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That sucks. I wouldn't think an AT Hiker would do that.

Katahdan, I was the first to summit that day. I had the place to myself for about 10 minutes. It was quite surreal.

There were actually many other "days" as you put it in your original question.

1973 in Virginia. I was three years old. The first trip that I can remember was in 1974 hiking with my family in the Shenedoah's.

Well back in 97 I found them to be for the most part semi accurate. Trail reroutes, etc did cause some problems with the maps and I was not looking at them as being the complete truth but they...

Nc, Tn, Va, Pa, Nj

Probably the most memorable night I had in my tent was in that campsite just south of Boiling Springs. I'm not sure if they still have the area set aside for hikers but its the place mowed out in...

When I thru-hiked I carried the maps just for the fact that I liked looking at the elevation profiles. Beyond that I really did not use them.

Its been 12 years so I'm not sure if there were any no camping signs around. I really enjoyed that campsite on my thruhike. I do remember that between the outdoor center and that campsite I came...

Its been 12 years since I've been on this portion of the trail so I'm not if a re-route has occured but one of my favorite camping sites during my thru-hike was in New Jersey just north of the...

Sounds nice, man I need to get back to New England for some hiking, its been way to long.

As others have mentioned I vote for buying food along the way. I thru-hiked 12 years ago and food stops were plentiful for almost all of the trail. It could only be better now. I could not even...

For a good starting point I like going to Fontana Dam. You can leave your car at the dam visitor parking and crash at the Fontana Hilton Shelter (this is good if you are driving any distance to get...

Keep freaking out and enjoy this time. I can still vivdly remember the last few weeks prior to my leaving (12 years ago) and I felt the same. As far as your list goes I think you have it covered,...

One of my favorite shelters, like A-Train I planned on staying there from its reputation and photos I had seen even though I stayed at Roan Mt the night before.

MSR TI Kettle - 4oz
Lexan Spoon - .5oz?
MSR Fuel Cannister - 8oz
MSR Pocket Rocket - 4oz
Matches - .5oz?

Total - 17oz

It would have to be wood smoke for me. I'm a forester / wildland firefighter with the Florida Division of Forestry so that's something I'm trained to zero in on.

GA > ME
April 6th to October 6th 1997

I don't see why you couldn't thru without any maildrops. I only had one that I needed/planned and that Fontana Dam. Even Fontana can be avoided by extending to Newfound Gap/Gatlinburg (an easy...

I left Springer on April 6th. Bugs were not a problem for me until around Erwin. And at that point the primary bug that caused me grief were gnats. All the way through to NY/CT (August) the gnats...

From South to North

1) Shuckstack Firetower
2) Max Patch Bald
3) Hump Mountain
4) Grayson Highlands
5) McAffee Knob
6) The Pinniacle
7) Glastenbury Mountain
8) Killington Peak

I have the hydrogen and it is an excellent bag from all sides (lite-weight, compacts well, plenty of wiggle room, etc.) I have actually been in the bag into the low twenties/high teens and have...

Does anyone have any experience/information with this pack? It looks like a decent pack for the money and it should meet my needs. I currently hike with a 3000ci pack so the size should be fine and...

Thanks for your input. I was hesitant in even telling this story because it just seemed so unatural to see that moose there. I remember the moose being out ahead of me running a hundred yards or so...

I know that many of you here may not believe this story but I swear that it really happened. The first and only moose that I saw on my thru-hike was on Mt Katahdin. It was the morning of October...

Yes, I had the same problem with my DVD. It did not skip when I played it on my computer's DVD drive though.