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Linus - Thanks to a badly timed bit of gout, my hiking was limited to the shore trail to and from the campsite, but that trail is a pretty and interesting 2.2 mile loop of AT like actual terrain -...

Harriman AMC was a great option. Great food, cabins, bathrooms with showers for the non-campers and new platforms and privy a 20 minute walk away for the kids to have an adventure....

We ended up booking a cabin and a “backcountry” tent site with another family at Harriman. It looks fantastic.


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Thanks again.


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Wow! Thanks for all the ideas. I grew up in north central PA on the NYS border and hiked, hunted and fished there, but never took advantage of the gorgeous parks to the south.



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Linus - I created some confusion with the NE abbreviation. I meant Northeast, so PA, NJ, NY good too.


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Thanks! Will look into it. That’s a beautiful part of the trail and Great Barrington is a good option. Appreciated.


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Thanks. Pretty familiar with Harriman and it is a great option.


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Thanks!



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Thanks! I’ll look into it.


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Hope this is not off topic for WB. I’m a section hiker whose family (11,12,20 and my bride) would like to set up a base camp near AT in NE for early June, tent or cabin, that I could hike to while...

Good luck with that. They are are generally AT hiker friendly but don’t know if they would hold a package if you aren’t staying there.


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Having tried a couple motor vehicle cases, it depends. Car going 60 miles an hour travels 88 feet per second. Pretty good time to perceive a threat and react by getting a foot on the brake or...

One way to sort risk statistics is by exposure. People are much more exposed to domestic animals, so the raw injury rate from domestic animals is higher, but the injury rate per human-animal...

If the budget permits, a meal at the Bear Mountain Inn will taste pretty good. It’s right on the trail. The Monastery is great tenting (if the gazebo is full) with a cold water shower.


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I certainly respect the decision to unplug from the grid and leave my phone mostly on airplane mode but I can’t resist having the added data from weather radar for tracking T-storms, sending a check...

I’ll take the quilt. Let me know the logistics. Thanks!


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NjDreamer - I have hiked ATC from Rt 17 to VT border over last three years and would be interested in doing this bit this spring. Ping me at [email protected] if you would like to see whether...

The lodge atop Greylock is a great place to stay. Good day hikes. Great food. Driveable. Book early.


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Another wool alternative - After a couple Iceland summer hikes with daily rain and 40 - 60 F temps, I went to Icelandic wool mittens like the guides used. Not cheap or heavy use durable but if not...

I have maybe 30 miles of icy AT on mine and have been happy with them. Good fit, good grip, seems like good wear.

Roger everyone else on Yaktrax except that I found the pair I received as a...

Hut to hut hiking in the Whites is not cheap and maybe not for purists, but it’s pretty great having dinner, breakfast and a bunk waiting for you.


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I’m section hiking in very small bites (30 - 50 miles) due to other obligations, so it’s a long (but terrific) process. In my 60’s, so I jumped ahead to the Whites to be sure I got to them while I...

Spent a rainy night nice and dry there last weekend on an out and back overnight from Pawling AT train stop. Hats off to the caretakers for all their dedication. Like this trail section, it was...

There was water at both Greylock shelters.


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