet? (17 replies)
- Air travel with the backpack.. (9 replies)
- smoldering campfires (20 replies)
- Carrying a Tent in GSMNP Yes or No (23 replies)
- Swimming area near Harper's Ferry (10 replies)
- Thru Hike...I plan to Spend (11 replies)
- Cool places/things to do in CHATTANOOGA??? (16 replies)
- Starting Hike...any last minute advice? (32 replies)
- How can i update a trail journal? (8 replies)
- Max Patch Vandal gets 90 days (4 replies)
- GSMNP - Aug 31 - Sep 5 (54 replies)
- relocating need help (29 replies)
- The Coolest Thing About A Thru Hike (13 replies)
- Am I missing something? (83 replies)
- Missing Hiker in Shenandoah National Park (20 replies)
- The AT as a wilderness experience? (79 replies)
- Ticks, or lack thereof (11 replies)
- The Tick-Fighting Robot (4 replies)
- Maryland section hike... DONE! (2 replies)
- Need a little hlep for my 2014 hike (10 replies)
- What's your morning / evening routine? (36 replies)
- Anybody have any silly or pointless habits they partake in when hiking? (83 replies)
- Greetings from SOBO Georgia Section hiker (0 replies)
- Looking for a place to visit after katahdin (10 replies)
- Shemagh, one of the most versatile gears you may carry: (63 replies)
- stratton supplies (4 replies)
- Can carrying a pack be good for stress? (6 replies)
- Section Hike beginning at Caledonia State Park, PA (8 replies)
- Late Start journals/bloggs (2 replies)
- Parking Delaware Water Gap (2 replies)
- Snacktime is looking for you in Monson (7 replies)
- post lumbar surgery hike still possible (10 replies)
- 4 day Vermont Hike (6 replies)
- Whistle Stop Restaurant in Vermont Closed (1 replies)
- what are your thoughts Seek the Peak (Fund Raiser for Mount Washington Observatory) (28 replies)
- how hot does it need to be before you STOP hiking and stay in the AC? (51 replies)
- One of the down sides of doing the trail(s) (9 replies)
- Any rain/flooding in southern Virginia?? (2 replies)
- Are you hungry and in the 100 Mile Wilderness? (0 replies)
- I thought hiker stink was a fable (77 replies)
- Maine? (17 replies)
- Scented trash compactor bags (17 replies)
- Article on the "Ten famous Appalachian Trail Hikers"... Makes me sick to my stomach. (41 replies)
- A question about the cubic inch size of a pack. (15 replies)
- Another gear question (9 replies)
- Shuttle in New York (2 replies)
- Hiking the first 100 miles of the AT Southbound (18 replies)
- 6/12/13 Armed drunk at Rocky Mountain shelters in PA (80 replies)
- Hiker injured and airlifted while ascending Mt. Katahdin (12 replies)
- These Insloles? (4 replies)
- Jet From Recon: Better Than Google Glass?? Certainly Cheaper. (3 replies)
- Food Bag Advice (30 replies)
- Does Northern NH get any easier? (40 replies)
- Buffalo River Trail ? (6 replies)
- Blaze Orange (21 replies)
- Needing a Lightweight winter coat (8 replies)
- Elk on Whitetop Mountain Virginia (14 replies)
- Shenandoah- 5 days (19 replies)
- I think I need a bear bell (22 replies)
- Backpack theft deterrent (20 replies)
- SAR sues the people they rescued.... (35 replies)
- New GUTHOOK APP for AT... PROs / CONs (18 replies)
- Best shoes for orthotics? (6 replies)
- Privy Issues (15 replies)
- exactly what is hiker trash? (44 replies)
- Custom or non custom insoles are there any real benefits with non custom ones? (25 replies)
- Sec Recommendation Mass to the Presidentials? (8 replies)
- GR20 Corsica & 2013 Tour de France (0 replies)
- Do short hikers have to work harder to cover the same amount of distance? (23 replies)
- Google Trekker Applicants Wanted (16 replies)
- Fire rings (90 replies)
- When to use Permethrin. (87 replies)
- Hot Spring to Waynesboro Water (3 replies)
- Oddball Above Ground Tents (13 replies)
- Just wondering if you've had similar thoughts before leaving on your thru... (21 replies)
- Not AT related -- but Hiker related "Lost Hikers" (2 replies)
- For Hikers Who Love Natural Hot Springs (0 replies)
- Katahdin day hike (7 replies)
- free kindle book The Amazing Wood-Gas Camping Stove: A Simple DIY Project (0 replies)
- 150th Anniversary of Gettysburg (19 replies)
- A wet June (24 replies)
- Advice on smells and mileage (18 replies)
- Hiking advice for the SNP (2 replies)
- The Good, The Bad Hostel or Hotels Of the Trail (1 replies)
- Life after whiteblaze? Is it a temporary obsession? (173 replies)
- how to stay sober on the trail (101 replies)
- Hiker Economic Impact (9 replies)
- Gear Sale (1 replies)
- ULA Catalyst? (11 replies)
- Which phone contract for thu hike? (11 replies)
- Grandma Gatewood - festival celebration and play - Aug 2013 (0 replies)
- Big Agnes pole problems (3 replies)
- pack downsizing. decisions decisions (17 replies)
- treksta shoes (1 replies)
- Trekking Poles.. (8 replies)
- Something truly and remarkably amazing (7 replies)
- Thruhikers on Mt.Washington (0 replies)
- Great moon tonight (18 replies)
- When they make a prototype pack, do they stuff them first (25 replies)
- The Greatest Dumps On The Trail (48 replies)
- What Section Are Easier for 3-4 Day Hike (3 replies)
- Thoughts on entitled hikers (and a message to Ron Haven) (73 replies)
- alps mountaineering packs (3 replies)
- Bears Video (3 replies)
- Remember that hydro-phobic spray? (5 replies)
- Bugs (4 replies)
- Trail volunteer needed near COOKE CITY, MT July 15-19th (0 replies)
- parking at fontana dam and damascus (4 replies)
- Shuttle advice for MA/Vermont (4 replies)
- Stairtrekking??? (4 replies)
- Wet Section Hike South of Duncannon (0 replies)
- External Batteries aka Power Bank recommendations (6 replies)
- DIY Polycryo Ground Sheet? (6 replies)
- Halfway There! (10 replies)
- Wanna say 'Thanks!' (10 replies)
- Virus running wild (21 replies)
- shangri-la 2 hammock set up? (1 replies)
- What's the best/easiest way to search for a thread? (10 replies)
- Tent footprint or no? (42 replies)
- Selling Lightheart Solo Tent with Wedge (5 replies)
- FS: Terra Nova Laser Photon 1 (Ultra light tent) (0 replies)
- Hiking Memoirs to suggest for nervous Dad?? (14 replies)
- Polyphasic sleeping, hiking, and you (3 replies)
- Sassafrass and Kaboose Update (8 replies)
- free kindle book A Child's Walk in the Wilderness: An 8-Year-Old Boy and His Father T (4 replies)
- Anyone from Upstate new york planning a thru hike? (1 replies)
- versatile daypacks (10 replies)
- Input solicited re state highpointing road trip (4 replies)
- Help! (21 replies)
- Places to buy/try out gear (4 replies)
- Mouse trap record (43 replies)
- Sages Ravine - Race Brook Falls MA (30 replies)
- Work for stay (5 replies)
- Idea of sleeping by myself on the trail freaks me out (220 replies)