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Miss Janet-

As several people have mentioned, you can take the Metro North line on the weekend to a stop right on the Appalachian Trail. This is about 7 miles from the Connecticut border, IIRC. ...

From Friday, March 10 to Sunday March 12, Hudson Trail Outfitters is having its annual clearance sale at its Rockville and Fairfax locations.

Possible items of interest to AT hikers:
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I picked up my cold weather clothes in a maildrop at Hanover, but I did not have a lightweight pair of gloves. I went to Omar's and ended up buying a pair of Pearl Izumi biking gloves, because they...

I work part time at an outfitter in the DC area, and we lock all of our North Face jackets over $200 up due to problems with theft. We also lock up the Arc'teryx jackets as well.

We also make...

I always did think that Johnny Damon looks more like a thru-hiker than any other athlete out there.

How would you describe his performance in the ALCS in AT terms? Taking too many zeros, loafing...

I'm not as dark as my Calabrian grandfather was (he married Irish/German, and my dad married Polish/English/Dutch) but I did get the South Italian genes for facial hair.
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Hi-

Here is a post I wrote about places to fish on the AT:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?p=43724#post43724

Hope this helps.

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Jonathan Amato

I think the internet has had a huge impact on thru-hiking. From what I had read and from people that I talked to, many earlier thru-hikers had no idea of what they were getting into. Now, it is...

[QUOTE=Youngblood]Bear Magnet, I think you got Squeaky and Squeeze mixed up.

I certainly did. I meant Squeaky. Thanks.

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According to journal entries last year, Anishnabe did CT NOBO in a day. She was an ultralight hiker, who, according to one journal entry she wrote, had a "runner's high addiction."

Squeeze, a...

I haven't used the Trangia, but my Brasslite held up great for 6 1/2 months on my hike last year.

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Jonathan Amato

I used a debit card and credit cards last year. No traveller's checks, although I can see how a couple could come in handy if you lose your card or lose cash.

I pay my credit card bills online,...

I remember one day from last year where the sun finally came out in the morning after several days of rain. I took my shirt off, tied my socks to the pack to dry, and really enjoyed my hike.

I...

Let me set the scene:

There I was, there I was, there I was-in the Smokies:

I had spent most of the afternoon at Fontana Village and set out late to do
the 5 miles or so to the first...

I used a Pentax IQ Zoom, disposable cameras, and a 35 mm Canon last year. The Pentax took great pics, the others less so.

If/when I go out on another big hike, I will check into a digital. Not...

I used the MSR Zoid 1 last year, and I liked it. A bit under 3 pounds, vestibule big enough to put a pack under, mesh walls with a fly, so you can stargaze if the weather is good, and not too much...

I seem to recall Springer to Rockfish Gap being 843 miles or so (based on last year's stats.) I don't have any reference in front of me, though. But figure 100 miles in the Shenandoahs and then about...

I tried out the Ozone and the Aether 60 on Saturday-brought in all my gear to the outfitter where I worked, put all my stuff in both packs plus 10 pounds of food, and I decided I liked the Ozone...

If I recall the story correctly, he got bitten in the spring somewhere south of New England. I don't remember exactly where.

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Jonathan Amato

Ah, that's right. Thanks, Old Fhart.

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I believe there is another gentleman who did the NE AT in the winter. I can't remember the guys name, but he is an Asian-American who had some sort of connection to Honey and Bear at the Cabin in...

Setting little goals can really help you out. I was having a difficult time in Virginia (Look, more trees. Another ridgeline. Whoo Hoo.), and one day I stopped at 3 in the afternoon with the...

Woodshole Hostel is a great place, but I am not sure when it will be open. Tilly Woods is there for two months during peak thru-hiker season, so if you get there in late April/early May I am not sure...

On the pro side, you could do a nobo in solitude, you get the challenge of hiking in more adverse weather conditions, and you would get to see the northern states in spring, which many thru-hikers...

One of the best parts of long distance hiking is you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight.

You want to eat three pancakes, a bagel, two poached eggs, a side of bacon, juice, and...