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When you tie shoes properly (rabbit ears, not loop swoop and pull), you're doing a slipped square knot.

Mine was back from my military life. Apparently, when I get excited, I look and sound a lot like Beaker from the Muppets.

Like has been stated, the Shennies are pretty linear. There are side trails, but it'd be of a zig zag than a loop. Your best bet is to park at some point that you could do, like Rockfish Gap to...

Another nudge towards Caltopo. I use that and some tear resistant waterproof inkjet paper. It's a great combo for small outings not covering a very large area.

I'll be hiking in the central region around Big Meadows end of March. I'll let you know. There can be a big difference in a couple weeks though.


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That was actually something I was thinking about. It's a lot of book considering I'm only concerned this trip with about 5% of it. I was thinking of just photo copying the pages I care about, but...

Thanks for the helpful comments.



The kilt is the huge killer. It's 3 pounds of pleated happiness. I have a feeling it's going to be saved for the day hikes. I'm on the fence, but leaning...

Thanks for the welcome. That is the format I've used on my numbers (excel) spreadsheet. I just transferred that format to lighterpack because it's logical to me.

Hey Folks,

I'm heading out for my first "long" trip to do a thru hike of Shenandoah end of March to the beginning of April. I've been mainly a weekender to 3-4 day tripper up until this point, so...