holy crap it was wet out there this summer! still had a blast though. enjoy!
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holy crap it was wet out there this summer! still had a blast though. enjoy!
Jay Camp and Laura Woodward are the last shelters with good water. You can easily fill up at either one and it should get you to the end.
i will be starting july 16th heading northbound. this will be my second thru of the long trail. i did it in 2007, my trail name is wandered off. the agency i work for has been very generous and...
From what I remember Waitsfield wasn't bad. Grocery store and a couple motels to stay in. I think its a 6 mile hike into town if you don't manage a hitch though.
i second that it was there last year. i passed it and stayed in the shelter atop killington. the name evades me at the moment but i think its been torn down since and is in the process of being...
I used this pack on my Long Trail thru hike this June. The pack rose above my expectations. For a frameless pack, it felt really comfortable, though I never carried more than 25 lbs. I actually...
the pinnacle is a great pack, i hiked the at from connecticut north to the long trail which i followed up to canada. started on june 1st and finished on july 2nd. i never carried more than 25 lbs,...
hahaha, i did mine this year. i was so excited that i wasn't paying attention to the date. very typical of myself. it doesn't seem like the long trail gets much attention on this site. i actually...
congrats! i finished the LT on july 2nd. my trail name is wandered off, you may have read some of my entries in the registers. i experienced some crummy weather myself, and almost went home at...
thanks for all of the advice guys. i've cut a little over a pound, and when i get back, i will look at a quilt to save some more weight. we are heading out thursday afternoon, so farewell and again...
No drought here in CT. There should be adequate water from here on up (I am starting in CT and finishing at Katahdin).
Thanks guys, I thought my gearlist would get knocked far worse. I am bringing hiking poles. My pot cozy, if you would call it that, is a 2 liter soda bottle cut down to a nice size. It compresses...
Thanks guys! I think I am going to ditch the compass, emergency blanket, filter, the 3 gatorades swapped for 1 liter platys, and 1 bandana. I can get more tp in towns. Keep the suggestions coming....
Please comment on my not so ultralight (12lbs) gearlist. I know I am going to hear about Aquamira, so how much would I use on my section from Salisbury, CT, to Katahdin? I am leaving June 1st. Its...
Thanks Weary, I think everyting will work out ok. I just have to make sure I am back to work for the 17th of August; I have been given a generous leave of absence from work. I plan on summitting...
My friend and I just recently finished planning for our Connecticut to Maine section. We are leaving in exactly 2 weeks, and one thing I noticed is that it seems to be quite difficult to stay...
its possible for me to carry 7 - 8 days of food but id really like to try and avoid that unless i absolutely have to. i will never compromise the amount of food i eat as im 5'11" and i weigh 150. i...
i really do want to take my time and enjoy vermont. the only problem is i don't have the capacity to carry 7 or 8 days of food... thats alot of weight for my atmos 50. so i think my buddy and i...
wow thanks for all the help guys! i never thought to rely heavily on places to eat in order to help make the food supply last longer. sometimes i over think things and miss some simple solutions. ...
what kind of mileage is should i expect to be doing in vermont? particularly between manchester and hanover, nh. my friend and i are hiking from bear mt. ct, to katahdin starting june 1st. we sat...
sorry i wasn't clear but it will definately be a theraputic wilderness program. like i said i am a youth counselor and have a bachelors degree in criminology. the target population would most...
boat drinks, heres a question... where do i start? what would be the first things that i would do after doing some research and networking?
guys i can't express enough thanks for the great replies. keep em coming if you can. boat drinks id love to ask questions but i don't even know what to ask yet. i pretty much need to do lots of...
thanks for the links. the outdoor therapy website seems useful.
Currently I am a youth counselor working at an independant living program and have been playing around with the idea of starting a wilderness program. My problem is that I have no idea where to...