Is there a trailhead at partnership shelter? Is there anywhere to park cars and leave them for a week?
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Is there a trailhead at partnership shelter? Is there anywhere to park cars and leave them for a week?
Are there any additional campsites other than the ones I have listed here in between Thomas Knob and Damascus?
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Damascus, VA
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Saunders Shelter Side Trail, VA
OK,but is there enough sediment in the water to even have to worry about pre filtering?
We've used coffee filters in the past with actual pumps,but for a gravity filter,whats the best way?We're only carrying JetBoils.Is water in Southern Virginia that bad?Should we even worry about...
Whats a good way to pre filter it?
I want something with good ankle support,waterproof would be nice,but water resistant would be fine.Good treads(we'll be in mud),and fairly light.
I need new boots,and I want to keep them around $100 because I'm still growing.Any ideas on what kind to get?
We're going on a hike with 8 people,and we were wondering if a gravity filter is a good addition to our pumps.A few questions though.Do they purify as well as pumps?And are they worth their weight?
Are there any others in Damascus?Because we really don't want to go anywhere after we get in.
The first week of June,and the website says that you can't make reservations from March-June,so I'm guessing that thats the big thru hiker season.And our group is 8,and the hostel hold 10 total,so I...
Yeah,I'm planning on doing that,after talking to a number of people about shuttling.
OK,thanks.Do you think that we should stay at the Mt.Rogers Hostel,or drive a little farther and find a different hotel?
Yeah,I figured it out.The outfitters that would shuttle us needed a trailhead,but i found it,and its route 11
Yeah,we have,and we're just deciding what the best way is.Do you know what trailhead Adkins is?Mt.Rogers Outfitters in Damascus had a list of where they will shuttle to,but I don't know what Adkins...
OK.Will any outfitters in Damascus shuttle us back to the truck stop the next morning?
Well we're not staying in Atkins,just catching a shuttle back to damascus
I'm guessing that I can also do that in reverse order?
How many miles a day are you doing,and how fast are you going?Because we have some guys that I just don't see going too fast
OK,Thanks!
OK,great.thanks a bunch!
Excellent.Is there any good place to get a map of all of the campsites along that route?
Any idea if the Thomas Knob Shelter is on that route?
How far is it from Damascus to Atkins?Would it be long enough for a 5-7 day hike?
Is that on the way to Atkins?Because that is a possibility on our end point.
I think the Halo's might be a bit too much.I found a $40 bag from Campmor,so I think most people will go with that.And what kind of insulation would you use for the quilt?