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Portions of the AT in Maine (mostly a southern portion of Maine).

Slo-go'en, thanks for the information.

I am contemplating an off season (late fall/early winter) hike in the New England area. I will visit some friends and then go hike sometime between Thanksgiving and the first week or two of December....

He's taken enough drugs to kill "Two and a Half Men".

Cori, yep that was me. I need to correct my spelling of Katchup. Great job on your pictures.

Hi Cori. Meet you and Catchup during your thruhike near Moxie Bald-Bald Mountain area. Enjoyed reading your trailjournal. Great pics too.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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I remember reading where in parts of the Whites, you are encouraged to camp a few hundred feet away from the trail, a quarter of a mile from campsites and huts and a half mile from roads.

Downunda and Toolshed are right. Just be honest and tell him you want to hike alone. Better off to do it now than to have him put more pressure on you over the next few months.

I think max patch said it right. It is slow going but not difficult. Going down the Mahoosuc Arm was more difficult to me. (Stress on the knees.) I camped on the northern end and did it first thing...

Last October I stayed at the Hiker's Paradise-Colonial Inn. Had a private room and had no complaints with it. Several restaraunts in town. The chinese restaraunt was good as were the others. I was...

Tide,
You are correct. I had mistaken the fence at Russel Field for Mollies Ridge. I ate lunch at Mollies and it was dirty (trash left over). But he fence I was thinking of was at Russel Field. My...

Have you stayed at it since it was renovated? If so, was it solely the leftover trash?

That trip was the only time I visited Mollies. It didn't look renovated. The chainlink fence was still up. I...

From my guide book it is about 243 miles. Hanover, NH mile mark 1732. Sugarloaf Mountain Trail mile mark 1975.(NOBO mile marks)

Sevensixtwo187,
Don't let my earlier post discourage you from staying at Mollies. It was in rough shape while I was there but after I thought about it for awhile, some of it was trash left by other...

Regarding the questions about Mollies Ridge Shelter, I stopped by there a few years ago on a section hike. I didn't stay the night, just ate lunch there. From what I recall, the shelter was in rough...

I have used the S2S thermolite liner. It has served me well when I used it with a sleeping bag. I tried it as a summer bag on one trip (2 nights in June in Georgia a few years ago). It got cold each...

I've tried both and could definitely tell a difference. I don't eat them often. Mountain House is okay. A few even taste good. All of the Backpacker's Pantry meals I've tried were terrible. And I...

Although I haven't thruhiked, I do believe if you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. But that doesn't mean you have to have a detailed scheduled of your daily milage and campsites. Just hike and...

Karl, sorry for you loss.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope everyone is having the best Christmas ever.

I got the impression Red Beard wanted to start early and just give himself more time to complete the trail. (Not to mean finish earlier, but to take more time and just finish the trail.) However he...

Thanks for all the suggestions and comments. I'm excited about the hike and the opportunity to meet other hikers and enjoying the great outdoors. Again, thanks for all the help.

Anyone have any experience using an army field jacket liner inside a rain jacket? I've used them before but only for short trips and primarily in the southeast. How would this combination work as...