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June - July is INTENSELY buggy...
If that influences your decision at all.

You can take the train from BWI out to Harper's Ferry (with a stop in DC, IIRC). 3-4 days to do all of MD, shuttle back to HF & back the same way.

Crampton Gap has some great sites along the blueblaze trail leading down to the shelter. A few summers ago an Eagle scout candidate built some retained earth tent platforms. They are very...

I have a single wall tent - the BD Firstlight. It's a TENT with a floor, not a tarptent that pitches on bare ground. I've used it in all weather conditions, including snow and driving rains and...

That's called bloat. http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm
I've only hiked with my dog once, so I'm not an expert by any means. But I have dogs and this condition is not unique to hiking dogs at all.

My first overnight hike was with a few friends, I took 2 cans of soup for dinner to heat up over a sterno stove. I also forgot breakfast for the next morning.
Then I "wised up". I planned a 10 day...

I'm another convert. My caveat is in the winter, pack a space blanket and put it on top of the mattress under your sleeping bag. That air gets COLD under you and you can't warm it up. The space...

My friend & I hiked a trail in SNP (not the AT) barefoot for the day. Reason was we were constantly crossing this one creek and we tired of taking off and putting back on our shoes. The trail was...