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The Mountain Valley Pipeline is planned to bring fracked natural gas from West Virginia to Pittsylvania County, Va where it terminates and ties into other pipelines including the proposed Atlantic...

More than a mini packet but the salad dressing packets from the deli department at many groceries can be purchased or are sometimes given away. Work great with tuna or pastas and can be quite a few...

If you decide to do tarp you can make a bug net out of gauzy curtain liner. I bought some for a buck a yard at WalMart. It is easy to stitch some bias tape to it to make hanging loops for cord to...

It is all good. From the Franklin area the trip from Wallace Gap or Rock Gap to Fontana would be a good one. If you decided to increase the mileage consider starting at Standing Indian Campground and...

I will be sure to do so but it may be a few months before I go back. I need to juggle the budget after I see what I owe in taxes and leave some hiking money in place!

Thanks to everybody that has posted on this thread. Lots of good info on the practicality of various types of aids and also how to work with them on the trail. I am feeling good about them not...

I have had good luck finding small durable wide mouth plastic containers in the WalMart pharmacy where they keep the travel size shampoos and toothpaste, etc.

I like the dessicant jar idea better...

who would have thunk it- gaiters for hearing aids. you can even color coordinate with the Dirty Girls. Thanks Zelph, I was wondering if something like that was feasible. The real question is how...

Late April, early May you could still have some pretty raw weather. Leaves should be coming out at higher elevations but still not fully developed most years. I have seen snow on Memorial day weekend...

Lots of good tips here. When Traillium was writing his first posts I was actually out doing an exercise walk on my farm and jumped 4 American Woodcock, a first sighting for this place. I couldn't...

That is usually the case. I find I've got a beer budget and champagne taste so I'm going to try and find the sweet spot on cost and satisfaction. I also need to look at how any aid will work with...

I was diagnosed with a moderate hearing loss in both ears this week and now am full of questions about hearing aids. I would be interested in any input from users with experience, particularly on...

If you have the time you could have your wife meet you at the USFS Standing Indian Campground which is accessible by paved road for her ( Off of old US 64 from Wallace Gap)and by any number of side...

That time of year can be chilly at times but tends to be quite comfortable. I would skip the puffy and rely on layers of the shirt, fleece and I assume you have some sort of rain jacket. I did see...

Outfitter hours vary. Best to call ahead or find out through the grapevine about a particular place. Hardware stores tend to close at 5 or 6pm as do many other small businesses. Grocery stores and...

Glad you had a great trip. Sounds like perfect hiking weather. Now you know a bit more about the limits of your envelope with that gear. I sleep warm, my sons sleep hot, and my wife and daughter...

Foothills Trail to Chatooga River Trail to Bartram Trail , cross AT near Wayah Bald, continue on Bartram to AT at Cheoah Bald, AT N to Yellow Mountain Trail over to Benton McKaye down to Springer or...

There is a loop with a smaller loop allowing for a figure eight. The basic loop is about 7.2 miles if accessed from the Robbins Branch trailhead. This trailhead is frequently used as a hunter camp...

Hey Skinny Rooster:

You can do it. I turned 57 at the Long Trail Inn in the middle of my Sobo E2E in August. It is a butt kicker, just go steady, try to keep your feet between you and the rocks...

Hey Skinny Rooster

Congrats on your completion. That about sums up how I felt when I got to Williamstown about two weeks ahead of you. It is a great short long distance hike.

I agree with MamaBear about at least giving a few warm fuzzies out for the LT. I finished a Sobo e2e 8/27 and had a better time out there than dealing with all the crap like car and computer repairs...

My dad told me that during the winter of 1944-45 in France and Germany it was common practice to make small sod stoves at the open end of the shelter halves. It was "forbidden" to do so after a few...

Thanks for all the recommendations. I will have the use of my car at Waterbury. It sounds like a high calorie pit stop. I will be hiking to Waterbury with my cousin who will be getting off there, his...

Yeah, Cabot is a standard item in my fridge, just wondering if there would be other local products available. Sometimes the wholesalers that service small restaurants and markets only provide the...