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I tried to use my senior pass on my last hike thru the park on the AT. The park ranger said a senior pass could not be applied to backcountry hiking fees. Apparently there is no system set up for its...

I'm sorry but with maps you need to now where you are in order to know where to go. Inchworms limited abilities in navigation demonstrate the main problem with maps. You have to maintain positional...

If Avery was from Virginia it would have ended in VA, same said for any state along the AT. Nothing magical about Katahdin except it is a big mountain in the middle of nowhere. ATC should pick a new...

Numbers are the biggest problem, idiots will always exist. I don't know if it is allowed by Baxter, but one solution would be for the ATC to reserved campsites in Sep and Oct and allow those thru...

I summited on Sep 10 last year. I was told by a ranger that no one stayed in the Birches the night before. However I reserved a campsite in KSC for the night of 9 Sep and allowed 5 other sections...

Guthook's is a great AT hiking app. I used it for about 3/4 of the AT and it does track real time and allows you to share your position on media when in cell coverage. Also it can be used in airplane...

I hiked AT in the SMNP in Jan several years ago. I stayed at Spence Field Shelter and had about 4 inches of snow on the ground. The next morning while hiking to Fontana Dam I saw bear fresh bear...

Plan to hike from Hanover to Gorham in late July. Then I'll only have mostly Maine left to finish the AT. Started in 2007 and plan to finish in 2017.

I plan to hike New Hampshire this year and have a few questions. What is the best month to avoid crowds and bugs? How much food should I plan to carry through the Whites. I have heard anything from 2...

Some park showers only take quarters. It's a bummer to be short some change and looking at a coin box that only takes quarters.

Can anyone tell me if the store at the Mohican Outdoor Center, NJ sells canister stove gas?

I just finished a section hike from Duncannon to DWG in April. I used Port Clinton as my half way point for resupply, a shower, and town food. I give them excellent marks on all areas. Resupply - I...

I am a cell phone user during my section hikes. Guthook and Google provide excellent map coverage and trail guides give excellent trail info. Additionally, the connectivity gives my wife the...

I just finished a section hike from Duncannon to DWG from 4-6-14 to 4-16-14 and found water at all the locations stated in the hiking guides. The only place I ran low was around Little Gap. You just...

I used Guthook's map app on my section hike from Harpers Ferry to Duncannon last fall. It worked great. It was a little limited in info at the time. However, it has been updated quite a bit since...

I just atempted a hike from Hot Springs to Erwin. The trail was a little icy on the north side of mountains from Hot Springs to Allen Gap, but I got thru fine in one day without using any crampon...

I hiked the Smokies in Jan. with temps down to 2 degrees and still have seen bear tracks after a fresh snow.

I retired in Dec 1993, however, only started hiking about 3 years ago. My committments did not end when I retired, they became more demanding. I established my priorities and held to them. First,...

I left Stecoah at 7:45AM on 27 Nov 08 and arrived at the NOC at Wesser at 2:15PM. I was carrying about a 25lb pack. I am an average hiker and usually average about 2mph. I do remember the downhill...

Plan to hike from Erwin to Damascus in the fall. Maybe Hot Springs to Erwin this winter.

Both hike the same trail therefore the physical demands are the same. The only difference is the section hiker spends much more money on staging himself/herself for each hike. It gets more expensive...

My first section hike had a one day stop at MXing. While I was there I observed the owner and his staff helping numerous thru hikers shakedown their packs. This was a hiking service not a sales pitch...

Pack in my tent. Food bag in a tree.

I used a bivy (Mountain Hardware Conduit SL Bivy) for my section hike thru the GSMNP during Dec and Jan. Condensation was so bad on two nights I had to remove it because my breath caused my bag's...

Fleece. One lightweight and one mid-weight. Wear them both in the winter.