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As noted before, a problem with section hiking is that you find gaps in your effort to complete all parts of the Trail. For me, that turned out to be a section between Thorton Gap (TG) in Shenandoah National Park (SNP), and Ashby Gap (aka U.S. Highway 50). A dozen or so trips to SNP has resulted in my covering everything from Rockfish Gap to TG, and I had made plans to complete the rest of SNP in a very piece-meal manner. However, recognizing that I would have to do Compton Gap to Ashby Gap at SOME ...

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Headed out for my 12th year of trail magic on the AT next week. Bringing lots of calories and love for our beloved hikers. Hoping that this year will be our best yet.....See ya soon! CookMd

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I went on my first A.T hike with my wife and my oldest son for a week. We started at pine grove furnace state park and made our way towards harpers ferry. Unfortunately we did not make it that far, my wife ended up hurting her back, nothing real serious. We had a
great time on the trail, was an experience that I will never forget..Everyone on the trail were so nice, I hope to go back this fall and pick the trail where I left off and finish my journey..awesome trail loved it...

A long backpack trip is something I have always wanted to do. I started planning this last December and made several local hikes and one 75 mile trip along the Pinhoti Trail in Alabama. (A great trail which connects with the southern terminus of the AT.) Bought a new internal frame backpack, will substitute a tarp for my small tent, and trying to cut back on weight. God willing, I hope to spread some Good News along the trail as I hike from the north to the south.
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Our Pen Mar to Pine Grove Forest SP section was the best hiking experience we've had so far, thanks mostly to the advice, efforts and hospitality of PATC Ridgerunner, '98 Thru-hiker and overall indefatiguable AT enthusiast Bob "Junker" Freeman!

Our original plan of hiking the 38 miles in 8 low-mileage, pack-laden days was converted to a 5-day, pack-free, lively slack-packin' stroll through the ridges and rocks with our evenings at a lovely pool and our nights in the cozy ...