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    I have been hiking since my open heart surgery,...

    I have been hiking since my open heart surgery, so I can tell you my results using butter and olive oil. My sons and I went for a one week hike from Waynesboro to Front Royal. We ate greasy food at...
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    Looking for "Worker Bee"

    Anyone heard or seen Worker Bee? Left her on the 20th of May at Eckville Shelter going NoBo.:)
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    Boy scout leaders who take their little darlings...

    Boy scout leaders who take their little darlings out into the woods to camp and then hog all the tent sites and the shelter. Also the wonderful bonfires that can be seen for miles! Yep, lets burn...
  4. Did the park the last week of Sept. Only problem...

    Did the park the last week of Sept. Only problem was the lack of water the first few days, after that the only thing to gripe about was the constant motorcycle and sport car noise. The trail in the...
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    Hike your own hike, except or refuse trail magic....

    Hike your own hike, except or refuse trail magic. Everyone has a right to do as they seem fit. Trail magic comes in so many forms other than the cooler at a road crossing or person giving you a ride...
  6. Returned last week from doing the SNP south to...

    Returned last week from doing the SNP south to north. Water was none existent from Rockfish gap to Calf Mountain, water was okay at shelter, slow but okay. Calf mountain to Blackrock was slim...
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    Going thru SNP #2

    Thanx to everyone for the help, I was hoping someone had knowledge of a place we could drop off a 3-4 day supply like you can do at other places on the trail. I was really hoping someone had in the...
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    Going thru SNP

    My sons and I will be doing the trail the last week of September. Is it possible to leave a mail drop somewhere in the park so we can lighten our load and spend more time seeing the sites on the side...
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    In 1998 my wife and I hiked the Old Jackson trail...

    In 1998 my wife and I hiked the Old Jackson trail and I seem to recall just before the auto road there being a place that was almost certainly perfect for you, if my memory serves me right it was...
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    Really nice job, like the slogan.

    Really nice job, like the slogan.
  11. I don't know if it's safe to add my two cents or...

    I don't know if it's safe to add my two cents or not but here goes. If the PATC can afford to provide a nice place like Blackburn Trail Center, why can't the AMC do something likewise? If they do,...
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    Poll: It's down hill for me, bad heart makes going...

    It's down hill for me, bad heart makes going uphill slower and me a nuisense to my sons who hike with me. I will admit though sometimes at the end of the day that last down hill can really be a bear....
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    I love my MSR Miniworks, won't leave home without...

    I love my MSR Miniworks, won't leave home without it. You listen to what it tells you and you won't go wrong, hard to pump, clean it. Tear down and reasemble a piece of cake. I have been lucky so...
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    I was there on May 9th and found the shelter to...

    I was there on May 9th and found the shelter to be clean and minus the signs of mice, rats or snakes. I was told though by Bill the caretaker at Blackburn that the copperheads still do indeed have...
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    Evert situation is going to be different. Are you...

    Evert situation is going to be different. Are you hiking in the highlands or in the valleys? What time of year is it that you will be hiking? I just got done section hiking Front Royal to Harpers...
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